Lu Yu wrote at the beginning of the Book of Tea that tea trees are excellent trees in the south. Further thinking, tea is wood, and then contact the water for making tea and the fire for boiling water. Tea belongs to wood first, so Lu Yu put the "five elements" into the tea ceremony. Only by combining water, fire and soil in Jin Mu can we make good tea.
Tea ceremony Tea ceremony is the way to cultivate one's morality and cultivate one's character. We drink tea to recuperate and relax ourselves, don't we? The "golden wood, fire, water and earth" that tea sets pay attention to is related to geomantic omen, which promotes tea ceremony to a higher level.
In Jin Mu, water, fire and earth divide tea sets in this way. "Gold" refers to a pot for boiling water, whether it is an iron pot, a silver pot or a stainless steel pot. "Wood" refers to the ancient charcoal fire for boiling water, such as charcoal, olive charcoal and litchi charcoal. "Water" is the water used to make tea when making tea, such as pure water and mountain spring water.
"Fire" refers to the fire used to boil the water for making tea. "Earth" is a stove made of mud. The pot stands on the stove, and the stove carries the pot. In this way, Jin Mu is full of fire, water and soil, so it is no wonder that ancient literati love to go to teahouses to chat and drink tea.
Even now, some businessmen in the south do not talk about business on the wine table, but in teahouses. They talked about business while drinking tea, and took no time. Finally, the tea is ready and the business is settled, which is a happy thing.
Therefore, the geomantic omen of tea sets may bring business, and drinking more tea is also beneficial to your health and cultivate your mind.