In Chinese history, there were many emperors that can not live without tea. It might be true that every Chinese likes to drink tea that the tea became the national drink.

In the Qing Dynasty, most tea parties in the Forbidden City were held in Wenhua Hall (the Hall of Literary Goloy), Chonghua Hall (the Hall of Double Glory) and Qianqing Hall (the Hall of Heavenly Purity).

As early as the Ming Dynasty, tea is served in Wenhua Hall when the emperors was listening to lectures became an important rite. After the lectures, the emperor would invite the speaker to have a rest and drink some tea. Also, tea was served in a solemn atmosphere in the Confucius Temple and in the Imperial Academy.

The tea offered by the emperors was a symbol spread Confucian doctrine and ethnics and to promote education. Qianlong-the great emperor of the Qing Dynasty was a tea lover and great tea drinker. When he decided to retire from his throne in his late years, some ministers said, “How can a nation be without an emperor even for a single day?” Qianlong replied with a smile, “How can the emperor be without tea for a single day?”