ChineseTeaCulture2ThehistoryClassificationTeaceremonyTeaandhealthTeacustomsTheHistoryofTeaDrinking•ReferringtoChinesetea,itcanbetracedbacktotheancienttimes.AnditwasflourishedinTangdynastyandSongdynasty.Chinaisthefirstcountrythatfindsteaplant.Chinaisthehomelandoftea,andteahasbecomethenationaldrink.Chinaisacountrywithatimehonoredcivilizationandalandofceremony.Wheneverguestsvisit,itisnecessarytomakeandserveteatothem.Beforeservingtea,youmayaskthemfortheirpreferencesastowhatkindofteatheylikeandservethemtheteainthemostappropriateteacups.TeainDailyLife•“Firewood,rice,oil,salt,sauce,vinegarandteaarethesevennecessitiestobeginaday.”•CuChaDanFann粗茶淡饭:coarseteaandtastelessdinnerHowmanykindsofteacouldyoutell?GreenteaBlackteaWhiteteaOolongteaScentedteaCompressedteaClassificationofTea•GreenteaWithitsnaturalfragrance,theoldestteaisthegreentea,whichisverypopularamongmanydifferentpeople.It’sbakedimmediatelyafterpicking.Theteacanbedividedintomanykinds,dependingonthewaythatitisprocessed.GreenTea[ThenationaldrinkofChina]Themostwell-knowngreenteas:•LongjingTeafromWestLakeofHangzhou西湖龙井•MaofengTeafromHuangshanMountain黄山毛峰•YunwuTeafromLushanMountain庐山云雾•BiluochunTeafromJiangsu洞庭碧螺春•YinzhenTeafromJunshanMountain君山银针LongjingTea龙井Atop-gradegreenteafromLongjing,WestLake,HangzhouFourcharacteristics:•greenincolor色绿•fragrantinsmell香郁•sweetintaste味醇•beautifulinappearance形美BiluochunTea•Atop-gradegreenteafromDongting,Taihu,WuCounty,JiangsuProvince.•BiluoPeakonMountainDongting•“Terrifyingaroma”吓煞人香•EmperorKangxinameditbiluochun.•Ahard-workingandkind-heartedorphangirlwhonamedbiluo.ClassificationofTea•BlackteaBlackteaisakindoffermentedtea.Afterthefermentation,itscolorchangesfromgreentoblack.BlackTea[thesecondlargestkindoftea]Themostwell-knownblackteas:QiHongTeafromAnhui祁红DianHongTeafromYunan云南滇红ChuanHongTeafromSichuan四川川红YingHongTeafromGuangdong广东英德红ClassificationofTea•WhiteteaWhiteteaisspecialandnotveryfamiliartomostpeople.Justasitsnamesuggests,thiskindofteaisaswhiteassilver.ItismainlyproducedinFujianProvince,butpopularinSoutheastAsia.WhiteTeaThemostwell-known:•YinzhenBaihao(SilverNeedle)银针白毫•Baimudan(WhitePeony)白牡丹YinzhenBaihaoClassificationofTea•OolongteaOolongtea,whichcombinesthefreshnessofthegreenteaandthefragranceofblacktea,isbecomingpopularmoreandmore.It’salsopopularforitsmedicalbenefits,includingassistingthebodybuildingprocessandindieting.Oolongteagrowsoncliffs.Harvestingthistypeofteaisverydifficult,whichmakesitthemostprecious.Mainproducers:Fujian,Guangdong,TaiwanOolongTeaThemostwell-knownoolongteas:•Tieguanyin(IronGoddessGuanyin)铁观音•WuyiyanTea武夷岩茶•TaiwanOolongTea台湾乌龙TieguanyinClassificationofTea•ScentedteaScentedtea,popularinNorthernChina,isamixtureofgreenteawithflowerpetalsofrose,jasmine,orchidandplum,whichiscombinedthroughanelaborateprocess.Amongthistypeoftea,jasmineisthemostcommon.ScentedTeaThemostwell-known:•jasminetea茉莉花茶•magnoliatea玉兰花茶•lotusflowertea荷花茶•chrysanthemumtea菊花茶•rosetea玫瑰花茶ThemostfamousscentedteaGoodforyourstomachClassificationofTea•CompressedteaTheteawhichiscompressedandhardenedintoacertainshape,whichisgoodfortransportandstorage.It’smadefromblackorgreentea,andmainlysuppliedtotheethnicminoritieslivingintheborderareasofthecountry.Mainproducers:Hubei,Hunan,Sichuan,YunnanandGuangxiZhuangAutonomousregionbricktea砖茶:intheformofbricksTuocha沱茶:intheformofcakesandbowlsCompressedTeaBricktea:砖茶•huazhuan花砖茶(flowerbrick)•heizhuan黑砖茶(blackbrick)•mizhuan米砖茶(ricebrick)•qingzhuan青砖茶(greenbrick)Tuocha沱茶•Xiaguantuocha下关沱茶•Pu’ertuochafromYunnan普洱沱茶•Sichuantuocha四川沱茶Huazhuan&HeizhuanQinghzhuan&MizhuanTuochaTeaCeremonyKungfuTeaThekungfuteaceremony,literallyteabrewingwithgreatskill,isatypeofChineseteaceremonyoriginallyusedtoprepareOolongtea,thoughtodayanylooseleafmaybeused.ChineseTeaCeremonyChineseteaartisnotonlythecombinationofteaandart,butalsoanartoflife.Proceduresofthekungfuteaceremony:•♣Heatingcups(温具)•♣Settingtea(置茶)•♣Washingtea(洗茶)•♣Makingtea(冲泡)•♣Drinkingandenjoyingthetea(品茶)Differentteahasitsownwayofmaking,Iwouldliketosaysomethingaboutthewayofgreentea.1.thewatertemperatureForgreentea,thewatertemperatureof65°Cto75°Cisbest.2.Teasettheglassesandtheceramiccupwithcoverarebest.Youhadbetternotdrinkthefirsttea,andyoushouldsmellthefragranceoftheteabeforeyoudrinkit.Alwaysrememberthatyoushouldnotdrinktheovernighttea!ChineseTeaism♣He:ThecorephilosophyofChineseteaism.♣Calm:ThekeytoachievinginChineseteaism♣Joy:TheenjoymentofChineseteamakers.♣Real:TheultimatepursuitofChineseteaism.茶道TeaandHealth♣Teaisanaturalandhealthydrink.♣Teacontainsalotofnutrientsthathelptobuildupgoodhealth.♣Teaisrefreshingandhelpsyouworkefficiently.♣Teaisathirstquencherandaidsdigestionoffood.♣Teahelpstodisinfectandalleviateinflammation.♣Teahelpsurinaryoutputandpurgetoxins.♣Teahelpskeepfitandagainstcardiovasculardiseases.TeaCustoms●Oneshouldneitherpourteawatertilltheteacupisfullnoremptytheteapotorteacupswhiledrinkingtea.(ShandongProvince)●Ifaguestemptiedhisteacup,thehostwouldthinkhedoesnotwantanyteaandthereforewouldn’tofferhimanytea.TeaCustomsAsasignofrespect:Theyoung