1. Valuing and taking pride in tea based solely on its age.

2. The flooding of century-old teas in the market.

3. Severe mutual disparagement among tea people.

When will these three phenomena end?

1. Valuing and taking pride in tea based solely on its age.

Some old tea enthusiasts have old tea at home, drink old wine, old vinegar, use old soy sauce, and even cook with ham that is over ten years old. Is this a healthy lifestyle?

We often hear certain tea masters declare that they do not drink tea younger than 30 years or from more recent vintages. If they accidentally take a sip of a tea around ten years old, they act as if defiled, flying into a rage.

Let me ask first: which emperor in any dynasty of China drank old tea instead of new tea? In modern times, which celebrities or scholars did not primarily drink new tea? In fact, 99.999% of people drank new tea and never tasted old tea.

Old tea can be considered a niche culture that has emerged in the last decade or so, but it must never become mainstream. Continuing down this path will destroy China's tea industry.

2. The flooding of century-old teas in the market.

It started with the popularity of '88 Qing, then Red Mark, later Song Pin, and now there's a trend of century-old red tea, century-old green tea, century-old white tea, century-old oolong, and other稀奇古怪的东西. Almost every day, on the internet, Weibo, or WeChat, you can see someone gathering to taste century-old tea. Some masters even take their century-old teas on nationwide tasting tours, tasting year after year, month after month, day after day. They've tasted with countless people and continue to do so. Even some of the century-old brands on the packaging are fabricated, never having existed in history. Sigh! How much century-old tea left from a hundred years ago can withstand such consumption? Everyone knows the answer in their hearts!

3. Severe mutual disparagement among tea people.

Among tea people, there is a tendency to互相诋毁, spread rumors, and cause trouble. Their own tea is always the best, while others' tea is统统垃圾! This kind of 'black-mouth' tea person is very common! When they encounter someone they dislike, they slander and insult them over tea, as if by climbing over Chen Guoyi's head, you become taller than Chen Guoyi, or by骂了陈国义, Chen Guoyi becomes your小弟. They always want to step on others to elevate themselves.

Tea people need self-discipline and should embody the spirit of tea. They cannot spend all day stirring up trouble and互相诋毁. Otherwise, they are not worthy of being tea drinkers.