It’s common to see a barista create coffee art (咖啡拉花), but     1     is different doing the same thing with tea. Han Zheming has managed to perfect the skill,     2     (create) tea art in cups, or dian cha in Chinese, which used to be a ritual(仪式) during the Song Dynasty(960-1279).

Over the past six years, the 40 year old Shanghai artist     3     (use) tea and spoons to create nearly 200 patterns based on ancient paintings. It’s also his     4     ( intend) to bring the old ritual back to modern life and have more people appreciate its charm. Han says, “It is similar to the foam on top of a cup of coffee, except that it     5     (make) of tea rather than milk. ”

Han has been     6     (deep) fascinated by the culture and art of the Song Dynasty, and has engaged in its artistic practices since childhood. “I was     7     (amaze) by this exquisite way of drinking tea,     8     was also loved by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, ” Han says.

With his increasing input to the art, Han quit his job at the games company in 2019 and has been spreading dian cha culture ever since. He put the process of dian cha     9     social media platforms, including Little Red Book, Bilibili     10     Douyin. He has more than 20, 000 followers on Little Red Book, and some of his videos have received more than 300, 000 views. Speaking about his understanding of this tea art, Han says it’s “to increase beauty of tea rather than change the spirit of tea. ”