茶宴,顾名思义,就是以茶宴请宾客,是借茶会客交友的一种古老的饮茶方式。我国茶宴始于何时,虽难以查证,但茶宴名称始见于唐代,却有资可考。据《茶事拾遗》记载:“钱起,字仲文,与赵菖为茶宴”。唐代茶业发展,饮茶之风盛行,茶宴成为一代风尚。封建帝王、达官贵人往往借茶宴夸豪斗富,寻欢作乐;诗家墨客,文入学士又每设茶宴品茗论艺、吟诗作赋;而名山寺院中的僧人禅师,则举办茶宴,既修身养性,又谈经论道;社会低层、庶民百姓虽无士大夫阶层华贵高雅的茶宴,但在工余饭后聚三五友人,边喝茶消遣,边谈天说地,其情趣也非一般茶宴所能及。茶宴,同我国古老的文化艺术一 Tea party, as its name implies, is to invite guests to tea party, is an ancient way of tea by friends. When the tea ceremony in China began, though it is difficult to verify, the name of the tea party began to appear in the Tang Dynasty, but it was available for examination. According to the “tea pick up” records: “money from the word Zhongwen, and Zhao Chang for the tea party.” The development of the tea industry in the Tang Dynasty, the prevalence of tea drinking, tea party to become a generation of fashion. Feudal emperors, dignitaries tend to borrow tea ceremony boast wealthy, happy; happy poet, text into a bachelor and tea ceremony tea set each on the art, poetry for the funeral; and the monks in the monastery Zen Master, the host of tea Feast, both self-cultivation, but also talked about the theory; the lower community, ordinary people Although there is no luxury class scholarly feast, but in the aftermath together thirty-five friends, drinking tea pastime, chatting, the taste is not ordinary tea Feast can and. Tea party, with our ancient culture and art one