中国茶文化(english)

1、Chinese Tea Culture,Contents,Part 1: The History of Tea Drinking Lu Yu it is a later variety developed on the basis of the green tea.,Benefits of drinking black tea:,It warms the stomach and helps with digestion. It is a most suitable choice in cold seasons.,Famous black tea,祁红：keemun 滇红：Dian hong t

2、ea 川红：Chuan hong 普洱：Puer,Oolong Tea,Oolong Tea is also called half-fermented tea. As a blend of green tea and black tea ,it has qualities of both green tea and black tea .,It not only has the thick and fresh flavor of black tea, but also has the pleasant fragrance of green tea.,Benefits of drinking

3、Oolong tea:,It decomposes fat and helps people lose weight.,Famous Oolong tea,铁观音 ： Iron Guan Yin 武夷大红袍： Big Red Robe 宋种草丛： Song species Lone Bush 凤凰水仙： Water Fairy 永春佛手： Buddhas Hand,Yellow Tea,Yellow tea is picked and processed in a similar way to green tea-up to the point of final baking .After w

4、ork-firing the tea to prevent oxidation . the tea is show cooked over a very gentle heat to “yellow” the tea. 由于制作绿茶杀青、揉捻后后干燥不足或不及时叶子变黄。,Benefits of drinking yellow tea:,It refreshes the mind and helps clear away heat and toxic materials within the human body 提神、消暑、排毒,Famous yellow tea,花茶：Scented te

5、a 君山银针：Silver Needle 温州黄汤：Yellow Soup,White Tea,White tea is made in the simplest way possible simply picked and fast-dried .The tea ferments a little during the drying phase (20) .,Benefits of drinking white tea:,It helps dispel heat within the human body .it also enhances immune function and prote

6、cts the heart and blood vessels 去体热、提高身体免疫功能以及预防心血管疾病,Famous white tea,银针白毫：Silver Needle White fur 安吉白茶：Anji White Leaf 寿眉：Longevity Eyebrow,Compressed tea,This is the kind tea which is compressed and hardened into a certain shape. As compressed tea is black in color in its commercial form, so it a

7、lso known in China as “dark tea(黑茶)”. Most of the compressed tea is in the form of brick, it is therefore generally called “brick tea”,Famous compressed tea,饼茶：Cake tea 砖茶：Brick tea 沱茶：Pea-top tea 普洱茶：Puer tea,Process for different kinds of teas :,Green tea: Picking Withering Firing Baking Black tea

8、: Picking Withering Rolling Oxidation Drying 采摘 、萎凋（杀青）、揉捻、发酵(氧化)、干燥 Oolong tea: Picking Tossing Drying Oxidation Firing Rolling Firing Baking 采摘、晒青、干燥、发酵、炒青、捻揉、炒青、烘干,Part 2,Chinese Tea Brewing Methods,功夫茶：Kung Fu Tea 盖碗茶：Gaiwan Tea 茶娘式：Chaniang or Mother Tea,Kung Fu Tea,What is the meaning of “Kung

9、 Fu Cha”? Kung fu tea is the Chinese tea brewing process that incorporates all the following meanings: hard work, labor, level for achievement, skill, free-time, etc.,功夫茶是泡茶的一种技法，操作起来需要一定的功夫，此功夫，乃为沏泡的学问，品饮的功夫,What classes of tea are appropriate for “Kung Fu Cha”? Oolong Tea,Tea Tools,Teapot：茶壶 Teacups： aroma cup闻香杯 drinking cup Tea Tray茶盘 Tea Tool：tea shuffle茶荷 tea funnel茶斗 tong 茶夹 tea digger茶匙 tea needles茶针 Tea Fair Cup 公道杯 Strainer 茶漏,Custom in Tea Drinking,To show respect,To apologize,To express thanks to the elders on ones