论日本茶道的历史变迁

茶原产于中国,日本茶道起源于中国的茶文化。早在我国唐代,国内流行的饮茶习俗就已经传入日本。中国的茶文化传入日本后,经历代茶人的不懈努力、潜心研究和改革创新,终于将饮茶这种简单的日常活动升华到极具形式美和内在美的艺术高度。经过千余年的历史变迁,日本茶道已经发展成为融合建筑、园艺、美术、宗教、思想、文学、烹饪等诸文化风格的以饮茶为主体的综合艺术技能。

On the Historical Evolution of Japanese Tea Culture

As we all know, tea culture and tea itself originated in China. Tracing back to the Tang Dynasty, tea-drinking tradition of ancient China eventually passed into Japan. Soon, this kind of daily custom was raised to the level of "art form" combining the inward with outward beauty of the culture. Having been developed for thousands of years, the Japanese tea culture becomes a kind of integrated skill, which includes construction, gardening,fine arts, religion, ideology, literature, and cooking.