Tea Poetry and the Cultural Personality of Tea-Masters in Song Dynasty
摘要
Yi: Ben concludes: “Observing the movements of the sun, moon, and stars helps us learn about the change of seasons; studying the development of poetry, books, social norms, and music enables us to edify the populace so that the rule by civil means can prosper.” Hua means enlightenment. Hua Cheng Tian Xia is to make the populace ruled by the emperor, like “Qun” mentioned by Xunzi (one of the most famous philosophers in ancient China). Xunzi: King’s System: “A man is not as strong as an ox, nor as fast as a horse, but the ox and the horse are used by men. Why? It said: “people can be united to form a group, but animals can’t.