茶傳的形成，代表茶人熱愛茗飲活動，進而將個人對茶的認識，串連文化涵養，投注以人生價值，而寫成的文化結晶；透過歷代茶傳的研究，將有助於理解茶人的品茗趣味、時代的品茗風尚，以及茶人的人格特質。本文認為元末茶人楊維楨〈清苦先生傳〉是元代茶傳的代表性作品，由此傳可探究楊維楨如何在蘇軾〈葉嘉傳〉的基礎上，別出心裁，呈現他的茶學涵養、品茗清趣，以及反映在元末亂世背景下，個人的人生抉擇。本文採取文獻溯源、比較的方法，略以三部分探討〈清苦先生傳〉的作者問題、內容的解析與茶文化的價值，以供認知茶傳與茶人特質關係的一個面向。

The Tea Biography described how teapeople love to taste teas and introduced the history of tea, as well as the humane development and its influence on teapeople's life value. The study on tea biographies helps us understand the fun tea loves have and the drinking trend in each period. The personalities of teapeople were also analyzed. The researcher believed that "Biography of Mr. Ching ku" written by Yang Wei-Zhen was the representing work of teas in the Yuan Dynasty. Based on the "Biography of Ye Jia" written by Su Shi, Yang has revealed a unique writing style that narrated his tea knowledge, tea culture and personal life decision in the troublous period at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. The relation between Yang Wei-Zhen and his "Biography of Mr. Ching ku" was also discussed. Literature reviews and comparisons were used to analyze "Biography of Mr. Ching ku;" three chapters were divided in order to understand the author, tea culture and the value of this biography. It is hoped that this study can be taken as a reference for tea lovers to know more about the tea culture and teapeople's characteristics.