中国茶文化(中英文)

TopTenTeaofChinaThedetailsaboutChineseTeaCulture1.TheHistoryofTea2.TheClassificationofChineseTea3.TheIntroductionofTeaCeremony4.ChineseTeaism(Chadao)5.TeainLiteratureandArtHistoryoftheTea♣Chinaistheinitialplaceofteaandalsothefistcountrytodiscovertheteatreeandmakeuseofit.Earlybacktoprimitivesociety,teahasbeenusedasmedicine.TeahasbeenfoundintherecorddocumentsofChina’Zhoudynastyabout1100BC.Peoplebegantodrinkteaintheirdailylifeandtheappearedthemarketofteain100BC.DrinkingteabecameafashioninXijindynastyandTangdynasty.“TeaJing”(茶经)writtenbyLuYuin760ADwasthefirstbookofteaintheworld,whichpromotethedevelopmentofteaculture.ShennongTastedPlantsShenNongShi,theGodofAgriculture,wasbelievedtobethefirsttodiscovertea.Inhis“BookofHerbs”(神农本草经),itsaysthat“ShenNongshipersonallytastedhundredsofspeciesofherbsandhewashitby72poisonsinasingleday.Butheusedakindoftreeleavestoeasehiscaseanditturnedouttobeteatree.LuYu(陆羽):SageofTeaLuYuoftheTangDynastyisrespectedastheSageofTea(茶圣)forhiscontributiontoChineseteaculture.HeisbestknownforhisbooktheClassicofTea(茶经),whichisthefirstmonographoncultivating,makinganddrinkingteaintheworldTeainDailyLife“Firewood,rice,oil,salt,sauce,vinegarandteaarethesevennecessitiestobeginaday.”CuChaDanFann粗茶淡饭:coarseteaandtastelessdinnerTeaClassificationThemainvarietiesofChinesetea:•GreenTea•BlackTea•OolongTea•WhiteTea•YellowTea•ScentedTeaGreentea绿茶TheteamadewithoutbeingfermentedThetealiquidandtealeavesaregreenish.Benefits:•Ithelppeoplereducetheirinnerheat.•Ithelpswithanti-ageing.•Itpreventscomputerradiationandbadbreath.Greentea绿茶Themostwell-knowngreenteas:LongjingTeafromWestLakeofHangzhou西湖龙井MaofengTeafromHuangshanMountain黄山毛峰YunwuTeafromLushanMountain庐山云雾BiluochunTeafromJiangsu洞庭碧螺春XinyangMaojianTeafromHenan信阳毛尖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：FurTipLongjingTea龙井atop-gradegreenteafromLongjing,WestLake,HangzhouFourcharacteristics：•greenincolor色绿•fragrantinsmell香郁•sweetintaste味醇•beautifulinappearance形美LongjingTeaWestLakeBiluochunTea碧螺春atop-gradegreenteafromDongting洞庭,Taihu,太湖，WuCounty吴县,JiangsuProvinceBiluoPeakonMountainDongting“Terrifyingaroma”吓煞人香EmperorKangxi康熙nameditbiluochun.BiluochunTeaDongtingBlacktea红茶ThefermentedteaThemostpopularteaintheworldThetealiquidandtealeavesarereddish.Benefits:•Itfacilitatesthefosteringofoxygengasinthehumanbody.•Itwarmsthestomach.•Ithelpswithdigestion.•Itisamostsuitablechoiceincoldseasons.Blacktea红茶Themostwell-knownblackteas:•QimenBlackTea祁门红茶•YunanDianhongTea云南滇红•SichuanChuanhongTea四川川红Themostessentialcharacterofblackteaisredteawater,redleavesandsugariness.Thecolorofdryblackteaisredwithblack,sothat“BlackTea”inEnglishmeans“theblacktea”。MostpeopleinChinaareaccustomedtodrinkplainteawithoutanyadditives.InEuropeanandAmerciancountries,peopleliketodrinkteawithmilkandsugaradded.Blackteacanbepreparedasacoolbeverage.Theusualwayisthat:pourlukewarmwateroverinstantteatomakeastrongliquid,thenpourtheliquidintoaglassfilledwithicecubes,addhoneyorsugartotasteandoneortwoslicesoflemon.Thenacupofcoolbeveragewithsweetandacidtasteisready.Qimenblackteaatop-gradeblackteafromQimen祁门andGuichi贵溪ofAnhuiProvince.In1915,QimenblackteawasawardedtheGoldMedalatPanamaInternationalFair.Fromthenon,ithasbeenpopularwithpeopleinforeigncountries,especiallytheupper-classpeopleinBritain.QimenblackteaQimenOolongtea乌龙茶bluetea青茶Thehalf-fermentedteaanimportantpartofGongfuteaThetealeavesaregreeninthecenterandredattheedge.Benefits: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’sHandTieguanyin铁观音TieguanyinisproducedinAnxi安溪,FujianProvince.tealeaves:darkgreenincolor,similartothatofironLegend:monkandGoddessGuanyin.Itissaidthattieguanyinhassuchastrongaromathatevenafteraddingwatertotheteapotseventimes,onecanstillenjoythepleasanttasteandfragrance.Tieguanyin铁观音Anxi安溪Whitetea白茶uncured,non-fermented,non-rubbed,fast-driedgreentea•Thetealeavesaresilverincolorandhavefinewhitehaironthem.Thetealiquidisyellowishincolorandsweetintaste,withnaturalfragrance.Benefits:Ithelpsdispelheatwithinthehumanbody.ItalsoenhancesimmunefunctionItprotectstheheartandbloodvessels.Whitetea白茶ItismainlyproducedinFuding福鼎，Zhenghe政和,andSongxi松溪ofFujianProvince.Themostwell-known•“yinzhenbaihao”银针白毫(silverneedlewithfinehaironthem)•“baimudan”白牡丹（WhitePeony）yinzhenbaihao银针白毫YellowTea黄茶TheteaproducedbylettingdamptealeavesnaturallyturnyellowIthasanoriginalsmelllikethatofblackteaiftheteaiscuredwithotherherbs,butitstasteismostsimilartogreenandwhiteteas.Benefits:Itrefreshesthemind.Ithelpsclearawayheatandtoxicmaterialswithinthehumanbody.YellowTea黄茶Thebestwell-known:JunshanYinzhen(君山银针)fromHunanHuoshanHuangya(霍山黄芽)fromMt.Huo,AnhuiMengDingHuangya(蒙顶黄芽)fromMt.Meng,SichuanDaYeQing（大叶青）fromGuangdongJunshanYinzhen君山银针Scentedtea花茶TheteamadebymixingandaromatizingtealeaveswithscentedflowersItisproducedmainlyinFujian,Zhejiang,JiangsuandAnhuiprovinces.Scentedtea花茶Themostwell-known:jasmi