Song-Style Tea Culture
宋式点茶技艺
"Song-style Diancha Art" (the traditional Chinese tea-whisking method from the Song Dynasty)
乳涛汹涌
"A Tempest of Foaming Waves" (describing the frothy texture of whisked tea)
《文会图》一千年前的中国宫廷茶会
"A Thousand-Year-Old Chinese Imperial Tea Gathering Depicted in Wenhui Tu (Literary Gathering Painting)"
Tea Preparation Process
磨茶
Grinding Tea (roasting and pulverizing tea cakes into powder)
点茶
Tea Whisking (Diancha: mixing tea powder with hot water to create froth)
分茶
Tea Artistry (Fencha: drawing patterns on the tea foam)
现代仿宋点茶
Modern Reenactment of Song-style Tea Whisking
奉茶
Serving Tea (ritualistic offering of tea)
Cultural and Geographical Context
中国 杭州
Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
一千年后的今天 中国杭州的诗意生活
A Millennium Later: The Poetic Life of Hangzhou, China
西湖龙井茶
West Lake Longjing Tea (renowned green tea from Hangzhou)
Silk, Porcelain, and Tea
丝情瓷韵共茶香——丝瓷茶让人类生活更美好
"Silk, Porcelain, and Tea: Enhancing Human Life with Harmony"
丝绸之源 世界上最早的丝织物
Origin of Silk: The World’s Earliest Silk Fabric (discovered in Zhejiang’s Huzhou)
湖州，中国浙江省
Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
丝绸纺织 / 丝绸印染 / 丝绸之美
Silk Weaving / Silk Dyeing / The Beauty of Silk
中国丝绸博物馆
China National Silk Museum
瓷器之源 世界上最早的原始青瓷
Origin of Porcelain: The World’s Earliest Proto-Celadon (from the Shang Dynasty)
瓷器的烧制 / 瓷器之美
Porcelain Kilning / The Beauty of Porcelain
饮茶之源
Origin of Tea Culture
西汉阳陵出土茶叶
Tea Leaves Unearthed from the Yangling Mausoleum (Western Han Dynasty)
新疆尼雅出土砖茶 / 西藏出土魏晋时期茶块
Brick Tea from Niya, Xinjiang / Tea Blocks from the Wei-Jin Period in Tibet
茶园风光 / 茶叶鞣制
Tea Plantation Scenery / Tea Fermentation and Processing
中国茶叶博物馆
China National Tea Museum
Cultural Integration
丝瓷茶是中华先民发明创造的三大传统文化
Silk, Porcelain, and Tea: Three Pillars of Traditional Chinese Culture
男耕女织 / 衣锦还乡 / 锦绣天下
"Men Farm, Women Weave" / "Returning Home in Brocade" / "Silk Adorns the World"
宫廷陈设 / 祭祀礼器 / 厅堂陈设
Imperial Decor / Ritual Vessels / Hall Furnishings
客来奉茶 / 以茶供佛 / 茶通六艺 / 茶和天下
"Serving Tea to Guests" / "Offering Tea to Buddha" / "Tea Connec