解读中日茶文化的异同

On the Differences between Chinese and Japanese Tea Culture

中国是茶最早的栽培国,也是古老茶文化的发源地。从神农尝百草的传说开始,历经西汉、三国、两晋和南北朝,到了唐代饮茶的风俗空前兴盛。宋元明清到现在,饮茶的风俗代代相传,经久不衰,并发展成中国特色的“茶艺”。在中国唐朝时代扎根的茶文化,在日本的奈良时代至平安时代初期由谴唐使传入了日本,在日本生根,并发展出属于日本形貌的“茶道”文化。从中日茶文化的区别和习惯的不同,可以看出中日两国在“道”、美意识、及民族性格上的差异。

China is the earliest country that planted tea and also the original place for tea culture. From the tale of Shen Nong（the first man who discovered tea）, through the Western Han, Three Kingdoms, the Jin Dynasty and the Northern and Southern Dynasties, during the Tang Dynasty, the custom of drinking tea boomed. From then on, this custom was passed down from one generation to another and developed into tea art. The tea culture, rooted in China＇s Tang Dynasty, was brought into Japan by Japanese envoys during the Nara and Heian Period and later developed into Sado cuhure（tea ceremony） featuring Japanese characteristics. From the differences between China and Japan＇s tea cultures, we can infer their arts, aesthetic sense and national characteristics are also different.