“茶之為飲，發(fā)乎神農(nóng)”，翻開(kāi)當(dāng)代的中國(guó)茶史，篆刻著一個(gè)個(gè)閃光的名字：吳覺(jué)農(nóng)、莊晚芳、王澤農(nóng)、張?zhí)旄?、陳宗懋……然而在茶文化領(lǐng)域，還有一個(gè)名字不能忽略，那就是88歲高齡的國(guó)際茶文化研究會(huì)名譽(yù)會(huì)長(zhǎng)王家揚(yáng)。

“我與茶的情緣還只是開(kāi)始……”

王家揚(yáng)，1918年出生于浙江寧海，1938年抗日從軍，成為一名新四軍戰(zhàn)士。南征北戰(zhàn)、粗茶淡飯，“在我作戰(zhàn)的歲月里，茶還只是解渴的飲料。”

走出戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)，王家揚(yáng)投身政治工作。從江蘇省總工會(huì)主席到全國(guó)總工會(huì)書(shū)記處書(shū)記，從浙江省副省長(zhǎng)到浙江省政協(xié)主席……在政治舞臺(tái)上，王家揚(yáng)辛勤耕耘，殫精竭慮。“在機(jī)關(guān)工作后我開(kāi)始喝茶，當(dāng)時(shí)北京市委開(kāi)會(huì)時(shí)，會(huì)議室門(mén)口就有賣(mài)小包裝龍井茶葉的，兩毛錢(qián)一包，我就經(jīng)常掏錢(qián)泡上一杯?！薄暗钱?dāng)時(shí)以機(jī)關(guān)工作為中心，并沒(méi)有把喝茶當(dāng)作一項(xiàng)事業(yè)?！?/p>

“真正與茶結(jié)緣是在1990年后?！薄安杩梢郧逍模梢责B(yǎng)性。閑暇之余，清泉素茗，品上一杯，即使是身處鬧境也會(huì)有一種‘塵心洗盡興難盡’的意境?！薄安璨坏墙】碉嬃稀⑽幕嬃?，更是一種和諧飲料!現(xiàn)在我對(duì)茶的興趣還在加深，對(duì)茶的理解還在增進(jìn)，我與茶的情緣還剛剛開(kāi)始……”

中國(guó)的茶文化使者

從“武陽(yáng)買(mǎi)荼”到“芳荼冠六清”，中國(guó)茶文化源遠(yuǎn)流長(zhǎng)。但正式成立茶文化國(guó)際組織，卻始于20世紀(jì)90年代的“絲茶之府——天堂杭州”。1990年為推進(jìn)杭州“中國(guó)茶葉博物館”的建設(shè)，杭州茶界八家單位發(fā)起了“第一屆國(guó)際茶文化研討會(huì)”，會(huì)議由王家揚(yáng)主持，在會(huì)議閉幕式上，中、日、韓等國(guó)和香港、臺(tái)灣地區(qū)的代表聯(lián)合提出“成立國(guó)際茶文化研討會(huì)固定組織”的提議，王家揚(yáng)就是這一提議的牽頭人，他隨即被推選為籌備小組的組長(zhǎng)。1993年“中國(guó)國(guó)際茶文化研究會(huì)”經(jīng)國(guó)務(wù)院民政部正式批準(zhǔn)成立，王家揚(yáng)作為首屆會(huì)長(zhǎng)制定研究會(huì)的章程、制度，并成功主持浙江杭州、湖南常德、云南昆明、韓國(guó)漢城、浙江杭州、廣東廣州前六屆國(guó)際茶文化研討會(huì)，茶界精英云集，各國(guó)政要助推，把茶文化的研究推向空前繁榮。

作為茶文化界的大師，王老認(rèn)為“茶文化”應(yīng)該是廣義的“文化”，它是包括詩(shī)畫(huà)、音樂(lè)、美食、旅游等在內(nèi)的“大文化”?！昂霌P(yáng)茶文化，必須推動(dòng)茶經(jīng)濟(jì)”因?yàn)椤拔幕且越?jīng)濟(jì)為依托的，文化的目的是為了推動(dòng)產(chǎn)業(yè)的發(fā)展，不能為了文化而文化。”

曾經(jīng)擔(dān)任國(guó)際文化交流協(xié)會(huì)理事長(zhǎng)的王家揚(yáng)深切感受到“天下茶人是一家”，“中國(guó)應(yīng)該加強(qiáng)茶文化的國(guó)際交流與宣傳，通過(guò)宣傳使外國(guó)茶客在消費(fèi)時(shí)不僅僅只是停留在看‘有機(jī)、綠色、無(wú)公害’這些單純的標(biāo)簽上，而是以茶文化為依托，使茶葉成為一種意識(shí)?！?/p>

“弘揚(yáng)茶文化從娃娃抓起……”

早在上個(gè)世紀(jì)90年代初，王家揚(yáng)就已經(jīng)開(kāi)始了“茶為國(guó)飲”的倡導(dǎo)者。在1994年的“倡導(dǎo)茶為國(guó)飲研討會(huì)上”他提出：“茶為國(guó)飲，公家做起”，“把茶宴、茶會(huì)列入機(jī)關(guān)、事業(yè)和企業(yè)迎賓待客的禮遇。”

“我們的茶文化不但要走出去，還要延續(xù)下去，這就必須依靠茶文化教育”所以，“茶為國(guó)飲，要從娃娃抓起”?！耙粋€(gè)人的行為意識(shí)是從小就養(yǎng)成的，所以學(xué)生的茶文化教育就顯得意義重大，我們應(yīng)該專門(mén)開(kāi)設(shè)茶文化的課程，把陸羽的《茶經(jīng)》編到學(xué)生的課文里去?！?/p>

