中国是茶的故乡,茶文化的发祥地。随着中外文化交流的不断深入,具有中国特色的“茶文化”也不断地向异域他乡渗透并得以发扬光大。 与中国隔海相望的日本,茶文化历史比较悠久。早在隋唐时期,中国的茶文化就以佛教为载体,桴槎东渡,融合于日本的文化和习俗之中。据史料记载,唐玄宗17年(公元729年),日本圣武天皇召见百僧到皇宫中讲经,并赐茶代酒。当时日本只有皇室及贵 China is the hometown of tea and the birthplace of tea culture. With the continuous deepening of cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries, “tea culture” with Chinese characteristics has also continuously infiltrated and carried forward to other countries. Japan, with China across the sea, has a long history of tea culture. As early as the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Chinese tea culture took Buddhism as its carrier, wandering eastward and integrating with Japanese culture and customs. According to historical records, Emperor Xuanzong 17 years (AD 729), Japan’s Emperor Wudi summoned one hundred monks to the palace, and gave tea generation. At that time, Japan was only royal and expensive