Northern Area Tea Dissemination And Social Impact Of Tang Dynasty

The Tang Dynasty, The North and South natural environment and the social environment have some differences, Thus has also caused the North and South in the crops planter and the survival condition difference. South area in Qinling mountains, south of Huai River, This natural cut-off rule northern area and south local very natural separating out, The south in the natural climate aspect must compared to the north superior, Therefore many thermophily crops can grow in the south. The tea is one kind of quite typical south crops, It regarding the climate, the temperature, the humidity and so on has the strict request, The northern area is very rare plants and the popularization, This has also decided the tea habitat in the geography upper limit.After the Tang Dynasty mid and late part, In natural environment aspect, As a result of North and South amphibious transportation convenient developed, The south massive teas may through the convenient transportation north, The south grows tea the area also under the north market impetus, Tea output gradual increase, The tea economy also presented the prosperous scene. In social environment aspect, North religious culture development, Specially north Buddhism culture development, To a certain extent the influence and impelled the north to drink wind of the tea, In addition the writer elegant gentleman social stratum many regulates one's life by the tea achievement the pleasure drinks, As well as the tea culture which grows for the carrier has the special deep love regarding the tea itself by the tea, This kind will publicize the function regarding the tea south north the tea gradually advancement gradual prompting forward.It Is precisely because the tea can promote in the northern area, The north drinks wind of also rapid proliferation the tea, The tea trade also by now appeared very prosperous, Here has the official tea trade, If tea monopoly trade, "trades" and "the tribute bestows" the trade, Also has is the folk tea trade, These tea trade has the very big promoter action regarding northern area's socio-economic development.The tea can disseminate and the promotion in the northern area, Has the very tremendous influence regarding northern area's social life, These influence reflection in daily life many aspects, For example regarding social different social stratum life influence, To tea culture exaggeration influence, As well as regarding north ordinary populace practical life influence, Therefore, The tea may reflect Tang Dynasty's whole economic development condition in northern area's dissemination and influence, May also see the tea the important position which occupies in Tang Dynasty society.