The new TV play A Dream of Splendor(《梦华录》) is popular in China. This TV play not only (have) beautiful love story but also the help among women. It also has a lot of Chinese culture elements(要素). The main character Zhao Pan'er, a very smart and talented lady, is very good at (make) tea. With her best friends Song Yinzhang, and Sun Sanniang she opens a tea house in Bian Jing, the capital of Song Dynasty. From the TV play, we know a lot about Dian Cha(点茶), the art in a cup of tea.
Dian Cha is a (tradition) art in China with a long history. It is from the Song Dynasty. The art begins with pouring water over fine powdered tea(茶粉), creating a paste(茶膏) and then adding more hot water, constantly whisking(搅拌) it by hand with a bamboo whisk(茶筅). It is believed that the art later spread to other parts of East Asia, including Japan. 2019, it was listed as an intangible cultural heritage(非物质文化遗产) of Runzhou district, Zhenjiang city, Jiangsu province.
Han Zheming, a 40-year-old designer from Shanghai has been studying Dian Cha he was a child. "My mother loves Chinese culture and I have been learning it under (she) influence(影响)," said Han. He also thinks that the art gives people a much (strong) sense of occasion(仪式感), so drinking tea is more fun. "I want more people to understand the things used by people to drink tea, and the reasons behind the ways they prepared tea," he explained.
In fact, creating pictures on the tea is not easy. It is quick work. (usual), the whole process has to be finished within 10 minutes. It takes at least a year of practice for one to be able to do it. In order (introduce) Dian Cha culture to more people, Han put the tea art (performance) on social platforms, such as Xiaohongshu, Bilibili and Douyin, attracting more than 20,000 followers.
