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1、Chinese Tea Culture,Top Ten Tea of China,The details about Chinese Tea Culture,1.The History of Tea 2.The Classification of Chinese Tea 3.The Introduction of Tea Sets 4.Chinese Teaism (Chadao) 5.Tea in Literature and Art,History of the Tea, China is the initial place of tea and also the fist country
2、 to discover the tea tree and make use of it. Early back to primitive society, tea has been used as medicine. Tea has been found in the record documents of China Zhou dynasty about 1100BC. People began to drink tea in their daily life and the appeared the market of tea in 100BC. Drinking tea became
3、a fashion in Xijin dynasty and Tang dynasty . “Tea Jing”(茶经) written by Lu Yu in 760AD was the first book of tea in the world, which promote the development of tea culture.,Shennong Tasted Plants,Shen Nong Shi, the God of Agriculture, was believed to be the first to discover tea. In his “Book of Her
4、bs”(神农本草经), it says that “Shen Nong shi personally tasted hundreds of species of herbs and he was hit by 72 poisons in a single day. But he used a kind of tree leaves to ease his case and it turned out to be tea tree.“,Lu Yu(陆羽): Sage of Tea,Lu Yu of the Tang Dynasty is respected as the Sage of Tea(
5、茶圣) for his contribution to Chinese tea culture. He is best known for his book the Classic of Tea (茶经), which is the first monograph on cultivating, making and drinking tea in the world,The Spread of Chinese Tea, As Buddhist priests start to move around China and Japan， the spread of cultivation and
6、 tea drinking follows them. The first mention of tea outside China and Japan is said to be by the Arabs in 850 AD and it was they who were reputed to have brought it to Europe via the Venetians(威尼斯) circa 1559. However， it is the Portuguese （葡萄牙人）and Dutch （荷兰人）who claim the credit bringing tea and
7、tea drinking to Europe.The Portuguese opened up the sea routes to China， some say as early as 1515. Jesuit priests travelling on the ships brought the tea drinking habit back to Portugal.,Tea in Daily Life,“Firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea are the seven necessities to begin a day.”
8、Cu Cha Dan Fann 粗茶淡饭: coarse tea and tasteless dinner,Tea Classification,The main varieties of Chinese tea: Green Tea Black Tea Oolong Tea White Tea Yellow Tea Scented Tea,Green tea 绿茶,The tea made without being fermented The tea liquid and tea leaves are greenish. Benefits: It help people reduce th
9、eir inner heat. It helps with anti-ageing. It prevents computer radiation and bad breath.,Green tea 绿茶,The most well-known green teas:Longjing Tea from West Lake of Hangzhou 西湖龙井 Maofeng Tea from Huangshan Mountain 黄山毛峰 Yunwu Tea from Lushan Mountain 庐山云雾Biluochun Tea from Jiangsu 洞庭碧螺春,Longjing Tea
10、 龙井,a top-grade green tea from Longjing, West Lake, HangzhouFour characteristics： green in color 色绿 fragrant in smell 香郁 sweet in taste 味醇 beautiful in appearance形美,Longjing Tea,West Lake,Biluochun Tea 碧螺春,a top-grade green tea from Dongting 洞庭, Taihu, 太湖，Wu County吴县, Jiangsu Province Biluo Peak on
11、Mountain Dongting “Terrifying aroma” 吓煞人香 Emperor Kangxi 康熙 named it biluochun.,Biluochun Tea,Dongting,Black tea 红茶,The fermented tea The most popular tea in the world The tea liquid and tea leaves are reddish. Benefits: It facilitates the fostering of oxygen gas in the human body. It warms the stom
12、ach. It helps with digestion. It is a most suitable choice in cold seasons.,Black tea 红茶,The most well-known black teas: Qimen Black Tea 祁门红茶 Yunan Dianhong Tea 云南滇红 Sichuan Chuanhong Tea 四川川红,The most essential character of black tea is red tea water, red leaves and sugariness. The color of dry bla
13、ck tea is red with black, so that “Black Tea” in English means “the black tea”。 Most people in China are accustomed to drink plain tea without any additives. In European and Amercian countries, people like to drink tea with milk and sugar added. Black tea can be prepared as a cool beverage. The usua
14、l way is that: pour luke warm water over instant tea to make a strong liquid, then pour the liquid into a glass filled with ice cubes, add honey or sugar to taste and one or two slices of lemon. Then a cup of cool beverage with sweet and acid taste is ready.,Qimen black tea,a top-grade black tea fro
15、m Qimen 祁门 and Guichi 贵溪 of Anhui Province. In 1915, Qimen black tea was awarded the Gold Medal at Panama International Fair. From then on, it has been popular with people in foreign countries, especially the upper-class people in Britain.,Qimen black tea,Qimen,Oolong tea 乌龙茶,blue tea 青茶 The half-fe
16、rmented tea an important part of Gongfu tea The tea leaves are green in the center and red at the edge. Benefits: It decomposes fat and helps people lose weight.,Oolong tea 乌龙茶,The most well-known black teas: Tieguanyin (Iron Goddess Guanyin) 铁观音 Wuyiyan Tea 武夷岩茶 Taiwan Oolong Tea 台湾乌龙,Tieguanyin 铁观音,
