“Ming Chuan” in Qing Yi Lu by Tao Gurecords “Soup House”: “He Ning is in the court, and on the same delivery day, he drinks tea. Those who taste inferior will be punished, known as the Soup House.” “Soup House” here refers to Tea House, denoting a liquid made with tea. Ye Jin Men: Harmony and Tea by Wu Qian says, “Try to make fresh soup by brewing tea slowly”. So far, we still refer to brewing tea as “soup”, which can be seen as tea. “Tea liquid” in Volume 6 of Zhang Xiang’s Glossary Interpretation of Poetry, Ci, Qu Yu reads, “Tea liquid is the meaning of seeing off guests.... It is also known to brew tea by making soup