Chinese Tea Culture

1、Chinese Tea CultureHistory of the Tea China is the initial place of tea and also the first country to discover the tea tree and make use of it. Early back to primitive society, tea has been used as medicine. Tea has been found in the record documents of China Zhou dynasty about 1100BC. People began

2、to drink tea in their daily life and the appeared the market of tea in 100BC. Drinking tea became a fashion in Xijin dynasty and Tang dynasty . “Tea Jing”(茶经) written by Lu Yu in 760AD was the first book of tea in the world, which promote the development of tea culture.Shennong Tasted PlantsShen Non

3、g Shi, the God of Agriculture, was believed to be the first to discover tea. In his “Book of Herbs”(神农本草经), it says that “Shen Nong shi personally tasted hundreds of species of herbs and he was hit by 72 poisons in a single day. But he used a kind of tree leaves to ease his case and it turned out to

4、 be tea tree.Lu Yu(陆羽陆羽): Sage of Tea Lu Yu of the Tang Dynasty is respected as the Sage of Tea(茶圣) for his contribution to Chinese tea culture. He is best known for his book the Classic of Tea (茶经), which is the first monograph on cultivating, making and drinking tea in the worldThe Spread of Chine

5、se Tea As Buddhist priests（佛教的祭司）start to move around China and Japan， the spread of cultivation and tea drinking follows them. The first mention of tea outside China and Japan is said to be by the Arabs（阿拉伯人）in 850 AD and it was they who were reputed to have brought it to Europe via the Venetians(威

6、尼斯) circa 1559. However， it is the Portuguese （葡萄牙人）and Dutch （荷兰人）who claim the credit bringing tea and tea drinking to Europe.The Portuguese opened up the sea routes to China， some say as early as 1515. Jesuit priests travelling on the ships brought the tea drinking habit back to Portugal.Tea in D

7、aily Life “Firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea are the seven necessities to begin a day.”Green tea 绿茶绿茶l The tea made without being fermented 未发酵的茶lThe tea liquid and tea leaves are greenish. lBenefits: It help people reduce their inner heat.祛内火 It helps with anti-ageing.抗衰老 It prevent

8、s computer radiation and bad breath. 缓解电脑辐射和口臭 Green tea 绿茶绿茶 The most well-known green teas: Longjing Tea from West Lake of Hangzhou 西湖龙井 Maofeng Tea from Huangshan Mountain 黄山毛峰 Yunwu Tea from Lushan Mountain 庐山云雾 Biluochun Tea from Jiangsu 洞庭碧螺春Longjing Tea 龙井龙井la top-grade green tea from Longjin

9、g, West Lake, HangzhoulFour characteristics：green in color 色绿fragrant in smell 香郁sweet in taste 味醇beautiful in appearance形美 Black tea 红茶红茶l The fermented（发酵的） teal The most popular tea in the worldl The tea liquid and tea leaves are reddish（微红的）.l Benefits: It facilitates（促进） the fostering of oxygen gas in the human body. It warms the stomach. It helps with digestion. It is a most suitable choice in cold seasons. Tea and Health Tea is a natural and healthy drink. Tea contains a lot of nutrients that help to build up good health. Tea is refreshing