Tea Zen poetry

1. In spring, the tea leaves are still white and the plum buds are all red.

Source: Song Han Yuanji, "Seeing Lu Fu Guan, Fujian Yangcang"

Interpretation: On the occasion of the Spring Festival, plum blossoms are in full bloom and the top has been dyed purplish red; When you arrive, the spring is bright and beautiful, and white tea leaves will rush to spit out buds to meet you.

2. Put the winch in the well to soak wine, and open the parrot in the cage to make tea.

Source: Lin Ting, a Summer Veteran by Zhang Yan in the Tang Dynasty.

Interpretation: put down the pulley at the well platform to soak wine in leisure, and open the birdcage parrot to remind people not to forget to make tea.

3. When you are old, it is like a glass of sick wine in spring. Only tea fragrance and small curtains.

Source: Song Ren Xin Qiji, "Ding Feng Bo Manxing in Late Spring".

Interpretation: I am old, because I drink too much, and I feel uncomfortable in spring. Now I can only burn a plate of incense and drink a few cups of tea in the hut to kill time.

On a cold night, guests come to tea for wine, and the bamboo stove soup is boiling and red.

Source: Cold Night by Du Lei in Song Dynasty.

Interpretation: A guest comes to visit in winter night, and a cup of hot tea is served as wine. Sitting in front of the stove, the charcoal fire in the stove just turned red and the water in the pot boiled.

5, Songhua wine, spring water fried tea.

Source: One Man in January, Written on the Mountain by Zhang Kejiu in Yuan Dynasty.

Interpretation: Songhua uses Chunjiang water to make wine and cook tea.