Abstract:In the cultural discourse of the Song Dynasty, tea and wine are common carriers of life aesthetics and technological aesthetics, playing a dual role in shaping the elite community and leading the trend of the times. The narrative of tea and wine in Song Dynasty poetry may seem scattered and disorganized, but it is a poetic representation of this mainstream concept, which is collected into three main discourses: technical culture, refined culture, and rational culture, reflecting the Song people’s persistent pursuit of scientific spirit, refined taste, and civilized ideas. In terms of craftsmanship and culture, although the Song people innovated in winemaking, their innovation was not as strong as in tea making; Unlike the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty advocated making tea in the shape of round cakes instead of loose tea, and the color of tea soup advocated white instead of emerald green. Fujian Jianou tea replaced Jiangsu purple bamboo shoot tea as the best tea, and the method of developing it into a paste instead of boiling it was used, which was full of cultural creativity. From the perspective of Ya Dao culture, the Song people based their aesthetic appreciation of tea and wine on natural laws rather than mysterious associations, pursuing the quality of wine and the realm of drinking, to eliminate the negative functions of wine and guide people beyond sensory enjoyment and towards spiritual enlightenment. From the perspective of rational culture, tea and alcohol provide a testing ground for the balance between free will and rational spirit. Therefore, the Song Dynasty emphasized the appropriateness of using tea as a medium of communication and the rationality of using alcohol as a political barrier. It can be said that the narrative of poetry and tea wine in the Song Dynasty promoted the refinement of daily life, the refinement of technical routes, and the civilization of social rules. This not only demonstrated the stylistic characteristics of poetry and tea wine being written according to communication logic, but also helped to enhance the intellectual level of elite cultural circles, expand the audience’s understanding of tea wine, and provide typical samples and discourse support for literary narrative.
周萌. 宋代茶酒叙事的诗话呈现与文化引领[J]. 《深圳大学学报》(人文社科版), 2024, 41(4): 28-37.
ZHOU Meng. The Presentation in Poetry Talks and Fashion Leading of Tea and Liquor Narrative in the Song Dynasty. , 2024, 41(4): 28-37.