China: The Renaissance of the Art Dian Cha in Tea (2)

The emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty's book, Treatise on Tea, exposed Han to the details of tea-whisking. In the eyes of people of that time, good tea should be white and fine, Han explains. The better the tea, the whiter it should be, and the longer the froth should last.

宋徽宗所作的《大观茶论》一书，对“点茶”有详细描述。宋人对于好茶的标准，从外观上看，要洁白细腻，越好的茶越白，泡沫越持久。

However, the pattern on tea froth will only last for up to an hour.

然而，茶汤上的画面最多只能维持1小时。

"As well as the poems, calligraphy and paintings that were created back then, I want more people to understand the items used by people to drink tea, and the reasons behind the ways they prepared tea," he says.   

韩喆明说，“除了宋代文人在玩茶时留下的诗词、书画作品等，我希望大家可以了解宋代饮茶的器物，以及当时文人为什么要那么玩茶。”