A Study Presenting Contents for Tea Ceremony at Jae-Jwa Office of the Inspection Department in the Joseon Dynasty

The purpose of this study consists of presenting a new tea culture in the content era by illuminating the Tea Time System, which values human life and dignity. The research was conducted to present a literary basis, focusing on the materials from the Jae-Jwa Office of the Inspection Department in the Joseon Dynasty that are recorded in the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, Ilseongrok, Yongjae Chonghwa, among others. The Tea Time System in the Inspection Department has a deep and long history that began in the Goryeo Dynasty and was maintained until the end of the Joseon Dynasty. The officials gathered their thoughts with a bowl of tea before discussing serious issues, which suggests that this tea culture has a noble philosophy of human dignity. The order of drinking tea at the Jae-Jwa Office was “Bongyak Jipjong (accept the medicine and grab the bowl),” “Jeongeum (drink),” and “Bangyak (put the bowl down).” After that, when an Ajeon, a lower-level official, shouted “Jeongjwajeongsa (Sit up straight and perform the public affairs properly),” the officials returned to the Jae-Jwa Office and performed their duties. The core of the tea ceremony at the Tea Time Office is that the officials drank a bowl of tea before performing their duties with a clear mind. This is an excellent source of tea culture content that can publicize the efforts and achievements of our ancestors to protect the dignity of human life. And this is a valuable source that can highlight the excellent value of Korean tea culture to the world. The content development work was carried out in the process of enhancing the completeness by writing a scenario to reproduce the tea ceremony at the Jae-Jwa Office. This paper has presented it as tea culture content in order to preserve the cultural prototype of the Tea Time System and has laid the foundation for an excellent traditional cultural heritage with this.