Editing East Asian tea ceremony (section)

==In East Asia==
===China===
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In [[Chinese tea culture|China]], a tea house (茶室 ''cháshì'', 茶館 ''cháguăn'' or 茶屋 ''cháwū'') is traditionally similar to a [[coffeehouse]], albeit offering tea rather than [[coffee]].  People gather at tea houses to chat, socialize, play ''[[xiangqi]]'' or ''[[Go (game)|Go]]'' (''weiqi''), and enjoy tea,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://redimatcha.ca/blogs/organic-matcha-green-tea/matcha-tea-health-benefits |title=Matcha Tea Health Benefits |publisher=Redi Organic Matcha |access-date=2017-01-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116205014/https://redimatcha.ca/blogs/organic-matcha-green-tea/matcha-tea-health-benefits |archive-date=2017-01-16 }}</ref> and young people often meet at tea houses for dates. Tea ceremonies are often performed during business meetings.

===Japan===
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In [[Japanese tea ceremony|Japan]]ese tradition a tea house ordinarily refers to a private structure called a ''[[chashitsu]]'' ({{lang|ja|茶室}}) designed for holding Japanese tea ceremonies. This structure and specifically the room in it where the tea ceremony takes place is called {{Nihongo||茶室|chashitsu|literally "tea room"}} with its entrance called a ''[[roji]]'' (露地). The architectural space called ''chashitsu'' was created for aesthetic and intellectual fulfillment. In Japan, a tea ceremony is a blend of two principles, sabi (寂) and wabi (侘). "Wabi" represents the inner, or spiritual, experiences of human lives. Its original meaning indicated quiet or sober refinement, or subdued taste "characterized by humility, restraint, simplicity, [[Naturalism (philosophy)|naturalism]], profundity, imperfection, and asymmetry" and "emphasizes simple, unadorned objects and architectural space, and celebrates the mellow beauty that time and care to impart to materials."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.urasenkeseattle.org/page22 |title=Chado, the Way of Tea |publisher=Urasenke Foundation of Seattle |access-date=2012-07-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723085014/http://www.urasenkeseattle.org/page22 |archive-date=2012-07-23 }}</ref> "Sabi," on the other hand, represents the outer, or material imperfection of life, also the original nature of things. [[Zen Buddhism]] has been an influence in the development of the tea ceremony. The elements of the Japanese tea ceremony are the harmony of nature and self-cultivation and enjoying tea in a formal and informal setting. The Japanese tea ceremony developed as a "transformative practice", and began to evolve its own [[aesthetic]], in particular, that of  ''"[[wabi-sabi|sabi]]s"'' and ''"[[wabi-sabi|wabi]]s"'' principles. Understanding emptiness was considered the most effective means to spiritual awakening while embracing imperfection was honored as a healthy reminder to cherish our unpolished selves, here and now, just as we are – the first step to ''"[[Satori]]"'' or Enlightenment.<ref>{{cite book |author=Taro Gold |title=Living Wabi Sabi: The True Beauty of Your Life |publisher=[[Andrews McMeel Publishing]] |location=Kansas City, MO |year=2004 |pages=19−21 |isbn=0-7407-3960-3}}</ref> Tea drinking is used as an aid to [[meditation]], for assistance in [[fortune telling]], for ceremonial purposes and in the expression of [[the arts]].

The Japanese tea garden was created during the [[Muromachi period]] (1333–1573) and [[Momoyama period]] (1573–1600) as a setting for the [[Japanese tea ceremony]], or ''[[chadō]]'' (茶道). The style of the garden takes its name from the [[roji]], or path to the teahouse, which is supposed to inspire the visitor to meditate to prepare him for the ceremony. There is an outer garden, with a gate and covered arbor where guests wait for the invitation to enter. They then pass through a gate to the inner garden, where they wash their hands and rinse their mouth, as they would before entering a [[Shinto shrine]], before going into the teahouse itself. The path is always kept moist and green, so it will look like a remote mountain path, and there are no bright flowers that might distract the visitor from his meditation.<ref>Young, ''The Art of the Japanese Garden'', pg. 118-119.</ref> Early tea houses had no windows, but later teahouses have a wall that can be opened for a view of the garden.

===Korea===
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In Korea, the traditional [[Korean tea ceremony]] or '''Darye''' (다례; 茶禮), which is central to the Korean approach to tea, developed as Koreans cultivated, refined, and drank tea for thousands of years.<ref name="auto"/> The oldest surviving official record dates back to 8th century detailing Shilla and Gaya Confederacy monarchs and royal families holding tea ceremonies at palaces and temples. The practice continued and flourished during Goryeo and was refined during the Joseon dynasty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ea-tea.co.kr/|title=동아시아차문화연구소|website=ea-tea.co.kr}}</ref>

The decline of Joseon and the colonial rule of Korea contributed to suppression of its traditional tea ceremony and even overtaking by Japanese tea ceremony. Moreover, after liberation from Japanese rule, Korean tea ceremony suffered further from the ravages of the Korean War.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://koreateago.com/_content.php?CID=Greeting | title=사단법인 한국차문화연협회 }}</ref>

However, various farmers, artisans, entrepreneurs, scholars, scientists, and community leaders of Korea endeavored and persisted in keeping the Korean way of tea alive during and beyond those highly unstable times.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.economytalk.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=58997 | title=봉사와 공경의 '맑은정신', 한국차인 열전 60명 | date=7 May 2012 }}</ref>

The contemporary Darye is more straightforward and relaxed compared to the Chinese and Japanese counterparts. Sincere attentiveness from the host in order to maximize the guest's comfort is considered paramount.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/1424459#home | title=전통깊은 한국의 차 | date=11 December 1975 }}</ref>

Korean tea ceremonies today are held in teahouses or '''Dawon''' (다원) and they feature a not only a variety of teas but also herbal infusions. They tend to be flexible and adaptive in choice and design of teaware used, minimalist in proceedings taken, and tea may be accompanied by traditional snacks and sweets or '''Dasik''' (다식) and '''Dagwa''' (다과).

===Gallery===
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File:Performance hall of Laoshe Teahouse (20200907152721).jpg|Interior of the [[Lao She]] Teahouse in [[Beijing]], China
File:Teahouse in Baihuatan Park - Chengdu, China - DSC03846.JPG|A Chinese teahouse in Baihuatan Park, [[Chengdu]], [[Sichuan]], China
File:Japanese EdoPeriod TeaHouse.JPG|A Japanese teahouse dating back to the [[Edo period]]
File:Gyokusenen Kanazawa Ishikawa19s5s3200.jpg|Gyokusenen in [[Kanazawa]], [[Ishikawa prefecture]], Japan
File:Interior of a Korean tea house.jpg|Interior of a Korean teahouse in [[Angang-eup|Angang]], [[Gyeongju]], [[Gyeongbuk]], South Korea
File:Seoul-Insadong-Tea.house-02.jpg|Interior of a Korean teahouse in [[Insadong]], [[Seoul]], South Korea
</gallery>