Intellectuals viewed this indulgence in "an article so unnecessary, so expensive, so destructive of time," as indicative of the decline of religion and morality, or even warned that drinking tea was "pernicious to health."
有識之士將這種「全無必要地浪費金錢與時間」的飲茶文化，視為宗教與道德的沉淪，甚至還發出飲茶「傷身」的警告。茶葉整染，紅綠兼制