Song Dynasty Tea
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- General readers interested in Song-dynasty daily life and tea culture
- Tea beginners who want to understand the basic procedures of picking, making and drinking tea
- People who like plain popular-science writing and hope to read history and culture with ease
- Teachers, copywriters or event planners who need material on tea culture
- Readers willing to compare their reading with their everyday tea-drinking experience
Not a good fit for
- Tea historians expecting rigorous academic verification or extensive annotations
- Readers who only want a practical manual on buying and brewing tea
- People wholly unfamiliar with Song-dynasty historical background who are unwilling to fill in the background
Reading tips
- Read the overview of Song tea and the drinking-tea sections first to build an overall impression, then go back to look closely at picking and making tea.
- When reaching the interpretations of tea classics, jot down unfamiliar Song tea names and vessel names and look them up together.
- After finishing each topic, compare it with a tea you have drunk and write down the similarities and differences.
- If time is limited, read the six topics in separate sittings; there is no need to finish it in one go.
About the publisher
Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House is a professional literary and art publishing institution. It mainly publishes books on contemporary and modern literature, foreign literature, poetry and prose, music and art, and literary theory. Judging from the books in the database, the house places considerable emphasis on classic works and foreign literature. Representative titles include Lu Xun's Call to Arms and Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk, Lao She's Camel Xiangzi, Xiao Hong's The Story of Hulan River, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, William Shakespeare's Hamlet, and Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha. Its translator resources include Deng Jiawan, Shi Zhongge, Du Yunci, and Zhu Shenghao. Common categories include social fiction, classic works, foreign literature, world classics, literary appreciation, and classical poetry, reflecting a publishing profile that balances Chinese and foreign literary classics with literary appreciation.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 开场白 我们为什么要喝宋茶
- 第一章 瞧，这才是宋茶
- 宋朝只有绿茶
- 宋朝白茶仍属于绿茶
- 宋茶都是蒸青茶
- 日本抹茶、台湾奶茶和宋茶的区别
- 宋朝很可能没有花茶
- 大宋贡茶以春茶和芽茶为主
- 宋茶有三等：草茶、片茶和蜡茶
- 比黄金还贵的极品宋茶
- 第二章 采茶
- 采茶必备工具
- 用指甲采茶
- 谷雨之前采宋茶
- 太阳一升，马上收工
- 皇家茶园的采茶盛况
- 把病茶赶走
- 宋朝的特级茶叶是什么样子
- 第三章 做茶
- 蒸青和研膏
- 棬模和茶砖
- 过黄秘笈
- 宋茶也有假冒
- 第四章 喝茶
- 从煎茶到点茶
- 干吗要洗茶呢
- 宋朝茶具也有官衔
- 怎样用宋朝茶具喝茶
- 紫砂壶不在话下
- 来自宋朝的瓶装矿泉水
- 打出茶沫有什么用
- 怎样在茶上写诗作画
- 第五章 宋茶的来龙去脉
- 中国人从什么时候开始喝茶
- 蒸青从什么时候变成炒青
- 宋茶对日本的影响
- 宋茶还会流行吗
- 第六章 宋朝茶典文白对照
- 一、蔡襄《茶录》
- 二、唐庚《斗茶记》
- 三、宋徽宗《大观茶论》
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About the author
Li Kaizhou is an author about whom limited public information is currently available, and whose writing touches on cultural subjects. One work by this author is held in the collection, titled Song Tea. This representative work suggests an interest in traditional Chinese tea culture, particularly the tea culture of the Song dynasty, presented in an accessible, popular style. As no complete biographical introduction has been found, the author's nationality, dates of birth and death, educational background and professional experience remain unknown, and no English name is recorded, making a full assessment of the writing career difficult. Based on the available information, Li Kaizhou's writing appears to introduce historical and cultural knowledge through focused topics, with a relatively concentrated choice of subject, suitable for readers interested in tea culture and social life in the Song dynasty. Further public materials would be needed to understand the author's academic background and broader body of work.
