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围wéi炉lú煮zhǔ茶chá是shì一yī种zhǒng起源qǐ yuán于yú中国Zhōng guó古代gǔ dài文人wén rén生活shēng huó的de传统chuán tǒng茶chá事shì活动huó dòng。

它tā通常tōng cháng是shì在zài冬季dōng jì进行jìn xíng,人们rén men围wéi坐zuò在zài炉火lú huǒ旁páng,用yòng土陶tǔ táo小xiǎo泥ní炉lú生shēng火huǒ,将jiāng茶chá水shuǐ慢慢màn màn煮zhǔ沸fèi,然后rán hòu一边yī biān品pǐn茶chá,一边yī biān聊天liáo tiān。

古朴gǔ pǔ的de茶chá桌zhuō椅yǐ、精致jīng zhì的de茶chá器qì、三sān五wǔ好hǎo友yǒu围wéi炉lú夜yè话huà,这zhè种zhǒng场景chǎng jǐng被bèi古人gǔ rén称chēng为wéi冬天dōng tiān的de诗意shī yì生活shēng huó。

如今rú jīn,围wéi炉lú煮zhǔ茶chá经过jīng guò现代xiàn dài改良gǎi liáng,成为chéng wéi一yī种zhǒng风靡fēng mǐ年轻nián qīng人rén的de新型xīn xíng社交shè jiāo方式fāng shì。

这zhè既jì是shì意料yì liào之zhī外wài,也yě在zài情理qíng lǐ之zhī中zhōng。

一yī方面fāng miàn,喝hē茶chá曾céng被bèi认为rèn wéi是shì中老年人zhōng lǎo nián rén的de专利zhuān lì,而ér如今rú jīn年轻nián qīng人rén通过tōng guò围wéi炉lú煮zhǔ茶chá,发现fā xiàn了le茶chá文化wén huà中zhōng既jì有yǒu诗意shī yì又yòu有yǒu烟火气yān huǒ qì的de一yī面miàn。

社交shè jiāo平台píng tái的de推广tuī guǎng让ràng这zhè种zhǒng活动huó dòng变得biàn de更加gèng jiā有趣yǒu qù、接地气jiē dì qì,吸引xī yǐn了le更多gèng duō年轻nián qīng人rén参与cān yù。

另lìng一yī方面fāng miàn,在zài寒冷hán lěng的de冬季dōng jì,人们rén men喜欢xǐ huan待dāi在zài家jiā里lǐ,开展kāi zhǎn温暖wēn nuǎn的de活动huó dòng,围wéi炉lú煮zhǔ茶chá正好zhèng hǎo满足mǎn zú了le这zhè种zhǒng心理xīn lǐ需求xū qiú。

同时tóng shí,它tā还hái提供tí gōng了le一yī种zhǒng新xīn的de社交shè jiāo方式fāng shì,人们rén men围wéi坐zuò在zài一起yī qǐ,放fàng下xià手机shǒu jī,面miàn对duì面miàn交流jiāo liú,这zhè让ràng人rén感到gǎn dào舒适shū shì又yòu充满chōng mǎn仪式yí shì感gǎn。

围wéi炉lú煮zhǔ茶chá不仅bù jǐn是shì一yī种zhǒng新xīn玩法wán fǎ,也yě赋予fù yǔ了le传统chuán tǒng文化wén huà新xīn的de意义yì yì。

通过tōng guò这zhè项xiàng活动huó dòng,古老gǔ lǎo的de茶chá文化wén huà重新chóng xīn进入jìn rù现代xiàn dài人rén的de生活shēng huó,并bìng与yǔ年轻nián qīng人rén产生chǎn shēng了le对话duì huà。

喝hē茶chá讲究jiǎng jiu“一yī杯bēi一yī盏zhǎn品pǐn人生rén shēng”,围wéi炉lú煮zhǔ茶chá更gèng是shì强调qiáng diào了le中Zhōng式shì慢màn生活shēng huó的de美学měi xué理念lǐ niàn,它tā让ràng人们rén men在zài繁忙fán máng的de生活shēng huó中zhōng找zhǎo到dào一yī份fèn宁静níng jìng。

