ChineseTeaCultureTopTenTeaofChinaThedetailsaboutChineseTeaCulture1.TheHistryofTea2.TheClassificationofChineseTea3.TheIntroductionofTeaSets4.ChineseTeaism(chadao)5.TheadvantagesofdrinkingteaHistoryoftheTea♣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),whichisthefirstmonograph专题著作oncultivating,makinganddrinkingteaintheworldTheSpreadofChineseTea♣AsBuddhist佛教的priestsstarttomovearoundChinaandJapan,thespreadofcultivationandteadrinkingfollowsthem.♣ThefirstmentionofteaoutsideChinaandJapanissaidtobebytheArabsin850ADanditwastheywhowerereputedtohavebroughtittoEuropeviatheVenetians(威尼斯)circa1559.♣However,itisthePortuguese(葡萄牙人)andDutch(荷兰人)whoclaimthecreditbringingteaandteadrinkingtoEurope.ThePortugueseopenedupthesearoutestoChina,somesayasearlyas1515.JesuitprieststravellingontheshipsbroughttheteadrinkinghabitbacktoPortugal.TeainDailyLife“Firewood,rice,oil,salt,sauce,vinegarandteaarethesevennecessitiestobeginaday.”CuChaDanFann粗茶淡饭:coarseteaandtastelessdinnerTeaClassificationThemainvarietiesofChinesetea:GreenTeaBlackTeaOolongTeaWhiteTeaYellowTeaScentedTeaGreentea绿茶TheteamadewithoutbeingfermentedThetealiquidandtealeavesaregreenish.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LongjingTea龙井atop-gradegreenteafromLongjing,WestLake,HangzhouFourcharacteristics: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,JiangsuProvinceBiluoPeakonMountainDongting“Terrifyingaroma”吓煞人香EmperorKangxi康熙nameditbiluochun.BiluochunTeaDongtingBlacktea红茶ThefermentedteaThemostpopularteaintheworldThetealiquidandtealeavesarereddish.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.Qimenblackteaatop-gradeblackteafromQimen祁门andGuichi贵溪ofAnhuiProvince.In1915,QimenblackteawasawardedtheGoldMedalatPanamaInternationalFair.Fromthenon,ithasbeenpopularwithpeopleinforeigncountries,especiallytheupper-classpeopleinBritain.QimenblackteaQimenOolongtea乌龙茶bluetea青茶Thehalf-fermentedteaanimportantpartofGongfuteaThetealeavesaregreeninthecenterandredattheedge.Benefits:Itdecomposesfatandhelpspeopleloseweight.Oolongtea乌龙茶Themostwell-knownblackteas:Tieguanyin(IronGoddessGuanyin)铁观音WuyiyanTea武夷岩茶TaiwanOolongTea台湾乌龙Tieguanyin铁观音TieguanyinisproducedinAnxi安溪,FujianProvince.tealeaves:darkgreenincolor,similartothatofironLegend:monkandGoddessGuanyin.Itissaidthattieguanyinhassuchastrongaromathatevenafteraddingwatertotheteapotseventimes,onecanstillenjoythepleasanttasteandfragrance.Tieguanyin铁观音Anxi安溪Whitetea白茶uncured,non-fermented,non-rubbed,fast-driedgreenteaThetealeavesaresilverincolorandhavefinewhitehaironthem.Thetealiquidisyellowishincolorandsweetintaste,withnaturalfragrance.Benefits:Ithelpsdispelheatwithinthehumanbody.ItalsoenhancesimmunefunctionItprotectstheheartandbloodvessels.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TheteaproducedbylettingdamptealeavesnaturallyturnyellowIthasanoriginalsmelllikethatofblackteaiftheteaiscuredwithotherherbs,butitstasteismostsimilartogreenandwhiteteas.Benefits:Itrefreshesthemind.Ithe