1、Chinese Tea Culture,Top Ten Tea of China,The details about Chinese Tea Culture,1.The History of Tea 2.The Classification of Chinese Tea 3.The Introduction of Tea Sets 4.Chinese Teaism (Chadao) 5.Tea in Literature and Art,History of the Tea, China is the initial place of tea and also the fist country

2、 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 to drink tea in their daily life and the appeared the market of tea in 100BC. Drinking tea became

3、a fashion in Xijin dynasty and Tang dynasty . “Tea Jing”(茶經(jīng)) written by Lu Yu in 760AD was the first book of tea in the world, which promote the development of tea culture.,Shennong Tasted Plants,Shen Nong Shi, the God of Agriculture, was believed to be the first to discover tea. In his “Book of Her

4、bs”(神農(nóng)本草經(jīng)), 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 be tea tree.,Lu Yu(陸羽): Sage of Tea,Lu Yu of the Tang Dynasty is respected as the Sage of Tea(茶

5、圣) for his contribution to Chinese tea culture. He is best known for his book the Classic of Tea (茶經(jīng)), which is the first monograph on cultivating, making and drinking tea in the world,The Spread of Chinese Tea, As Buddhist priests start to move around China and Japan， the spread of cultivation and

6、tea drinking follows them. The first mention of tea outside China and Japan is said to be by the Arabs in 850 AD and it was they who were reputed to have brought it to Europe via the Venetians(威尼斯) circa 1559. However， it is the Portuguese （葡萄牙人）and Dutch （荷蘭人）who claim the credit bringing tea and t

7、ea 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 Daily Life,“Firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea are the seven necessities to begin a day.” C

8、u Cha Dan Fann 粗茶淡飯: coarse tea and tasteless dinner,Tea Classification,The main varieties of Chinese tea: Green Tea Black Tea Oolong Tea White Tea Yellow Tea Scented Tea,Green tea 綠茶,The tea made without being fermented The tea liquid and tea leaves are greenish. Benefits: It help people reduce the

9、ir inner heat. It helps with anti-ageing. It prevents computer radiation and bad breath.,Green tea 綠茶,The most well-known green teas: Longjing Tea from West Lake of Hangzhou 西湖龍井 Maofeng Tea from Huangshan Mountain 黃山毛峰 Yunwu Tea from Lushan Mountain 廬山云霧 Biluochun Tea from Jiangsu 洞庭碧螺春,Longjing Te

10、a 龍井,a top-grade green tea from Longjing, West Lake, Hangzhou Four characteristics： green in color 色綠 fragrant in smell 香郁 sweet in taste 味醇 beautiful in appearance形美,Longjing Tea,West Lake,Biluochun Tea 碧螺春,a top-grade green tea from Dongting 洞庭, Taihu, 太湖，Wu County吳縣, Jiangsu Province Biluo Peak o

11、n Mountain Dongting “Terrifying aroma” 嚇煞人香 Emperor Kangxi 康熙 named it biluochun.,Biluochun Tea,Dongting,Black tea 紅茶,The fermented tea The most popular tea in the world The tea liquid and tea leaves are reddish. Benefits: It facilitates the fostering of oxygen gas in the human body. It warms the st

12、omach. It helps with digestion. It is a most suitable choice in cold seasons.,Black tea 紅茶,The most well-known black teas: Qimen Black Tea 祁門紅茶 Yunan Dianhong Tea 云南滇紅 Sichuan Chuanhong Tea 四川川紅,The most essential character of black tea is red tea water, red leaves and sugariness. The color of dry b

13、lack tea is red with black, so that “Black Tea” in English means “the black tea”。 Most people in China are accustomed to drink plain tea without any additives. In European and Amercian countries, people like to drink tea with milk and sugar added. Black tea can be prepared as a cool beverage. The us

14、ual way is that: pour luke warm water over instant tea to make a strong liquid, then pour the liquid into a glass filled with ice cubes, add honey or sugar to taste and one or two slices of lemon. Then a cup of cool beverage with sweet and acid taste is ready.,Qimen black tea,a top-grade black tea f

15、rom Qimen 祁門 and Guichi 貴溪 of Anhui Province. In 1915, Qimen black tea was awarded the Gold Medal at Panama International Fair. From then on, it has been popular with people in foreign countries, especially the upper-class people in Britain.,Qimen black tea,Qimen,Oolong tea 烏龍茶,blue tea 青茶 The half-

16、fermented tea an important part of Gongfu tea The tea leaves are green in the center and red at the edge. Benefits: It decomposes fat and helps people lose weight.,Oolong tea 烏龍茶,The most well-known black teas: Tieguanyin (Iron Goddess Guanyin) 鐵觀音 Wuyiyan Tea 武夷巖茶 Taiwan Oolong Tea 臺灣烏龍,Tieguanyin

