中国茶文化历史博客 4 The_History_of_Tea_Part_4

This time in History of Tea Part 4 we continue along thetimeline and look at tea in the Song Dynasty. Tea may have beenbrought to great heights during the Tang but during the Song.

TERMS FROM THIS EPISODE

Lu Yu 陆羽 LuYu, writer of the Classic of Tea

Kukai 空海 Japanese Monk, among other things introduced tea toJapan

Saicho最澄 Japanese monk also helped introduce tea to Japan

Emperor Saga 嵯峨天皇 Emperor of Japan 806-809

Chama Gudao 茶马古道 The Ancient Tea HorseRoute

Zhao Kuangyin 赵匡胤 Founder of the NorthernSong

Kaifeng 开封Capital city during the NorthernSong

Mocha 抹茶 Ground tea in powderform (also 末茶)

Diancha 点茶 To whisk tea

Cai Xiang 蔡襄 Great calligrapher and tea expert from the Northern Song

Hūizōng 徽宗 Last emperor of theNorthern Song

Limao 礼貌 etiquette, politeness

Wang Xizhi 王羲之 303-361, Jin Dynastycalligrapher, considered China’s greatest calligrapher

Cai Jing 蔡京 Hūizōng’s right handman for many years Also a great literary talent

Lantingji Xu 兰亭集序 Wang Xizhi’s great work.Preface to the poems composed at the Orchid Pavilian

Su Shi 苏轼 Also known as SuDongpo, famous official, man of letters and Hangzhou hero

Huang Tingjian 黄庭坚Great literary figure from the Song

Mi Fu 米芾 Great literary figure from the Song

Su, Huang, Mi, Cai 苏黄米蔡 The four great Song calligraphers

Quanzhou 泉州 Historic port city inFujian

Fuzhou 福州 City in Fujian

Renzong仁宗 Song Emperor 1022-1063

Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修 Song Statesman and all aroundliterary powerhouse

Cha Jing 茶经 The Classic of Tea byLu Yu

Cha Lu 茶录 Tea treatise by CaiXiang

Doucha 斗茶 To have a tea battle

Mingzhan 茗战 Tea Wars or tea battle

Jian ware 建窑 Jianware

Tuhao zhan 兔豪盏 Rabbit fur

Daimao zhan Tortoise shell design

Zhegu ban Partridge feathers design

You di 油滴 Oil drops design inJian ware

Yue qi 越器 Yue ware from Yuezhounear Shaoxing

Xing ware 邢窑 Xing ware from Hebei

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