作為浙江樹(shù)人大學(xué)的創(chuàng)建人，王家揚(yáng)獨(dú)具慧眼，在人文學(xué)院設(shè)立茶文化交流專業(yè)，這在全國(guó)高校中是唯一的、也是樹(shù)人大學(xué)的特色。他經(jīng)常告誡該專業(yè)的學(xué)生：“茶文化不僅僅只是停留在簡(jiǎn)單的道具上、書(shū)面的資格證書(shū)上；一個(gè)出色的演員表演時(shí)要真正地投入角色；一場(chǎng)正宗的茶文化表演也要真正地投入到茶文化博大的內(nèi)涵中去，而不是為了表演而表演?！薄皫滋鞎r(shí)間就想成為一名茶藝師、茶藝員是絕對(duì)不可能的，即使考出了證書(shū)，那也是缺乏含金量的?！?/p>

踏遍青山人未老

米壽之年的王老，雖是一頭銀發(fā)，卻神采奕奕、容光煥發(fā)。問(wèn)及長(zhǎng)壽秘訣，曰：“喝香茶、觀茶園也?！?/p>

從黃山毛峰到云南普洱，從福建武夷山到四川峨眉山，從山東日照到廣東潮州，從韓國(guó)濟(jì)州島再到寶城茶園……十幾年來(lái)，王老一路訪茶、品茶、評(píng)茶，足跡遍布大江南北、海外他鄉(xiāng)?！叭缛艚o王老繪制一張茶路圖，那將是一張以杭州為中心，覆蓋大半個(gè)地球的射線星狀圖。”跟隨王老多年的秘書(shū)如是說(shuō)。

雖然王家揚(yáng)表示，今后的茶事活動(dòng)會(huì)少參加一些，但是接受完采訪后，剛從臨安回來(lái)的他，又往“安吉白茶”的方向奔去……

(作者系《農(nóng)民日?qǐng)?bào)·中國(guó)名茶?？酚浾?

Veteran Devotes to Tea Culture

By Zheng Yingying

The modern Chinese history of tea records events and names such as Wu Juenong， Zhang Tianfu， Zhuang Wanfang， and Chen Zhongmao， who have made contributions to the promotion of Chinese tea. Wang Jiayang is another name that goes down in history of the modern Chinese tea culture.

At age 88， Wang is honorary president of the China International Tea Culture Research Association. Born in 1918 in Ninghai， Zhejiang， Wang joined the Communist-led army in 1938 in the Resistance War Against Japanese Invasion. Wang remembers what role tea played in the combat years: \"Tea was merely a drink to quench thirst then.\"

When New China was founded， Wang began to work in the government. In his long career， Wang worked as President of Jiangsu Federation of Trade Unions， Secretary of All China Federation of Trade Unions， Vice Governor of Zhejiang Province， and President of Zhejiang CPPCC.

When reminiscing of his years in the government office， Wang says that tea became a must when he began to engage in administrative work. He recalled he sometimes spent 20 cents for a small bag of Dragon Well Tea at the entrance to a conference room in Beijing Municipal Government decades ago and then made a cup of tea for himself for a meeting there.

Wang became attached to tea in the 1990s. He agrees that purifies one's heart and cultivates one's moral character. He says， \"A cup of tea can keep one uncorrupted by the maddening world. Tea is more than a beverage for health and culture. It is a beverage also for people to strengthen ties with each other. My interest in tea is deepening， my understanding of it is increasing and my attachment to tea is just beginning.\"

Though the cultural dimensions of Chinese tea can trace back to ages ago， it was in the 1990s that China first had an international organization for tea aficionados and professionals. In 1990， eight units involved in tea undertakings in Hangzhou sponsored the 1st International Symposium on Tea Culture. Wang presided over the gathering. At the closing ceremony， representatives from China， Japan， Korea， China's Hong Kong and Taiwan came up with a proposal to set up an international organization. Wang was elected as leader of the preparatory committee. In 1993， the China International Tea Culture Research Association was officially set up. As president， Wang was in charge of formulating the association's constitution and rules. And he presided the first six international symposium sponsored by the association respectively in Hangzhou， Changde of Hunan Province， Kunming of Yunnan， Seoul of Korea， Guangzhou of Guangdong Province， and Hangzhou. The symposiums attracted tea professionals and aficionados， and government officials from all over the world， who helped boost research on tea culture to an unprecedented height.

\"Tea culture should be composed of a wide range of dimensions in poetry， painting， music， tourism， cuisines，\" Wang observes. He also points out， \"China should step up efforts to publicize tea as its cultural consumption. Labels such as \"green， organic and free of pollution\" should no longer be used. Tea is more than these labels. Tea should become life's consciousness based on tea culture.\"

Since the early 1990s， Wang Jiayang has been an advocate of making tea our national beverage. On a symposium held in 1994 on promoting tea as a national beverage， Wang said， \"Tea is our national beverage. The government should adopt it as the national beverage. Government offices， institutions and enterprises should use tea to entertain visitors.\"

As president of privately funded Shuren University， Wang made sure that the college of liberal arts offers an academic course in tea culture and issues academic degrees to graduates in this field.

At age 88， Wang looks very robust. When asked about his good health secret， he says， \"I drink tea and visit tea gardens.\" For more than 10 years， Wang has visited a lot of tea production bases. His secretary says that if a map is used to indicate his visits， there will be a Hangzhou-center radiating lines that cover almost half of the world.

(Translated by David)