不bù久jiǔ前qián,中国Zhōng guó的de传统chuán tǒng制zhì茶chá技艺jì yì被bèi列入liè rù联合国Lián hé guó非物质文化遗产fēi wù zhì wén huà yí chǎn代表作dài biǎo zuò名录míng lù,这zhè更加gèng jiā彰显zhāng xiǎn了le茶chá文化wén huà的de深厚shēn hòu影响力yǐng xiǎng lì。

围wéi炉lú煮zhǔ茶chá的de流行liú xíng让ràng更多gèng duō人rén开始kāi shǐ关注guān zhù传统chuán tǒng文化wén huà,这zhè既jì是shì对duì老lǎo习俗xí sú的de传承chuán chéng,也yě是shì生活shēng huó方式fāng shì的de创新chuàng xīn。

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Vocabulary 176 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
围 wéito encircle / to surround / to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)
炉 lústove / furnace
煮 zhǔto cook / to boil
茶 chátea / tea plant
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
种 zhǒngclassifier for types, kinds, sorts
起源 qǐ yuánto originate / to come from
于 yú(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by
中国 Zhōng guóChina
古代 gǔ dàiancient times
文人 wén réncultivated individual; scholar; literati
生活 shēng huólife / livelihood
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
传统 chuán tǒngtraditional / conventional
事 shìmatter / thing / item / affair
活动 huó dòng(volcanic, seismic, economic etc) activity / (outdoor etc) activity; event; (political) campaign; (military) maneuver
它 tāit
通常 tōng chángusually; normally
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
冬季 dōng jìwinter
进行 jìn xíng(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway
人们 rén menpeople
坐 zuòto sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit
炉火 lú huǒthe fire of a stove
旁 pángone side
用 yòngto use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using
土陶 tǔ táoearthenware; pottery made from clay and fired at low temperature
小 xiǎosmall / tiny / few
泥 nímud / clay / paste / pulp
生 shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born / to arise; to occur / to light (a fire)
火 huǒfire / ammunition / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / Kangxi radical 86
将 jiāng(introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把)
水 shuǐwater / (after a name) ... River / (bound form) additional cost; extra income
慢慢 màn mànslowly; gradually
沸 fèito boil
然后 rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards
一边 yī biānon the one hand / on the other hand / doing while
品 pǐnto taste sth; to sample / to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up
聊天 liáo tiānto chat; to gossip
古朴 gǔ pǔsimple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc)
桌 zhuōtable / desk
椅 yǐchair
精致 jīng zhìdelicate; fine; exquisite; refined
器 qìdevice / tool / utensil
三 sānthree / 3
五 wǔfive / 5
好 hǎogood / appropriate; proper
友 yǒufriend
夜 yènight
话 huàspoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said
这 zhèthis; these
场景 chǎng jǐngscene; scenario; situation; setting
被 bèiused to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes
古人 gǔ rénpeople of ancient times / the ancients / extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis / (literary) deceased person
称 chēngto name
为 wéito take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do
冬天 dōng tiānwinter
诗意 shī yìpoetic quality or flavor
如今 rú jīnnowadays; now
经过 jīng guòto pass / to go through
现代 xiàn dàimodern times / modern age / modern era
改良 gǎi liángto improve (sth) / to reform (a system)
成为 chéng wéito become; to turn into
风靡 fēng mǐfashionable / popular
年轻 nián qīngyoung
人 rénperson; people
新型 xīn xíngnew type; new kind
社交 shè jiāointeraction / social contact
方式 fāng shìway; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc)
既 jìboth... (and...)
意料 yì liàoexpectations
之 zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
外 wàioutside / external
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
情理 qíng lǐreason / sense
中 zhōngwithin; among; in
方面 fāng miànrespect / aspect / field / side
喝 hēto drink
曾 céngonce / already / ever (in the past) / former / previously / (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
认为 rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
中老年人 zhōng lǎo nián rénmiddle-aged and elderly people
