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Tea gathering, or tea banquet, is a form of banquet where guests are treated with tea instead of liquor. Monks or zen hold tea banquets at temples while scholars or poets in the nature. Although the sites differ, they all got self-cultivated while tea-tasting, chatting about art and composing poems. They enjoy the fantasy of the landscape while tasting the tea and gradually integrate the taste with the beauty of the nature. Their spirit has thus been enriched and exalted and is naturally demonstrated in poem, painting and calligraphy.




Tea Gathering at Mountain Huishan by Wen Zhengming, Ming Dynasty
Tea-brewing at Plum Pavilion by Wang Zhen and Hu Qi, Qing Dynasty
Cai Xiang’s Record of Tea, the Rubbing of Song Dynasty
Lou Jian’s Ode to Tea in Running Script, Ming Dynasty
“禅茶一味”——中国古代茶具赏析
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