50 classic tea tables | Life should have a little tea flavor
The taste of human life,There is a flavor called tea,A day without tea will make your heart dusty. Tea from the East, coffee from the West,Although the earliest year of tea planting cannot be traced,But various> The earliest written record about tea.The most famous one is The Classic of Tea by Lu Yu from the Tang Dynasty.The book consists of ten chapters.It systematically explains all aspects of tea.It has made great contributions to the development of oriental tea culture. Tea is the most common pastime for people.After arranging firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, which are the necessities of life,This shows that this optional pastime is extremely important. Whether it is spring, summer, autumn or winter,Still sunny, rainy, cloudy, and snowy,There is a tea to accompany you,Life becomes more relaxed and poetic. Under the blossoming trees in spring, sipping tea and listening to the flowers falling;In the summer breeze, drink tea to relieve the heat;Under the blue sky of autumn, drinking tea and counting the autumn scenery;On a winter day, sitting by the fire, brewing tea and listening to the snow falling. Drinking tea is a poetic journey. And a tea table is an extension of this poetry.Just like tea leaves, tea sets and teaware, The tea table is an indispensable part of tea culture. An ideal tea room only needs a tea table. The tea table of people is made of red wood,The warmth and texture of redwood,It gives people a sense of being close to nature. Just like the word "tea",Only when people live among the grass and trees can they enjoy a few moments of leisure in their life.This may be the healing power of nature. The tea table evolved from tea mat, tea bed and tea table.At first, the ancients sat on the ground, which was called a tea table.After the Northern and Southern Dynasties, tea was used in sacrificial ceremonies. Zhang Ji of the Tang Dynasty wrote, "A bamboo pavilion is built on the mountain, and a tea bed is laid out when a monk arrives."So it was called tea bed, which is similar to today's tea table. In the Song Dynasty, the Biography of Zhang Jiucheng, the Master of the Five Lamps Collection,There is a saying that goes "Princess overturns the table".So it was called a table.Before that, it just had the shape of a table but not the name of it. In Song Huizong's " Literary Gathering",There is a large black square lacquered table under the tree .Nearby, a group of servants were preparing tea at a small table.There are tea stoves, tea boxes and other items beside the table.Place a teapot on the stove.The fire was burning, obviously water was being boiled.The tea table in the painting looks relatively low, with thin legs.It is a typical eight-immortal table style . In the Ming and Qing dynasties,The materials for the tea table are strictly selected.Beautiful shape, exquisite carving,In addition to being an everyday necessity,It has also become a handicraft with appreciation value. Today, in developed commercial societies,Based on the traditional tea table,Incorporating more modern aesthetics,Design concepts and elements of tea drinking and social habits.Let the tea table category be more abundant. A developed society brings a fast-paced life. People need a tea table more than ever. To settle a soul that is busy in this world. A quiet place, An exquisite tea table.Three or five good friends sit around the table,Make a pot of good tea, The long river of chat, Enjoy life's leisure. Life is short, like grass and trees wither in autumn.A few degrees of cold and warm, a few complexities,I wish you had a tea room.There is an ideal tea table.Soak the years with tea smoke, Listen to time passing slowly.
Source: Author: Ju Ya, pictures: Tan Zang Heritage, Chinese Living Aesthetics Release