专利 zhuān lìsth uniquely enjoyed by a certain group of people
而 érbut (not) / yet (not) / (indicates contrast)
通过 tōng guòby means of; through; via
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
文化 wén huàculture / civilization
有 yǒuto have; there is
又 yòuboth... and...
烟火气 yān huǒ qìcooking smells / (fig.) lively atmosphere
面 miànside / surface / aspect / top
平台 píng táiplatform
推广 tuī guǎnggeneralization / promotion (of a product etc)
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
变得 biàn deto become
更加 gèng jiāmore (than sth else) / even more
有趣 yǒu qùinteresting; fascinating; amusing
接地气 jiē dì qìin touch with the common people / down-to-earth
吸引 xī yǐnto attract; to appeal to; to fascinate
更多 gèng duōmore; greater in amount, degree, or number
参与 cān yùto participate (in sth)
另 lìngother / another / separate
寒冷 hán lěngcold (climate) / frigid / very cold
喜欢 xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
待 dāito stay; to remain
家 jiāhome / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
里 lǐlining / interior / inside
开展 kāi zhǎnto launch / to develop / to unfold / (of an exhibition etc) to open
温暖 wēn nuǎnwarm
正好 zhèng hǎojust right / just enough
满足 mǎn zúto satisfy / to meet (the needs of)
心理 xīn lǐpsychology; mentality
需求 xū qiúrequirement / (economics) demand
同时 tóng shíat the same time; simultaneously
还 háiin addition, also, else, even
提供 tí gōngto offer / to supply / to provide / to furnish
新 xīnnew; newly
一起 yī qǐ(in) the same place
放 fàngto put / to place
下 xiàdown / downwards / below
手机 shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone
对 duì(bound form) opposite; facing; matching
交流 jiāo liúcommunication / interaction / to have social contact (with sb)
感到 gǎn dàoto feel; to sense; to perceive
舒适 shū shìcozy / snug
充满 chōng mǎnfull of / brimming with / very full / permeated
仪式 yí shìceremony
感 gǎn(suffix) sense of ~
不仅 bù jǐnnot just; not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
玩法 wán fǎ(leisure) rules of the game / way of doing an activity / (tourism) way of experiencing a place
赋予 fù yǔto assign / to entrust (a task) / to give / to bestow
意义 yì yìsense / meaning / significance / importance
项 xiàngclassifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc
古老 gǔ lǎoancient / old / age-old
重新 chóng xīnagain; once more; re-
进入 jìn rùto enter / to join / to go into
并 bìngand / together with
与 yǔ(formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast)
产生 chǎn shēngto give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate
对话 duì huàdialogue; conversation
讲究 jiǎng jiuto pay particular attention to
杯 bēiclassifier for certain containers of liquids
盏 zhǎna small cup
人生 rén shēnglife (one's time on earth)
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
强调 qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement) / to stress
式 shìtype / form / pattern / style
慢 mànslow
美学 měi xuéaesthetics
理念 lǐ niànidea / concept / philosophy / theory
繁忙 fán mángbusy / bustling
找 zhǎoto try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
份 fènclassifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc
宁静 níng jìngtranquility / serenity
不 bùno; not so
久 jiǔ(of a period of time) long
前 qiánago / before / BC / former / formerly
制 zhìto manufacture / to make
技艺 jì yìskill / art
列入 liè rùto include on a list
联合国 Lián hé guóUnited Nations
非物质文化遗产 fēi wù zhì wén huà yí chǎnintangible cultural heritage
代表作 dài biǎo zuòrepresentative work (of an author or artist)
名录 míng lùdirectory
彰显 zhāng xiǎnto put on display (sth abstract) / to draw attention to
深厚 shēn hòudeep; profound
影响力 yǐng xiǎng lìinfluence; impact
流行 liú xíng(of a style of clothing, song etc) popular / fashionable
开始 kāi shǐto begin / to start
关注 guān zhùto pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media)
老 lǎoold (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / of the past / outdated
习俗 xí súcustom / tradition / local tradition / convention
传承 chuán chéngpassed on (from former times) / a continued tradition / an inheritance
创新 chuàng xīninnovation