Chinese, tea, culture,drink,green,traditional culture,tea culture

1. CHINESE TEA CULTURE

2. CONTENTS
origin of
Chinese te
a classification of
tea
roasting and brewi
ng

3. The origin of Chinese tea
Referring to Chinese tea , it can be
traced back to the ancient times , a
nd it was flourished in the Tang dy
nasty and the Song dynasty.

4. Green tea has historically b
een Asia's most famous tea
and is popular in the West
as well.
Green tea

5. Black tea
There are dozens of variatons,each with
its own characteristic,from very sweet a
nd light to dark and dry.

6. Oolong tea
The spelling "oolong" is a phonetic transcriptio-
n of the Chinese characters,approximating to t
he sound of spoken Chinese,or more specific-al
ly,Mandarin.The correct transcription is "wul- o
ng cha"in pinyin.It includes the most famous W
uyi Rock teas and different types of tieguan-yin.

7. Pu'er tea
Pu'er tea is grown in southern Yunnan pro
vince. The tea is famous for its health ben
efits, history and post-fermentation chara
cteristics

8. White tea
Not as popular as other varieties,but good alter-
natives are Sliver Needle and White Peony,and a
white tea from Yunnan,a fermented white tea ca
ke and white tea bricks.It contains a greater num
ber of antioxidants than other teas.

9. Yellow tea
Nowadays,yellow tea is only found in a few lo-
cations in China, mainly because it is difficult t
o process.

10. Scented teas
Scented teas are made by combining high qual
ity tea leaves with the fragrances and tastes of
blossoms,for example,jasmine or pomelo flow
ers.

11. Steaming tea leaves was the primar
y process used for centuries in the
preparation of tea.
roasting and brewing

12. Chinese tea culture has a long history,profound,not only contains the material
and cultural level,also contains a deep spiritual level.The first tea monograph C
ha Jing written by Tang dynasty writer Lu Yu was completed around 760 CE. Thi
s is more than four hundred years earlier than the first Japanese tea monograp
h on tea exists.For thousands of years China has not only accumulated a great
deal about tea cultivation,production of material culture,but also accumulated
rich spirit of the tea culture,which is unique to China's tea culture.
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