Tea and tea culture in China
Since I began to learn the tea culture in China, I was deeply impressed by its exquisiteness and beauty. I want to share some charms of China tea culture.
In a country with a history of 5,000 years, the habit of drinking tea in China can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty. This has become a national tradition and led to the development of a subtle tea drinking ceremony. For centuries, poets and artists in China have written many amazing masterpieces to express their appreciation of tea and China people's eternal love for drinking tea. One of the most famous writers is Lu Yu, who is called "Cha Sheng" because he put forward the first book about tea. In his classic works, he introduced his research on tea in detail, such as the origin of tea, tea tools, tea picking, tea cooking, tea ceremony and famous areas where tea is planted. The valuable knowledge he recorded laid the foundation for the development of modern tea culture.
There are five different types of tea according to the way tea is processed. They are: green tea, black tea, oolong tea, pressed tea and scented tea. Among them, foreigners may be familiar with green tea. Longjing tea in green tea enjoys a high reputation.
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"When a guest comes to my house from afar on a cold night, I light bamboo to make tea for him." -China's ancient poems.
China is the hometown of tea. Before the Tang Dynasty, China tea was exported by land and sea, first to Japan and Korea, then to India and Central Asia, and in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, to Arabia. In the early17th century, China tea was exported to Europe, where the upper class adopted the fashion of drinking tea. China tea-just like China silk and porcelain-has become synonymous with elegant culture all over the world. The core of tea culture-the study and practice of all aspects of tea-is a simple gesture of offering tea to guests. For China people today, this is a basic social custom, which has been the case for centuries.
China traced the development of tea as an art form to Lu Yu, who was called "Cha Sheng" in China history. He lived in the Tang Dynasty and wrote the Tea Classic, which is the first monograph on tea and tea culture in history. The spirit of tea permeates China culture, and there are many kinds of tea, teahouses, tea legends, tea artifacts and tea customs all over the country. In China, the more famous places to taste good tea include Beijing, which is famous for its wide variety of teahouses; Fujian and Guangdong provinces and other places in southeastern China supply congou, a formal small cup of tea; The West Lake in Hangzhou is also the seat of the Tea Appreciation Association, which is famous for its high-quality green tea. In the southwestern provinces of China, such as Yunnan, the ethnic minorities who are less influenced by foreign cultures have retained the tea ceremony and customs in the primitive tea areas.
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People in China have been growing and drinking tea for 4000 years.
There are many kinds of teas in China, among which Longjing tea is world-famous.
Tea is usually drunk in a tea set. A tea set is made up of a teapot and several cups. They are all made of porcelain.
Most people in China like drinking tea. Tea is not only served in teahouses and restaurants, but also at home. People also drink tea during breaks in offices or factories.
It has been found that drinking tea is of great benefit to people's health. A cup of tea can relax and refresh you. It is said that green tea can prevent cancer. This is why tea is becoming more and more popular with people.