17、鐵觀音,Tieguanyin is produced in Anxi 安溪, Fujian Province. tealeaves: dark green in color, similar to that of iron Legend: monk and Goddess Guanyin. It is said that tieguanyin has such a strong aroma that even after adding water to the teapot seven times, one can still enjoy the pleasant taste and frag

18、rance.,Tieguanyin 鐵觀音,Anxi 安溪,White tea 白茶,uncured, non-fermented, non-rubbed, fast-dried green tea The tealeaves are silver in color and have fine white hair on them. The tea liquid is yellowish in color and sweet in taste, with natural fragrance. Benefits: It helps dispel heat within the human bod

19、y. It also enhances immune function It protects the heart and blood vessels.,White tea 白茶,It is mainly produced in Fuding 福鼎，Zhenghe 政和, and Songxi松溪 of Fujian Province. The most well-known “yinzhen baihao” 銀針白毫 (silver needle with fine hair on them) “baimudan” 白牡丹 （White Peony ）,yinzhen baihao 銀針白毫

20、,Yellow Tea 黃茶,The tea produced by letting damp tea leaves naturally turn yellow It has an original smell like that of black tea if the tea is cured with other herbs, but its taste is most similar to green and white teas. Benefits: It refreshes the mind. It helps clear away heat and toxic materials

21、within the human body.,Yellow Tea 黃茶,The best well-known: Junshan Yinzhen (君山銀針) from Hunan Huoshan Huangya (癨山黃芽) from Mt. Huo, Anhui Meng Ding Huangya (蒙頂黃芽) from Mt. Meng, Sichuan Da Ye Qing （大葉青）from Guangdong,Junshan Yinzhen 君山銀針,Scented tea 花茶,The tea made by mixing and aromatizing tea leaves

22、with scented flowers It is produced mainly in Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Anhui provinces.,Scented tea 花茶,The most well-known: jasmine tea 茉莉花茶 magnolia tea 玉蘭花茶 lotus flower tea 荷花茶 chrysanthemum tea 菊花茶 rose tea 玫瑰花茶,Jasmine tea 茉莉花茶,the most popular among scented tea made from jasmine flowers.

23、The most well-known jasmine flower tea is produced in Fujian Province.,Compressed tea 壓制茶,The tea which is compressed and hardened into a certain shape brick tea 磚茶: in the form of bricks Tuocha 沱茶: in the form of cakes and bowls good for transport and storage mainly supplied to the ethnic minoritie

24、s living in the border areas of the country mainly produced in Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces,Compressed tea,Brick tea: 磚茶 huazhuan 花磚茶 (flower brick) heizhuan 黑磚茶 (black brick) mizhuan 米磚茶 (rice brick) qingzhuan 青磚茶 (green brick) Tuocha 沱茶 Xiaguan tuocha 下關(guān)沱茶 Puer tuocha 普洱沱茶 Sichuan tu

25、ocha 四川沱茶,Huazhuan & Heizhuan,Qinghzhuan & Mizhuan,Tuocha,Gongfu tea（功夫茶）,The gongfu tea ceremony or kungfu tea ceremony , literally tea brewing with great skill, is a type of Chinese tea ceremony originally used to prepare Oolong tea, though today any loose leaf may be used,Tea Ceremony,Chinese Tea

26、 Ceremony,Chinese tea art is not only the combination of tea and art, but also an art of life. Procedures of the kungfu tea ceremony： Heating cups.(溫具） Setting tea.（置茶） Washing tea.（洗茶） Making tea.（沖泡） Drinking and enjoying the tea.（品茶）,Chinese teaism, “He” The core philosophy of Chinese chadao. “Ca

27、lm” The key to achieving in Chinese chadao. “Joy” The enjoyment of Chinese tea makers. “Real” The ultimate pursues of Chinese chadao,茶,道,A Brief Introduction of Tea Sets,The word Tea set first appeared in the Han Dynasty. “ Tea set” often appears in the Tang poems. The development of Tea Sets result

28、ed from the development of the means of making tea.,Classifications of Tea Sets,Porcelain Tea Sets Purple Sand Tea Sets,Muyu Stone Tea Sets Lacquerware Tea Sets,Bamboo Tea Sets Enamel Tea Sets,Glass Tea Sets Metal Tea Sets,Tea and Health, Tea is a natural and healthy drink. Tea contains a lot of nut

29、rients that help to build up good health. Tea is refreshing and helps you work efficiently. Tea is a thirst quencher and aids digestion of food. Tea helps to disinfect and alleviate inflammation. Tea helps urinary output and purge toxins. Tea helps fitness and against cardiovascular diseases.,Tea Cu

30、stoms, One should neither pour tea water till the teacup is full nor empty the teapot or teacups while drinking tea. (Shandong Province) If a guest emptied his/her teacup, the host would think he/she does not want any more tea and therefore wouldnt offer him/her any more tea.,Tea Customs,As a sign of respect: The younger generation shows its