《金瓶梅》的作者及其成書年代，至今仍未有定論；不過，依據多數學者的看法是：完成於明代萬曆年間，寫定者為笑笑生，蘭陵人。此書是一部反映現實的文學名著，以西門慶及其家人為核心人物，書寫北宋時期的政經、社會文化。檢視相關文獻，書中與茶相關的內容頗多，呈現了茶文化在餐飲、禮俗、休閒……等相關層面的特點，尤其在市井層面，對於瞭解宋明時代的茶文化特點，具有研究價值。本文以《金瓶梅》一書作為研究範疇，內容分為兩項：飲茶特點、飲茶禮俗。「飲茶特點」的探討重點為：茶品特色、品茶要點、茶具特色、行茶方式；「飲茶禮俗」的探討重點為：居家飲茶、以茶待客、以茶會友、禮品代稱、婚禮茶俗。期藉此研究，探究《金瓶梅》中的飲茶文化及其時代性，以達成本文的研究目的。

The author and publication date of Jin Ping Mei have yet to bedetermined. However, mostscholars believe that the book was completed by Lanling-based Xiaoxiao Shengduring the reign of Emperor Wanliof the Ming dynasty.The book, centering on Ximen Qing and his family, is a literary masterpiece that reflects the reality of the Northern Song dynasty, includingthe politics, economy, and social culture. A literature review reveals that the book contains abundant tea-related content, demonstrating the features of tea culture in aspects of dining , leisure activities and etiquette, especially at thecommoner level. The book holds research value in terms of features of tea culture in the Song and Ming dynasties. Thepresent study used Jin Ping Meias the textual source for identifyingfeatures and etiquettes of tea drinking.“Features of tea drinking” focuses on the following topics: characteristics of tea products, main points of tea tasting, characteristics of tea sets, andtea serving rituals. “Etiquette of tea drinking”explores the following topics: tea drinking at home, serving guests with tea, meeting friends through tea, gifting tea,and tea ceremony as a wedding custom. This study aims to explore the teaculture and its epoch in Jin Ping Mei.