Because of a young person, the century old Heming Tea House has become more vivid. She is Li Xiaowan (her real name is Li Wanwan). She calls herself "Heming Tea House Flower" and is also jokingly called "Heming Diplomatic Ambassador". Her exquisite tea art always attracts a series of fascinated foreigners. On the Internet, her performance video is vivid and funny, and her personality is shrewd and humorous, making the intangible cultural heritage tea art popular in TikTok. China travel continues to be popular, attracting waves of people from all over the world to visit. A straightforward and confident young Chinese person is reintroducing a century old Chinese tea house to the world. Foreigners came specifically to promote intangible cultural heritage tea art on TikTok in December. As we enter the cold winter, the open-air Heming Tea House is still crowded with tables, chairs, and benches. A square inch of land, crowded with people sitting next to each other, running up, the tea cups on the table are easily knocked. The "red" figure that smoothly shuttles among the tea guests is the most eye-catching. Whenever Li Xiaowan takes out a long mouthed teapot and positions herself, the atmosphere can instantly evaporate with the heat of the tea - her gaze, phone, and camera all focus on her. Amidst the cheers, there were not only tourists from all over the country, but also foreign faces. Li Xiaowan explained that since this year, the number of foreigners coming to Heming Tea House has soared, including friends from Britain, the United States, France, Russia and other parts of the world. "After watching the intangible cultural heritage tea show, many foreigners exclaimed 'Chinese Kung fu', and some even wanted to learn from me on the spot." Li Xiaowan introduced that some foreigners would try to pour tea in person, and sometimes they would not let go if they were scalded. The experience and interaction of foreigners watching tea art performances were filmed and became popular on social networking sites. Many foreign tourists said they saw her video on TikTok and came here specifically. Of course, in the face of tea art moves, some foreigners do not understand: "Why do you need to play a set of kung fu first to make tea?" Domestic tourists also have the same question: "What's the use of these fancy moves?" Li Xiaowan explained that if a tea artist sits quietly making tea, it may not attract people to watch, but if a tea artist with a long mouth pot can perform, when the music rings, all people quickly gather, enjoy and even talk, the knowledge of tea will naturally spread. Long mouthed teapot art, in my opinion, is a medium that serves as a stepping stone to understanding tea culture This tea artist stated that the tea performance preserves the earliest state of Sichuan people drinking tea. Sichuan tea, including flower tea, green tea, Mengding Ganlu, etc., has tender tea buds. When brewed directly with boiling water at 100 degrees Celsius, it will be bitter, while hot water at around 80 degrees Celsius will not be directly poured onto the tea leaves through the "skill" of a tea artist. Instead, it will be slowly poured along the teacup, causing the tea leaves to naturally swirl and stimulate their own fragrance. It can be said that lowering boiling water to 80-85 degrees through a set of movements not only tests the "surface" skills of tea artists, but also tests whether tea artists have sufficient understanding and confidence in Chinese tea culture when facing doubts. In "Teahouse," it is written: "A large teahouse is a small society." At Heming Tea House, some Chinese "common culture" was spread. In front of foreigners who came to experience the tea art, Li Xiaowan would popularize science: "As the saying goes, 'Seven for tea, eight for rice, ten for wine', it is a kind of respect and care of Chinese people to pour seven percent of the tea to the guests." "The foreigner who knew Chinese felt that he understood at that time. When he got up, the tea hit the table and just spilled one third of it. He said, 'It's just right, the atmosphere is full', and everyone around laughed." Li Xiaowan said that with such understanding, he could "amicably" resolve the embarrassment and estrangement of different languages through a cup of tea, which happened almost every day in Heming Tea House. Self studying English gave tea art techniques English names. Nowadays, the Heming Tea Society has ten tea artists, nine of whom are men wearing white long shirts. Li Xiaowan is the only girl wearing a red long shirt, and the name "Heming Society Flower" has spread widely. Li Xiaowan said that there are not no girls coming to study, but due to the high number of tourists in the tea house, it is inevitable that it will be crowded. In addition, with hot water heating, safety considerations are the top priority. In tea houses, many tea masters have been scalded by boiling water since they first became apprentices. To be able to do this, one must be able to endure some hardship. Li Xiaowan has also experienced these "hardships" and still has many scars and bruises on her body, but she is not afraid. "Even if I get bruises or bruises, I still enjoy it very much and feel very energetic." Due to her personality, Li Xiaowan believes that she has decided to do something, even if there is a wall across from her and she has to go over it. Stubborn person "is the title given to Li Xiaowan's wife by her husband Wang Leiyang. He is also an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage in tea making. Speaking of his wife's stubbornness, Wang Leiyang shook his head helplessly. In order to popularize the tea art to foreigners, Li Xiaowan, who had been out and about when she was a teenager, taught herself English, giving every tea art move an English name. "She is learning English when she takes the subway and makes up at the tea house, but only 'ladies and gentleman' can be understood. I can't understand other things, especially foreigners." Wang Leiyang's "cheat sheet" is both funny and funny. Li Xiaowan's self created Chinglish, "a big dragon out of water" is recorded as "a goose carrying a dragon, proud of it, proud of its five nests", while "Look for the moon in the haystack" is recorded as "Luke, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, you, don't, don't, don't, you, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't. Li Xiaowan is still doing live streaming, filming videos, and has formed an operation team with hundreds