Song Dynasty Diancha WorkshopMuseek Studio, Bloom & Brew

There’s latte art in tea too?

Loved by literati and poets, Diancha is a prominent way to enjoy tea during the Song Dynasty. Together with flower arrangement, appreciating antiquity, and savouring incense, it was called the "four kinds of leisure" or “four arts of life”.

The adoration for tea across the Song Dynasty gave rise to a plethora of tea cultures, from exquisite tea culture in the court, to the interesting variations among commoners.

Amongst them, Diancha was the most chic of all. Essentially it’s where you whisk together tea powder and hot water by hand, creating a froth on top like a cup of cappuccino. This also creates a white canvas to express your creativity where you can create illustrations, just like latte art.


It is rather different from how we currently come to enjoy tea.

Come and experience the joy of Diancha.