ChineseTeaCultureTopTenTeaofChinaTeainDailyLife“Firewood,rice,oil,salt,sauce,vinegarandteaarethesevennecessitiestobeginaday.”CuChaDanFann粗茶淡饭:coarseteaandtastelessdinnerTeaClassificationThemainvarietiesofChinesetea:•GreenTea•BlackTea•OolongTea•WhiteTea•YellowTea•ScentedTeaGreentea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WestLakeLongjingTeaLongjingTea龙井atop-gradegreenteafromLongjing,WestLake,HangzhouFourcharacteristics:•greenincolor色绿•fragrantinsmell香郁•sweetintaste味醇•beautifulinappearance形美BiluochunTeaDongtingBiluochunTea碧螺春atop-gradegreenteafromDongting洞庭,Taihu,太湖,WuCounty吴县,JiangsuProvinceBiluoPeakonMountainDongting“Terrifyingaroma”吓煞人香EmperorKangxi康熙nameditbiluochun.QimenblackteaThemostwell-knownblackteas:QimenBlackTea祁门红茶YunanDianhongTea云南滇红SichuanChuanhongTea四川川红QimenOolongtea乌龙茶Themostwell-knownoolongteas:Tieguanyin(IronGoddessGuanyin)铁观音WuyiyanTea武夷岩茶TaiwanOolongTea台湾乌龙Tieguanyin铁观音Anxi安溪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Thebestwell-known:JunshanYinzhen(君山银针)fromHunanHuoshanHuangya(癨山黄芽)fromMt.Huo,AnhuiMengDingHuangya(蒙顶黄芽)fromMt.Meng,SichuanDaYeQing(大叶青)fromGuangdongJunshanYinzhen君山银针Scentedtea花茶Themostwell-known:jasminetea茉莉花茶magnoliatea玉兰花茶lotusflowertea荷花茶chrysanthemumtea菊花茶rosetea玫瑰花茶Compressedtea压制茶Theteawhichiscompressedandhardenedintoacertainshape•bricktea砖茶:intheformofbricks•Tuocha沱茶:intheformofcakesandbowlsgoodfortransportandstoragemainlysuppliedtotheethnicminoritieslivingintheborderareasofthecountrymainlyproducedinHubei,Hunan,SichuanandYunnanprovincesCompressedteaBricktea: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’ertuocha普洱沱茶Sichuantuocha四川沱茶Huazhuan&HeizhuanQinghzhuan&MizhuanTuochaGongfutea(功夫茶)Thegongfuteaceremonyorkungfuteaceremony,literallyteabrewingwithgreatskill,isatypeofChineseteaceremonyoriginallyusedtoprepareOolongtea,thoughtodayanylooseleafmaybeusedTeaCeremonyChineseTeaCeremonyChineseteaartisnotonlythecombinationofteaandart,butalsoanartoflife.Proceduresofthekungfuteaceremony:♣Heatingcups.(温具)♣Settingtea.(置茶)♣Washingtea.(洗茶)♣Makingtea.(冲泡)♣Drinkingandenjoyingthetea.(品茶)Chineseteaism♣“He”ThecorephilosophyofChinesechadao.♣“Calm”ThekeytoachievinginChinesechadao.♣“Joy”TheenjoymentofChineseteamakers.♣“Real”TheultimatepursuesofChinesechadao茶道TeaandHealth♣Teaisanaturalandhealthydrink.♣Teacontainsalotofnutrientsthathelptobuildupgoodhealth.♣Teaisrefreshingandhelpsyouworkefficiently.♣Teaisathirstquencherandaidsdigestionoffood.♣Teahelpstodisinfectandalleviateinflammation.♣Teahelpsurinaryoutputandpurgetoxins.♣Teahelpsfitnessandagainstcardiovasculardiseases.TeaCustoms●Oneshouldneitherpourteawatertilltheteacupisfullnoremptytheteapotorteacupswhiledrinkingtea.(ShandongProvince)●Ifaguestemptiedhis/herteacup,thehostwouldthinkhe/shedoesnotwantanymoreteaandthereforewouldn’tofferhim/heranymoretea.TeaCustomsAsasignofrespect:Theyoungergenerationshowsitsrespecttotheoldergenerationbyofferingacupoftea.Toapologize:Peoplemakeseriousapologiestoothersbypouringthemtea.(asignofregretandsubmission)Toexpressthankstoyoureldersonyourweddingday:Traditionally,boththebrideandgroomkneelinfrontoftheirparentsandservethemtea.