The Research Of Wanli Tea Ceremony And Its Towns In Central China Of Qing Dynasty

With the application for the world heritage of "Wanli tea ceremony",this linear cultural heritage that disappeared for nearly one hundred years has returned to the world's vision and become the research object of experts and scholars.The tea ceremony has a long history,running from Fujian province through most of China and connecting with Xinjiang,Mongolia and Russia.The civilization of the central plains developed earlier and was located in the middle of China with dense traffic network.It is a new breakthrough to combine the Wanli tea ceremony with the two important factors of the central plains,study the Wanli tea ceremony and its junction towns in the central plains,and explore its economic and political development.First of all,there are clear records that the Chinese tea trade took place in the western Han dynasty.After the western Han dynasty,the tea trade in various dynasties developed further,providing early accumulation for the emergence and development of the Wanli tea ceremony.Then the general situation and the whole route of Wanli tea ceremony are studied to lay a foundation for further understanding the Wanli tea ceremony in the central plains.Secondly,the key to explore the route of Wanli tea ceremony in the central plains,textual research to the specific route and direction,four miles tea line respectively,in the central plains are: a line set out by SheDian town after the old county,XiangCheng,Zhengzhou,xingyang to QinYang Yu Tai village;The second line starts from Shedian town and goes to Jiuxian,Xiangcheng,Jiaxian,Ruzhou,Jiyuan toQinyang;The third line starts from the credit store and goes to Tongzhou,Baitan,Yuankou and Daokou.The fourth line goes through Xiangyang to Laohekou and then along Danjiang river to Jingziguan where the three provinces meet.The historical evolution,regional advantages and the rise and fall of these towns were studied to understand the economic,political and cultural development of central China during this period.Finally,the rise and fall of Wanli tea ceremony and its causes are explored.The Wanli tea ceremony flourished due to loose policies,economic development and opening to the outside world.It declined due to the decline of national strength,the exit and bankruptcy of Chinese businessmen,the emergence of new transportation and the improvement of business competitiveness of Russian businessmen.