中国茶文化英语

1、Chinese Tea CultureChinese Tea Culture2The History of Tea DrinkingReferringtoChinesetea,itcanbetracedbacktotheancienttimes.AnditwasflourishedinTangdynastyandSongdynasty.Chinaisthefirstcountrythatfindsteaplant.Chinaisthehomelandoftea,andteahasbecomethenationaldrink.Chinaisacountrywithatimehonoredcivi

2、lizationandalandofceremony.Wheneverguestsvisit,itisnecessarytomakeandserveteatothem.Beforeservingtea,youmayaskthemfortheirpreferencesastowhatkindofteatheylikeandservethemtheteainthemostappropriateteacups.TeainDailyLife “Firewood,rice,oil,salt,sauce,vinegarandteaarethesevennecessitiestobeginaday.” Cu

3、 Cha Dan Fann 粗茶淡饭:coarseteaandtastelessdinnerHow many kinds of tea could you tell?ClassificationofTea GreenteaWithitsnaturalfragrance,theoldestteaisthegreentea,whichisverypopularamongmanydifferentpeople.Itsbakedimmediatelyafterpicking.Theteacanbedividedintomanykinds,dependingonthewaythatitisprocess

4、ed.GreenTea The national drink of China The most well-known green teas: LongjingTeafromWestLakeofHangzhou西湖龙井 MaofengTeafromHuangshanMountain黄山毛峰 YunwuTeafromLushanMountain庐山云雾 BiluochunTeafromJiangsu洞庭碧螺春 YinzhenTeafromJunshanMountain君山银针LongjingTea龙井lAtop-gradegreenteafromLongjing,WestLake,Hangzho

5、ulFourcharacteristics：greenincolor色绿fragrantinsmell香郁sweetintaste味醇beautifulinappearance形美BiluochunTea Atop-gradegreenteafromDongting,Taihu,WuCounty,JiangsuProvince. BiluoPeakonMountainDongting “Terrifyingaroma”吓煞人香 EmperorKangxinameditbiluochun. Ahard-workingandkind-heartedorphangirlwhonamedbiluo.C

6、lassificationofTea BlackteaBlackteaisakindoffermentedtea.Afterthefermentation,itscolorchangesfromgreentoblack.BlackTeathesecondlargestkindofteaThe most well-known black teas:QiHongTeafromAnhui祁红DianHongTeafromYunan云南滇红ChuanHongTeafromSichuan四川川红YingHongTeafromGuangdong广东英德红ClassificationofTea Whitet

7、eaWhiteteaisspecialandnotveryfamiliartomostpeople.Justasitsnamesuggests,thiskindofteaisaswhiteassilver.ItismainlyproducedinFujianProvince,butpopularinSoutheastAsia.WhiteTeaThemostwell-known: Yinzhen Baihao(SilverNeedle)银针白毫 Baimudan(WhitePeony)白牡丹YinzhenBaihaoClassificationofTea OolongteaOolongtea,w

8、hichcombinesthefreshnessofthegreenteaandthefragranceofblacktea,isbecomingpopularmoreandmore.Itsalsopopularforitsmedicalbenefits,includingassistingthebodybuildingprocessandindieting.Oolongteagrowsoncliffs.Harvestingthistypeofteaisverydifficult,whichmakesitthemostprecious.Mainproducers:Fujian,Guangdon

9、g,TaiwanOolongTea The most well-known oolong teas: Tieguanyin(IronGoddessGuanyin)铁观音 WuyiyanTea武夷岩茶 TaiwanOolongTea台湾乌龙TieguanyinClassificationofTea ScentedteaScentedtea,popularinNorthernChina,isamixtureofgreenteawithflowerpetalsofrose,jasmine,orchidandplum,whichiscombinedthroughanelaborateprocess.A

10、mongthistypeoftea,jasmineisthemostcommon.ScentedTea The most well-known: jasminetea茉莉花茶 magnoliatea玉兰花茶 lotusflowertea荷花茶 chrysanthemumtea菊花茶 rosetea玫瑰花茶The most famous scented teauGood for your stomachClassificationofTea CompressedteaTheteawhichiscompressedandhardenedintoacertainshape,whichisgoodfo

11、rtransportandstorage.Itsmadefromblackorgreentea,andmainlysuppliedtotheethnicminoritieslivingintheborderareasofthecountry.Mainproducers:Hubei,Hunan,Sichuan,YunnanandGuangxiZhuangAutonomousregionp bricktea砖茶:intheformofbricksl Tuocha沱茶:intheformofcakesandbowlsCompressedTeapBricktea:砖茶 huazhuan花砖茶(flow

12、erbrick) heizhuan黑砖茶(blackbrick) mizhuan米砖茶(ricebrick) qingzhuan青砖茶(greenbrick)lTuocha沱茶 Xiaguan tuocha下关沱茶 PuertuochafromYunnan普洱沱茶 Sichuan tuocha四川沱茶Huazhuan&HeizhuanQinghzhuan&MizhuanTuochaTeaCeremonyKungfuTeaThekungfuteaceremony,literallyteabrewingwithgreatskill,isatypeofChineseteaceremo

13、nyoriginallyusedtoprepareOolongtea,thoughtodayanylooseleafmaybeused.Chinese Tea CeremonyChineseteaartisnotonlythecombinationofteaandart,butalsoanartoflife.Procedures of the kungfu tea ceremony： Heatingcups（温具） Settingtea（置茶） Washingtea（洗茶） Makingtea（冲泡） Drinkingandenjoyingthetea（品茶）Differentteahasit

14、sownwayofmaking,Iwouldliketosaysomethingaboutthewayofgreentea.thewatertemperatureForgreentea,thewatertemperatureof65Cto75Cisbest.Teasettheglassesandtheceramiccupwithcoverarebest.Youhadbetternotdrinkthefirsttea,andyoushouldsmellthefragranceoftheteabeforeyoudrinkit.Alwaysrememberthatyoushouldnotdrinkt

15、heovernighttea!Chinese Teaism He:ThecorephilosophyofChineseteaism. Calm:ThekeytoachievinginChineseteaism Joy:TheenjoymentofChineseteamakers. Real:TheultimatepursuitofChineseteaism.TeaandHealthTeaisanaturalandhealthydrink.Teacontainsalotofnutrientsthathelptobuildupgoodhealth.Teaisrefreshingandhelpsyo

16、uworkefficiently.Teaisathirstquencherandaidsdigestionoffood.Teahelpstodisinfectandalleviateinflammation.Teahelpsurinaryoutputandpurgetoxins.Teahelpskeepfitandagainstcardiovasculardiseases.TeaCustomsOneshouldneitherpourteawatertilltheteacupisfullnoremptytheteapotorteacupswhiledrinkingtea.(ShandongProvince)Ifaguestemptiedhisteacup,thehostwouldthinkhedoesnotwantanyteaandthereforewouldntofferhimanytea.TeaCustomslAs a sign of respect:Theyoungergenerationshowsitsrespecttotheoldergenerationbyofferingacupoftea.lTo apologize: Peoplemakeseriousapologiestoothe