East Asian tea ceremony
East Asian tea ceremony | ||
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Hanyu Pinyin Chálǐ | |
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Revised Romanization | Dado |
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Revised Romanization | Darye |
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Romanization | Sadō/Chadō |
Tea ceremony is a
One can also refer to the whole set of rituals, tools, gestures, etc. used in such ceremonies as tea culture. All of these tea ceremonies and rituals contain "an adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday life", as well as refinement, an inner spiritual content, humility, restraint and simplicity "as all arts that partake the extraordinary, an artistic artificiality, abstractness, symbolism and formalism" to one degree or another.[6]
At the very rudimentary level, East Asian tea ceremonies are a formalized way of making tea, in a process that has been refined to yield the best taste. Historical classics on the subject include the 8th-century Chinese monograph The Classic of Tea (茶经 Chájīng) and the 12th-century Chinese book Treatise on Tea (大观茶论 Dàguān Chálùn).
In East Asia
China
In China, a tea house (茶室 cháshì, 茶館 cháguăn or 茶屋 cháwū) is traditionally similar to a coffeehouse, albeit offering tea rather than coffee. People gather at tea houses to chat, socialize, play xiangqi or Go (weiqi), and enjoy tea,[7] and young people often meet at tea houses for dates.
Japan
In
The Japanese tea garden was created during the
Korea
In Korea, the traditional Korean tea ceremony or Darye (다례; 茶禮), which is central to the Korean approach to tea, developed as Koreans cultivated, refined, and drank tea for thousands of years.[11] The oldest surviving official record dates back to 8th century detailing Shilla and Gaya Confederacy monarchs and royal families holding tea ceremonies at palaces and temples. The practice continued and flourished during Goryeo and was refined during the Joseon Dynasty.[12]
Unfortunately the decline of Joseon, the Japanese occupation, and the colonial rule of Korea contributed to suppression of its traditional tea ceremony and even overtaking by Japanese tea ceremony. Moreover, after liberation from Japanese rule, Korean tea ceremony suffered further from the ravages of the Korean War.[13]
However, various farmers, artisans, entrepreneurs, scholars, scientists, and community leaders of Korea endeavored and persisted in keeping the Korean way of tea alive during and beyond those highly unstable times. [14]
The contemporary Darye is more straightforward and relaxed compared to the Chinese and Japanese counterparts. Sincere attentiveness from the host in order to maximize the guest's comfort is considered paramount.[15]
Korean tea ceremonies today are held in teahouses or Dawon (다원) and they feature a not only a variety of teas but also herbal infusions. They tend to be flexible and adaptive in choice and design of teaware used, minimalist in proceedings taken, and tea may be accompanied by traditional snacks and sweets or Dasik (다식) and Dagwa (다과).
Gallery
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A Japanese teahouse dating back to the Edo period
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Gyokusenen inIshikawa prefecture, Japan
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Interior of a Korean teahouse inGyeongbuk, South Korea
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Interior of a Korean teahouse inInsadong, Seoul, South Korea
Outside East Asia
Corresponding tea-drinking habits can be found worldwide. In the
In the United States, American tea culture[18] has roots that trace back to the Dutch colonization of the Americas. In the colonies, teas were served with silver strainers, fine porcelain cups and pots and exquisite tea caddies.[19] In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in fine teas in the United States, mainly due to the lifting of China's ban on exports in 1971. From the 1920s to 1971, Americans could not get much Chinese tea and very little Indian tea was imported.[20]
References
- ^ "History of the Japanese Tea Ceremony". The Japanese Tea Ceremony. July 25, 2010. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022.
- ^ "history of tea ceremony". www.teaceremonykyoto.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-26.
- ^ Heiss, Mary Lou and Heiss, Robert J. "The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide". Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2007 p.197-8
- ISBN 9787801594105.
- ^ "차(茶)".
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artificiality.
- ^ "Matcha Tea Health Benefits". Redi Organic Matcha. Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
- ^ "Chado, the Way of Tea". Urasenke Foundation of Seattle. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
- ISBN 0-7407-3960-3.
- ^ Young, The Art of the Japanese Garden, pg. 118-119.
- ^ Heiss, Mary Lou and Heiss, Robert J. "The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide". Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2007 p.197-8
- ^ http://ea-tea.co.kr/
- ^ "사단법인 한국차문화연협회".
- ^ "봉사와 공경의 '맑은정신', 한국차인 열전 60명". 7 May 2012.
- ^ "전통깊은 한국의 차". 11 December 1975.
- ^ Milton, Joanna "A Nice Cuppa: The English Tea Ritual" in Dick Riley et al. [Eds] The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Agatha Christie [Second Edition] (Continuum International Publishing Group, 2001) pp.18-21
- ^ Orser, Charles E. [ed.] "Tea/Tea Ceremony" in Encyclopedia of Historical Archaeology (Routledge, 2002) p.604
- ^ "about american tea culture". bon teavant media. September 30, 2009. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- Carlton Publishing Group.
- ^ "American Tea Ceremony - American Tea Masters". teamasters.org. Archived from the original on 2013-05-11.
External links
- Media related to East Asian tea ceremony at Wikimedia Commons