Publisher's Synopsis
This book systematically explores the tea culture in the tea poetry of the Song Dynasty, comprehensively presents the style of tea Tao in the Song Dynasty, and presents the relationship between tea Tao and the creation of tea poetry in the Song Dynasty, greatly expanding the literary resources for the study of tea Tao and coming up with new findings, including the conclusion that tea art and tea Tao are one and the same, as the former constitutes the essence of the latter. Tea Tao is a crystallization of Chinese culture, which underwent broader and more profound development during the Song Dynasty. It has inherited the achievements of ancient Chinese thoughts and incorporated the new developments of Taoist and Zen Buddhist thoughts in the medieval period, showcasing the characteristics of the nation and the time. The cultivated personality of tea people is rooted in the vast land and traditional culture of China, which has defined the formation of tea Tao and the creation of tea poetry.
