Analysis on the Symbolic Representation and Aesthetic Properties of Tea and Dragon in the Chinese Culture
The multi-faceted Chinese tea culture serves not only as a significant vessel for traditional lifestyles but stands as a paragon of the Chinese aesthetics in living.Tea customs and ceremony,coupled with its varieties and utensils,constitute the i-cons popular in the spectrum of tea culture.This paper,from a perspective of the relationships between dragon and tea ceremony,tea varieties and tea ware,probes into and expounds the tales,decorative patterns,and other cultural representations and aes-thetic properties binding the Chinese dragon and tea,reflecting the prolonged aesthetics of the Chinese people and a blend of cultures transcending times and space.The paper also interprets the plentiful existence of dragon in China's,and even the world's history and tea culture.It also sheds light on how the iconic property of such an auspicious animal in China has been augmented and refined in the course of worldwide cultural exchanges.
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