ChineseTeaCulture 1 ChineseTeaCulture IntroductionChina theHometownofTeaTheImportanceofTeainPeople sDailyLifeClassificationofTeaTeaandHealthTeaCustomTeaCeremoniesGongfuTeaTeaandChineseCultureTeaServiceMasterTeautensils 2 Introduction Tea 茶 commonlydenotesthedrinkmadefromsteeping 浸泡 theprocessedleaves buds 芽 ortwigs 枝 oftheteabush Camelliasinensis茶树 inwater Onlythetop1 2inchesofthematureplantarepicked Thesebudsandleavesarecalledflushes 嫩芽 Aplantwillgrowanewflusheveryseventofifteendaysduringthegrowingseason andleavesthatareslowindevelopmentalwaysproducebetterflavoredteas 3 Ofthethreemajorbeveragesoftheworld tea coffeeandcocoa teaisconsumedbythelargestnumberofpeopleintheworld Ithasacooling slightlybitter astringentflavor 涩味 whichmanyenjoy 4 Introduction Chineseteaculturereferstothemethodsofpreparationoftea theequipmentusedtomaketeaandtheoccasionsinwhichteaisconsumedinChina Thetermschayi ArtofTea茶艺 and TeaCeremony havebeenused buttheterm TeaCulture茶文化 includesmorethanjusttheceremony Also culture iseasiertotranslateintoEnglishfromtheChineseterm art艺 5 TeacultureinChinadiffersfromthatofEurope BritainorJapaninsuchthingsaspreparationmethods tastingmethodsandtheoccasionsforwhichitisconsumed Evennow inbothcasualandformalChineseoccasions teaisconsumedregularly Inadditiontobeingadrink ChineseteaisusedinTraditionalChinesemedicineandinChinesecuisine 6 China theHometownofTea ItisuniversallyacknowledgedthatChinaistheoriginaltea growingarea aswellasthefirstcountrytogrow produceanddrinktea TheDiscoveryofTeaTheHistoryofteainChina 7 TheDiscoveryofTea Accordingtolegend in2737BC EmperorSHENNUNGanotablyskilledruler scientist scholarandpatron守护神ofthearts ruledChina svastempire Hismanyfarsightededicts法令includedtherequirementthatalldrinkingwaterbeboiledasahygienicprecaution ShenNungTastedPlants 8 TheDiscoveryofTea Onesummerday whileonastatevisittoadistantpartofhisrealm heandthecourtstoppedtorest Accordingly servantsbeganboilingwaterfortheroyalcourttodrink Bychance thewindblewdriedleavesfromanearbybush intotheboilingwaterandabrownsubstancewasinfusedintotheliquid AsagiftedherbalistandscientisttheEmperorwasinterestedinthenewlyblendedconcoction混合物 Heexamineditspropertiesandaftersippingandtastinghedeclaredittobe MOSTREFRESHING 9 TheHistoryofteainChina Ithasbeenusedasmedicinesincetheprimitivesociety IthasbeenfoundintherecorddocumentsofChina ZhouDynastyabout1100BC Accordingtohistoricaldata ChinabegantogrowteaabouttwothousandyearsagoduringtheperiodoftheWarringStates 475 221BC DrinkingteabecameafashionintheWesternJinDynastyandTangdynasty IntheSong 960 1279 andYuan 1271 1368 DynastiesteaappraisingbecameapopularcustomSince1700s theChineseteahaslargelyexpendedintotheworldmarket 10 TheHistoryofteainChina Atpresentmorethanfortycountriesintheworldgrowtea withAsiancountriesproducing90 oftheworld stotaloutput AllteatreesinothercountrieshavetheirorigindirectlyorindirectlyinChina 11 MapofChineseTeaProducingArea 21Provinces4regions 12 LuYu theSageofTea 陆羽煮茶图 陆羽 733年 804年 字鸿渐 唐朝复州竟陵 今湖北天门市 人 一名疾 字季疵 号竟陵子 桑苎翁 东冈子 又号茶山御史 以著世界第一部茶叶专著 茶经 闻名于世 对中国茶业和世界茶业做出了卓越贡献 被誉为 茶圣 奉为 茶仙 祀为 茶神 新唐书 陆羽传 记 羽嗜茶 著经三篇 言茶之原 之法 之具尤备 天下益知饮茶矣 13 LuYu SageofTea TeaJing 茶经 TeaClassics writtenbyLuYu陆羽in760ADwasthefirstbookofteaintheworld 14 TeaappraisinginAncientChina IntheSongandYuanDynastiesapopularcustomwas Overthelonghistoryofdrinkingtea aspecialandsimpleChineseteaculturecameintobeing Drinkingteawasnotonlyforquenchingthirstorforenjoyment butalsoforthepromotionoffriendshipandmutualunderstanding FolkcustomsofdrinkingteareflectedtheancientChinesepeople sgreatinterestinteaculture 斗茶TeaFight 品茶图 15 Ateaplantwillgrowintoatreeofupto16meters 52ft ifleftundisturbed butcultivatedplantsareprunedtowaistheightforeaseofplucking 16 WildTeaTreesinYunnanProvince Height 32 12m 17 18 TeaMountains 19 TheimportanceofTea 20 TeainDailyLife Firewood rice oil salt sauce vinegarandteaarethesevennecessitiestobeginaday CuChaDanFann粗茶淡饭 coarseteaandtastelessdinner 21 TheImportanceofTea TeahasalwaysbeenavitalpartofChina seconomy Backinthe GoodOldDays 往昔美好时光oftheGreatWallitwasactuallyusedasmoney BlackTeawasformedintobricksandcarriedbytradersasthecaravans穿越沙漠的 旅行队venturedwest Atthattime abrickofBlackTeawasaspreciousasgoldandasimportantaninternationalcurrencyastheUSDollaristoday TeainChina sEconomy 22 TeainLiterature 商人重利轻别离 前月浮梁买茶去 Themerchantcaredformoneymorethanforme onemonthagohewentawaytopurchasetea 酒壮英雄胆 茶引文人思 Winecanaddvirginitytoheroeswhileteacanstirupmenofletters 23 TeainArt 秉烛品茶 24 TeaClassification ThemainvarietiesofChinesetea GreenTeaBlackTeaOolongTeaWhiteTeaYellowTeaScentedTea 25 Teaproducingtechnology制茶工艺 26 制茶工艺 1 绿茶 鲜叶 杀青 揉捻 做形 干燥 黄茶 鲜叶 杀青 揉捻 闷黄 干燥 黑茶 鲜叶 杀青 揉捻 渥堆 干燥 白茶 萎凋 干燥 新工艺白茶 萎凋 轻揉 干燥 青茶 乌龙茶 萎凋 做青 炒青 揉捻 做形 干燥 红茶 萎凋 揉捻 发酵 干燥 27 TeaClassification Otherteas dateteaginsengteafruitteaeight treasuretealotusseed heartteaTangerine 柑橘 peelteaChrysanthemum 菊花 Tea 28 Greentea绿茶 CharacteristicsTheteamadewithoutbeingfermented Thetealiquidandtealeavesaregreenish Benefits Ithelppeoplereducetheirinnerheat It