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Water classification in tea drinking   Cooking and degustation   The environment for tea drinking

The environment of drinking tea

    The ancient people paid attention to the environment of drinking tea as well as the tealeaves and the water when they drank tea. The environment includes not only the scenery but also the people you drink tea with. Ouyang Xiu said in his poem 'tasting the fresh tea' that fresh tea, sweet spring, clean utensil, nice weather and two or three good friends are the best combination of the environment.
    The requirement of the environment became stricter and more meticulous in the Ming dynasty and the Qing dynasty. At the end of the Ming dynasty, Feng Kebin summerized the suitable conditions of drinking tea.
    1.Have no work to do, and have enough time to taste the tea
    2.Have good guest who has a high taste and knows how to appreciate tea
    3.Have calm mood and peaceful surroundings
    4.Poetize when drinking tea.
    5. Better draw some traditional Chinese painting.
    6. Walk around when drinking tea.
    7. Have tea right after wake up.
    8. Have tea when you feel sleepy.
    9. Have fresh fruits when having tea.
    10. You better have a delicate and elegant tearoom.
    11. Concentrate your mind to the taste and fragrance of tea.
    12. Taste your tea slowly and carefully,.
    13. Have a smart child as your servant.

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