In 2012,208 pieces(sets)of cultural relics,including a group of exquisite tea sets,were unearthed from the tomb of imperial Concubine Yide of the Tang Dynasty,in Daxigou Village,Halahada Town,Balinzuo Banner,Chifeng City,Inner Mongolia.Most of these tea sets are made of silver,forming a set with high specifications.Importantly,it is the first time that a group of tea sets with Central Plains characteristics were unearthed in Liao.This paper makes a detailed comparison between this group of tea sets and the historical materials of tea drinking,as well as the tea drinking utensils and murals in the Tang,Five Dynasties and Liao Dynasties,analyzes and studies its "name" and "function",forms several understandings and combs them into a text,which is divided into five chapters to discuss: The first part is a summary of the previous research results;The second part summarizes the geographical environment and burial situation of imperial Concubine Yide tomb in the later Tang Dynasty.In the third part,the tea set unearthed from imperial Concubine Yide tomb in the Later Tang Dynasty is carefully researched and analyzed.The fourth part excavates the information of ethnic exchange and integration contained in this group of tea sets.The fifth part is the conclusion. |