Different-Cultures-with-Tea-and-Coffee.docx

Different Cultures with Tea and Coffee Course: The Outline of Chinese Culture Grade & class: Number: Name: Different Cultures with Tea and Coffee Tea and coffee are two important drinks all over the world. Tea represents of Chinese drink, and coffee represents western drink. Both of them influenced the culture of each land. Tea has a long history in China. It can date from Qin dynasty. After thousands of years, it obviously became as important as daily necessaries in Chinese life. And there were lots of teahouses, tea parties, and even books about tea existing because of the popular of tea culture. Coffee also has a long history. It first be known as a stomachic, and then be known as a drink that can keep spirits up. Tea influenced Chinese culture deeply, and has a deep connotation. China is a unified, multi-national country, with 56 nationalities in all. Different nationalities have their own tea customs. The tea custom mixed life with culture, made the Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism unify, made material and spirits unify, made highbrowed culture and popular culture unify, and made utility and entertainment unify. The tea culture attracted lots of literati joined in, so it had its own culture connotation. Its an essence of Chinese culture, and used its thoughts to influence the people both at home and abroad.Compared with tea culture, which full of modest and elegance, coffee culture is more enthusiastic, romantic, free, rational, and convenient. Just like the western people, the concept of coffee culture is enjoying life. They attach importance to individualism. To western people, life likes making coffee, if the things they did lost the sense of freshness, they will change another things to do, to enjoy adventure, to taste again. Just like the coffee only can be drawn for one time, so they have to be changed again and again. In a conclusion, tea culture attaches importance to be moderate, while coffee culture attaches importance to rationality. They are both related to e