Tea Ceremony 茶道
The Tao of Tea is the path of tea appreciation. It is an art of living about brewing and drinking tea. With tea as the medium, the Tao of Tea is an etiquette of everyday living, as well as, a way of life, cultivating moral character through tea.
Tea can purify and clear our minds, purging distracting thoughts; it is interlinked to the Eastern philosophy of promoting “tranquility, simplicity, and contentment” and is also in line with Taoism's idea of “introspective practice”. The core of tea culture lies in the spirit of the Tao of Tea while “confluence of tea and Zen” is considered as the highest realm of it.
茶道，就是品茶之道。
茶道也是一種烹茶飲茶的生活藝術，一種以茶為媒介的生活禮儀，一種以茶修身的生活方式。
茶能淨心、静神，去除雜念，與提倡「清靜、淡泊」的東方哲学思想相通，也符合儒道的「內省修行」的思想。茶道精神是茶文化的核心，以修行至「茶禪一如」為茶道之最高境界。
古人云：「世人若解茶之道，不羨仙人做茶人。」
