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-----温杰周恒1.Culturesbothwithalonghistory2.Commonsocialfunctions3.CommoneconomicfunctionsSimilaritiesbetweenChineseteacultureandwesterncoffeecultureDifferencesbetweenChineseteacultureandwesterncoffeeculture•Importance•Type•Legend•Spread•Drinkinghabits•CommentsImportance•InChina,thereisacommonsaying:“Firewood,rice,oil,salt,sauce,vinegarandteaarethesevennecessitiestobeginaday.”Thoughteaislastonthelist,westillcanseetheimportanceofteaindailylife.•Inwest,peoplealsosay:“IfI’mnotinthecoffeehouse,Iwillbeonthewaytothecoffeehouse.”Thoughitisasimplejoke,itreflectsthereallifeofwesternpeople.HistoryofTea•ThestoryofteabeginsinChina.Accordingtolegend,in2737BC,theChineseemperorShenNongwassittingbeneathatreewhilehisservantboileddrinkingwater,whensomeleavesfromthetreeblewintothewater.ShenNong,arenownedherbalist,decidedtotrytheinfusionthathisservanthadaccidentallycreated.ThetreewasaCamelliaSinensis,andtheresultingdrinkwaswhatwenowcalltea.HistoryofCoffee•Theoriginofthisplantascoffeecanbetracedbackto100millionyearsago.Accordingtoonestory,theeffectofcoffeebeansonbehaviorwasnoticedbyasheepherder(牧羊人)fromEthiopia(埃塞俄比亚）namedKaldi(柯迪）.Hefoundhissheepunintentionallyeatingakindofredfruit,thesheepbecameverylivelyandenergetic.Ithelpspeopleawakeandlateritiscalledcoffee.TypeTea1）WestLakelongjingtea（西湖龙井）2)Dongtingbiluochuntea(洞庭碧螺春）3)Huangshanmaofengtea（黄山毛峰茶）4)Lushanyunwutea;(庐山云雾茶）5)Xinyangmaojiantea;（信阳毛尖）6)AnxiTieguanyintea;（安溪铁观音）7)Wuyirocktea;（武夷岩茶）coffee1)BlueMountainCoffee（蓝山咖啡）2)Mocha（摩卡咖啡）3)Cappuccino（卡布奇诺）4)Espresso（浓缩咖啡）5)Caffelatte（拿铁）6)Icecreamcoffee（冰冻奶油咖啡）7)Turkeycoffee（土耳其咖啡）WestLakelongjingtea（西湖龙井）Dongtingbiluochuntea(洞庭碧螺春）Huangshanmaofengtea（黄山毛峰茶）Lushanyunwutea(庐山云雾茶）Xinyangmaojiantea（信阳毛尖）AnxiTieguanyintea（安溪铁观音）Wuyirocktea（武夷岩茶）BlueMountainCoffee（蓝山咖啡）Mocha（摩卡咖啡）Cappuccino（卡布奇诺）Espresso（浓缩咖啡）Caffelatte（拿铁）Icecreamcoffee（冰冻奶油咖啡）Turkeycoffee（土耳其咖啡）ThespreadoftheteacultureChinaJapanandKorea日本和韩国IndiaandCentralAsia印度和中亚,ArabianPeninsula.阿拉伯半岛BeforetheTangDynastyIntheMingandQingDynastiesThespreadofthecoffeecultureEthiopiaMiddleEastEgypt,Yemen,Persia,TurkeyandNorthAfricaVeniceDutchEngland.EuropeAmerica.the15thcenturythe9thcenturyHabit•ForthepeopleinChina,theyenjoyacupofteawithoutaddinganything,butthepeopleinwesterncountriesprefertohaveacupofcoffeewithsomesugarinitsothatitwillnotsuchbitteranditcanenjoyitsperfumebetter.•TheimplicationofChineseteacultureisbroadandprofoundanditistheunityofthematerialandspiritualwealth.Thecharacteristicsofwesterncoffeecultureareenthusiastic,boldandunrestrainedlibertyconcise.Coffeebreak•Americansarealmost24hoursadaycannotdowithoutcoffee.CoffeebreakisatraditionofAmericancompanies.InAmericaeverycompanyhasaroom,inwhichtherearecoffeeandfoodforstafftoenjoyandrelax.Becausecoffeecanrefreshstaffandpromotethepassioninwork.Theyfindifstaffhaveahappylifeandgoodmood,workefficiencywillbeimproved.comments•Teaisgrowninthehumidplaceandteamakingisverycomplex.Chinesepeopleareverypeaceable,whoadvocate“Ahedgebetweenkeepsfriendshipgreen”“Peaceisprecious.”TheChinesepeopleregardstabilityisthekinglywayintheirlife.InChina,Thehigh-qualityteaisasymbolofthehosts’socialposition.•Coffeegrowsinhotandmorerainingplaces,suchasBrazil,Colombia.Theirattitudetothelifeandothersisverypassionate,eventostrangerstheywillsayhello.Ontheotherhand,rationalismisanothercharacteristicofthewesterners.Thisalsoreflectsinthecoffeeculture.ConclusionSincetheteahasbeenimportedtothewesterncountries,itismoreandmorepopularinthewest.Theydrinkteawithmilkandsugar.Andnowadays,inChinacoffeearewildlyenjoyed.Thedifferencesareobstaclesforcommunication,butthecommonsmakethecommunicationmoreconvenientandeasier.Globalizationmakestheworldsmallerandsmaller,andlinksuptheentirehumanity’sculturalcharacteristics.Welearnfromeachother’scultureandunderstanditsvalues,whichcancontributealottoourinterculturalcommunication.