ChineseTeaCultureContentsPart1:•TheHistoryofTeaDrinking•LuYu&TeaClassics•CategoriesofTeaPart2:•ChineseTeaBrewingMethods•CustominTeaDrinking•OtherUsesofTea•Firewood,rice,oil,salt,sauce,vinegarandteaarethesevennecessariestobeginaday.•早晨起来七件事,柴米油盐酱醋茶Part1TheHistoryofTeaDrinking•Tea-drinkinginChinacanbetracedbacktotheZhouDynasty.•SichuanisthecradleChinesetea(QinandHan)—“TeawasdiscoveredbyShenNongandbecomepopularasadrinkinthestateofLu.”TeaClassics“茶之为饮,发乎神农氏,闻于鲁国公。”—《茶经》ShenNongtastedahundredherbs,atseventycaseofdrugs,haveteaandthesolutionto.—ShenNongHerbsby•“神农尝百草,日遇七十二毒,得茶而解之。”—《神农百草经》LuYu&TeaClassics•TheTeaClassicsisthecornerstoneofChineseteaculture,byLuYu,whoisknownasthe“TeaSage”.•Thisisthefirstworkonthesubject.Itisreallyaclassicwrittenontheactivitiesabouttea,andisacondensedconclusionoftheknowledgeandfactsaboutteainTangDynastyandthepre-Tangtimes.CategoriesofTea•Greentea•Blacktea•Oolongtea•Yellowtea•Whitetea•Scentedtea•CompressedteaGreentea•Greenteaisalsocalledunfermentedtea.Itisthevarietythatkeepstheoriginalcolorofthetealeaveswithoutfermentationduringprocessing.Benefitsofdrinkinggreentea:•Ithelpswithanti-aging,anditalsopreventscomputerradiationandbadhealth.Famousgreentea•西湖龙井:DragonWell•洞庭碧螺春:SpringSpiral•庐山云雾:Cloud&Fog•黄山毛峰:FurPeak•信阳毛尖:FurTipBlacktea•Blackteaisalsocalledfermentedtea,knownas“redtea“inChina,itisthecategorywhichisfermentedbeforebaking;itisalatervarietydevelopedonthebasisofthegreentea.Benefitsofdrinkingblacktea:•Itwarmsthestomachandhelpswithdigestion.Itisamostsuitablechoiceincoldseasons.Famousblacktea•祁红:keemun•滇红:Dianhongtea•川红:Chuanhong•普洱:Pu’erOolongTea•OolongTeaisalsocalledhalf-fermentedtea.Asablendofgreenteaandblacktea,ithasqualitiesofbothgreenteaandblacktea.•Itnotonlyhasthethickandfreshflavorofblacktea,butalsohasthepleasantfragranceofgreentea.BenefitsofdrinkingOolongtea:•Itdecomposesfatandhelpspeopleloseweight.FamousOolongtea•铁观音:IronGuanYin•武夷大红袍:BigRedRobe•宋种草丛:SongspeciesLoneBush•凤凰水仙:WaterFairy•永春佛手:Buddha’sHandYellowTea•Yellowteaispickedandprocessedinasimilarwaytogreentea-uptothepointoffinalbaking.Afterwork-firingtheteatopreventoxidation.theteaisshowcookedoveraverygentleheatto“yellow”thetea.由于制作绿茶杀青、揉捻后后干燥不足或不及时叶子变黄。Benefitsofdrinkingyellowtea:•Itrefreshesthemindandhelpsclearawayheatandtoxicmaterialswithinthehumanbody提神、消暑、排毒Famousyellowtea•花茶:Scentedtea•君山银针:SilverNeedle•温州黄汤:YellowSoupWhiteTea•Whiteteaismadeinthesimplestwaypossible–simplypickedandfast-dried.Theteafermentsalittleduringthedryingphase(﹤20℅).Benefitsofdrinkingwhitetea:•Ithelpsdispelheatwithinthehumanbody.italsoenhancesimmunefunctionandprotectstheheartandbloodvessels去体热、提高身体免疫功能以及预防心血管疾病Famouswhitetea•银针白毫:SilverNeedleWhitefur•安吉白茶:AnjiWhiteLeaf•寿眉:LongevityEyebrowCompressedtea•Thisisthekindteawhichiscompressedandhardenedintoacertainshape.Ascompressedteaisblackincolorinitscommercialform,soitalsoknowninChinaas“darktea(黑茶)”.Mostofthecompressedteaisintheformofbrick,itisthereforegenerallycalled“bricktea”Famouscompressedtea•饼茶:Caketea•砖茶:Bricktea•沱茶:Pea-toptea•普洱茶:Pu'erteaProcessfordifferentkindsofteas:•Greentea:Picking→Withering→Firing→Baking•Blacktea:Picking→Withering→Rolling→Oxidation→Drying采摘、萎凋(杀青)、揉捻、发酵(氧化)、干燥•Oolongtea:Picking→Tossing→Drying→Oxidation→Firing→Rolling→Firing→Baking采摘、晒青、干燥、发酵、炒青、捻揉、炒青、烘干Part2ChineseTeaBrewingMethods•功夫茶:KungFuTea•盖碗茶:GaiwanTea•茶娘式:ChaniangorMotherTeaKungFuTea•Whatisthemeaningof“KungFuCha”?KungfuteaistheChineseteabrewingprocessthatincorporatesallthefollowingmeanings:hardwork,labor,levelforachievement,skill,free-time,etc.功夫茶是泡茶的一种技法,操作起来需要一定的功夫,此功夫,乃为沏泡的学问,品饮的功夫•Whatclassesofteaareappropriatefor“KungFuCha”?OolongTeaTeaTools•Teapot:茶壶•Teacups:aromacup闻香杯drinkingcup•TeaTray茶盘•TeaTool:teashuffle茶荷teafunnel茶斗tong茶夹teadigger茶匙teaneedles茶针•Tea•FairCup公道杯•Strainer茶漏CustominTeaDrinking•Toshowrespect•Toapologize•Toexpressthankstotheeldersonone’sweddingdayOtherUsesofTea•Makingtea-flawredegg•Makingtealeafpillow•Drivingoutmosquitoes•Makingcandy•Washingsilkclothes•Washinghair