of thousands of fans across the internet with her husband. In order to make traditional intangible cultural heritage tea art more attractive, Li Xiaowan, who understands opera, also added opera, dance, and martial arts techniques to the tea art movements and standardized them. In a corner of Heming Tea House, Li Xiaowan and her husband have gradually turned a century old tea house in Chengdu into a tea house worldwide through the internet. Why do foreigners like intangible cultural heritage tea art? Li Xiaowan's answer is because Chinese culture is too profound. She casually pointed to her gown and said, "For example, why are the collars and sleeves designed so long? I will explain to foreigners that this is to protect tea artists and prevent neck and wrist burns." "The dress design retains the style of Chinese Jing costumes in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. Many people will have questions about clothes and think they are Vietnam's' Audrey '. This is not true. This is our traditional Chinese clothing, and I will respond one by one." Li Xiaowan said. With the increasing popularity of Heming Tea House in recent years, internet celebrities and check-in spots have become the new names for Li Xiaowan and the tea house. But Li Xiaowan doesn't like this word. In the eyes of this craftsman, internet celebrities are just a flash in the pan. What she wants to do is inherit and choose one thing to do for a lifetime. She hopes that everyone will think of the century old tea house and explore it to understand the culture behind it. Tea enthusiasts come from all over the country, and Li Xiaowan has taken in over a hundred apprentices. She not only teaches tea art, but also wants to arrange work. She has been busy lately, planning to send her apprentices to the United States, Mexico, and Canada, where she works with over 50 catering companies. What is the significance of the intangible cultural heritage tea art that has been passed down to Li Xiaowan as a disciple for a long time? Her feelings are very complex. In the practice room shared by Li Xiaowan, some disciples are in their fifties or sixties, while others are seven or eight years old. This veteran art still carries the hopes of many people. Mr. Long, 47 years old, wearing cloth shoes, his tea art movements are somewhat clumsy, but he has a serious spirit. He introduced himself as a businessman, learning tea art not only as a hobby, but also to find opportunities. He wants to open a tea house in urban landmarks such as Jinli and Kuanzhai Alley in the future. An 18-year-old young man with dark skin and a distinct ethnic accent also caught the attention of reporters. This young Yi person named Azhu Yobu was a disciple of Li Xiaowan who took him in last year. Faced with a reporter's inquiry, he shyly introduced that he comes from Xide County, Liangshan Prefecture. After graduating from a vocational school, he worked as a winter laborer at a restaurant in Chengdu. He was originally confused, but because of his master's discovery, he learned intangible cultural heritage tea art and had a life plan. My hometown has set up a tourist attraction, backed by a tea mountain with an altitude of over 2000 meters, where high mountain tea is grown. In order to promote the local tea industry, the local government department asked me to bring back Chengdu's Changzui teapot intangible cultural heritage tea art for display Wearing ethnic costumes to perform tea art in the scenic area, allowing tourists to understand the local tea culture and promote industrial development, is the next goal of Azhu Yobu. Pulling out his phone, Azhu Yobu showed the reporter his video platform account with a certain number of fans. In the video, he danced and practiced tea art in ethnic costumes. Under the blue sky and white clouds, the confidence and brightness of the young man left a deep impression on people. Among all the disciples of Li Xiaowan who enjoy exploring Chengdu to learn art and make love, there is a girl with a handsome face who stands out. The girl's name is Zheng Qiqi, born in 2007. This year, she encountered academic difficulties and took a leave of absence for herself. With the approval of her parents, she came to Chengdu alone from Guangdong and studied intangible cultural heritage such as face changing and tea art in Chengdu. I am actually a rather insecure person, but when it comes to performing face changing and tea art, I am very confident. These intangible cultural heritages are cool in the eyes of our post-00s generation, "said Zheng Qiqi. Perhaps seeing her past confusion on the young girl's face, Li Xiaowan took her in and provided her with accommodation and meals. Li Xiaowan left her hometown Henan when she was in her teens and stumbled all the way across the country to learn art. She has studied Quyi and dance, and joined the Henan Song and Dance Troupe. Her adventurous personality has led her to do live broadcasts and sell tea in Fujian. Coming to Chengdu to study art was her last ditch battle. Li Xiaowan recalled when she was almost thirty years old, her parents and elders began urging her to get married. Under resistance, she was called "lacking in heart" by her parents. At that time, I was lost and unable to realize my ambitions. I was doing what I liked without making money, and my heart was particularly conflicted The turning point occurred when she came to Chengdu to study arts and decided to focus on learning her skills first, regardless of her future prospects. At the tea house, Li Xiaowan met her current lover. The two met during a performance at Heming Tea House when Li Xiaowan's teapot accidentally slammed to the ground. She didn't care and picked it up with a smile. Her optimistic and vibrant life state "smashed" into her husband's heart, and the two became acquainted as a result. After staying at Heming Tea House for many years, if Li Xiaowan and her husband were to describe the roles they played in the tea house, they felt like a small window through which they introduced Chinese traditions to the world. We are like small stars, although tiny, we still want to shine our own light Li Xiaowan sighed that many years have passed, and the world has changed rapidly. The century old tea house still stands quietly, and generation after generation of inheritors are still guarding and pursuing their dreams. The core of the story is still changing fate. "I want to live well and let intangible cultural heritage live on," she said. (New Society)