In this research paper, we discuss four elements of tea-drinking in Tang poetry – surroundings, social environment, artscape, and personal emotion. Tang scholars believe that one should only drink tea in peaceful and gracious surroundings. Tea-drinking can be done either indoors or outdoors. The artscape should contain abundant plants to express the tea-drinking scholar’s personal emotions. The Tang Dynasty was prosperous and art flourished during this era. Tang scholars were talented in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, singing and dancing. The artistic talents of these scholars are associated with the distinctive features of tea, and their interest in art is expressed in tea tasting. By combining the drinking of tea with art, a pleasant sense of serenity permeates the tea-drinker’s social environment. Not surprisingly, Tang scholars regarded tea drinking as an artistic activity, like making music, playing chess, writing calligraphy, painting, singing and dancing. The personal emotions experienced by the tea-drinking scholar enabled him to be at one with the world. Through tea drinking, Tang scholars tasted the flavor of tea, felt the wonders of nature, enjoyed the freedom of a leisured life, and deepened their self-cultivation. These four elements - surroundings, social environment, artscape, and personal emotion - were considered as a single entity in tea-drinking. We found out Tang scholars diligently constructed the tea drinking atmosphere. Later generations have continued to improve, even surpass, their achievements in this area. Still, Tang scholars made a great contribution in the evolution of tea-drinking, by being the first to deliberately construct a tea drinking atmosphere, and in the process inspire their successors. We should respect their significant contribution to this key aspect of Chinese history and culture.