Tea and Flower Culture

by Zhu, Yingying; Liu, Minghua

• ISBN13: 9781487807696
• ISBN10: 1487807694
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2020-11-30
• Publisher: Royal Collins Publishing Company

Summary

This book has combined and organized the artistic style of Chinese traditional flower arranging and the concept of Chinese tea ceremony and floriculture along with vocational training in floriculture into one book. It is divided into three chapters, expounds the basic theory of tea ceremony flower arrangement, the relationship between tea ceremony and tea ceremony flower arrangement, the appreciation of classic works of tea ceremony flower arrangement, and so on. It focuses on its concept, origin, application, characteristics, the constituting elements, and the method for naming the works, as well as fixed techniques, basic shapes, and how the finished floral arrangements are handled. It also discusses tea and tea-ware selection, tea drinking, the relationship between tea culture and tea ceremony floral arrangement and their significance, and so on. Photos of classic flower arrangements and tea art are included in the book.

Author Biography

Zhu Yingying, Vice President of Shanghai Flower Arrangement Association, Leader of the Chinese Technical Guidance Expert Group for the Floral Project of the 44th World Skills Competition, specializing in traditional Chinese flower arrangement. Liu Minghua, deputy director of academic research, Shanghai Flower Arrangement Association. She has been engaged in flower arrangement for more than 20 years, specializing in teaching camellia and Zen flowers in traditional Chinese flower arrangement.