Chinese-tea-culture中国茶文化英文

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TeaCultureFirewood,rice,oil,salt,sauce,vinegarandTea

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drink.Butthenitchangedfrommedicinaldrinkintoregularhabit.Theoriginofteaislostamonghistoryandlegend.WhatcanberoughlyconfirmedisthatteaoriginatedinthesouthwestofChina.InYunnan,andelsewhere,therearestillsomewildteatreesthatareover1,000yearsold.ItissaidthatthefirstpersontodiscovertheeffectsofteawasShengNong–thefatherofagricultureandherbalmedicineinChina.Thereisafamouslegendof“ShenNongTastingAHundredPlants”.Oneday,afterwalkingforalongtime,ShenNongfelttiredandthirsty,soherestedunderatreeandstartedafiretoboilwaterinapot.Suddenlysomeleavesfellintothepotfromanearbytree.ShenNongdrankthewaterandfounditnotonlysweetandtasty,butfresheningaswell.Hefeltlesstired,sowentontodrinkallthewaterfromthepot.ItissaidthatShenNongtried72differentkindsofpoisonousplantsinadayandhelayontheground,barelyalive.Atthismoment,henoticedseveralratherfragrantleavesdroppingfromthetreebesidehim.Outofcuriosityandhabit,ShenNongputtheleavesintohismouthandchewedthem.Afteralittlewhilehefeltwellandenergeticagain.Sohepickedmoreleavestoeatandthusdetoxifiedhisbodyandallthepoison.ShenNongtastedahunderdherbs,atseventycaseofdrug,haveteaandthesolutionto.'-ShenNongHerbs(“神农尝百草，日遇七十二毒，得茶而解之。”—《神农百草经》)神农ShenNongtastedplants

陆羽LuYuSageofTea'TeawasdiscoveredbyShenNongandbecomepopularasadrinkinthestateofLubecauseofZhouGong.'-TheClassicofTea(“茶之为饮，发乎神农氏，闻于鲁国公。”—《茶经》)TheClassicofTeaisthecornerstoneofChineseteaculture,byLuYu,whoisknownasthe'TeaSage'(茶圣).ThespiritofChineseteaculture

TheChineseteaceremonythoughtsisthefusionofConfucianism,TaoismandBuddhism.ThecoreofChineseteaceremonyspiritis'harmonious'.中国茶道融合了儒、道、佛学思想，其核心精神是“和”。ClassificationofChineseTeaAccordingtothedegreeoffermentation（发酵）,Chineseteacanberoughlyclassifiedintosixvarieties:GreenTeaYellowTeaWhiteTeaOolongTeaDarkTea

BlackTeaLowHighThedegreeoffermentationGreenTeaIt'scalledgreenteabecausethetealiquidandtealeavesisgreenish.Benefits:Helppeoplereducetheirinnerheat;Helpwithanti-ageing;Preventcomputerradiationandbadbreath.SomefamouseGreenTea:LongjingTeafromWestLakeofHangzhou（西湖龙井）MaofengfromHuangshanMountain（黄山毛峰）YunwuTeafromLushanMountain（庐山云雾）

BiluochunTeafromJiangsu

（洞庭碧螺春）Yellowteaisatypeoffermentedtea,thefermentationprocessherebeingknownas'annealingyellow'.Ithasanoriginalsmelllikethatofblacktea,anditstasteismostsimilartogreenandwhitetea.Benefits:Refreshthemind;Helpclearawayheatandtoxicmaterialswithinthehumanbody.YellowTeaThebestwell-knownyellowtea:JunshanYinzhenfromHunan（君山银针）HuoshanHuangyafromMt.Huo,Anhui

（藿山黄芽）MengDingHuangyafromMt.Meng,Sichuan

（蒙顶黄芽）DaYeQingfromGuangdong（大叶青）WhiteTeaThewhiteteaisakindofuncured,non-fermented,non-rubbed,fast-driedgreentea.Thetealeavesaresliverincolorandhavefinewhitehaironthem.Theliquidisyellowishincolorandsweetintaste,withnaturalfragrance.Benefits:Helpdispelheatwithinthehumanbody;Enhanceimmunefunction;Protecttheheartandbloodvessels.Themostwell-knownwhitetea:Yinzhenbaimao(sliverneedlewithfinehaironthem)（银针白毛）Baimudan（Whitepeony）（白牡丹）OolongTeaItalsocanbecalledbluetea（青茶）.

Itisthehalf-fermentedtea.Itstealeavesaregreeninthecenterandredattheedge.Benefits:Decomposefatandhelppeopletoloseweight.Themostwell-knownblacktea:Tieguanyin(IronGoddessGuanyin)（铁观音）WuyiyanTea（武夷岩茶）TaiwanOolongTea（台湾乌龙）DarkTeaDarkteahasironblackandenvelopedleaves.Itistheteaformorninig,refreshing,makingyoubewaked.Themostwell-knowndarktea:AnhuablackteafromAnhui（安化黑茶）PuerfromYunnan（云南普洱茶）LiubaoteafromGuangxi（广西六堡茶）YaanZangteafromSichuan（雅安藏茶）BlackTeaItisthemostpopularteaintheworld.TheliquidandteaLeavesarereddish.Benefits:Facilitatethefosteringofoxygeninhumanbody;warmthestomachandhelpwiththedigestion.Somefamouseblacktea:QimenBlackTea（祁门红茶）YunnanDianhongTea（云南滇红）SichuanChuanghong（四川川红）Processofdifferentkindsoftea:Greentea:PickingWitheringFiringBakingBlacktea:PickingWitheringRollingOxidatingDrying

采摘、萎凋（杀青）、揉捻、发酵（氧化）、干燥Oolongtea:PickingTossingDryingOxidatingFiringRolling