中国茶文化(中英文)

Shennong Tasted Plants
Shen Nong Shi, the God of Agriculture, was believed to be the first to discover tea. In his “Book of Herbs”(神农本草经), 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."
Biblioteka Baidu
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： Buddha’s Hand
Tieguanyin 铁观音
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 fragrance.
Tea Classification
The main varieties of Chinese tea:
• • • • • • Green Tea Black Tea Oolong Tea White Tea Yellow Tea Scented Tea
Green tea 绿茶
The tea made without being fermented The tea liquid and tea leaves are greenish. Benefits: • It help people reduce their inner heat. • It helps with anti-ageing. • It prevents computer radiation and bad breath.
Black tea 红茶
The most essential character of black tea is red tea water, red leaves and sugariness. The color of dry black 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 usual 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.
Tieguanyin 铁观音
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 body. It also enhances immune function It protects the heart and blood vessels.
Famous green tea
西湖龙井：Dragon Well 洞庭碧螺春：Spring Spiral 庐山云雾：Cloud & Fog 黄山毛峰：Fur Peak 信阳毛尖：Fur Tip
Longjing Tea 龙井
a top-grade green tea from Longjing, West Lake, Hangzhou Four characteristics： • green in color 色绿 • fragrant in smell 香郁 • sweet in taste 味醇 • beautiful in appearance形美
Biluochun Tea
Dongting
Black tea 红茶
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 stomach. • It helps with digestion. • It is a most suitable choice in cold seasons.
The most well-known black teas:
• Qimen Black Tea • Yunan Dianhong Tea • Sichuan Chuanhong Tea 祁门红茶 云南滇红 四川川红
Qimen black tea
a top-grade black tea from Qimen 祁门 and Guichi 贵溪 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.
Tea in Daily Life
“Firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea are the seven necessities to begin a day.” Cu Cha Dan Fann 粗茶淡饭: coarse tea and tasteless dinner
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 Ceremony 4.Chinese Teaism (Chadao)
Longjing Tea
West Lake
Biluochun Tea 碧螺春
a top-grade green tea from Dongting 洞庭, Taihu, 太湖，Wu County吴县, Jiangsu Province Biluo Peak on Mountain Dongting “Terrifying aroma” 吓煞人香 Emperor Kangxi 康熙 named it biluochun.
5.Tea in Literature and Art
History of the Tea
♣ China is the initial place of tea and also the fist country
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 a fashion in Xijin dynasty and Tang dynasty . “Tea Jing”(茶经) written by Lu Yu in 760AD was the first book of tea in the world, which promote the development of tea culture.
Qimen black tea
Qimen
Oolong tea 乌龙茶
blue tea 青茶 The half-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.
Green tea 绿茶
The most well-known green teas:
Longjing Tea from West Lake of Hangzhou 西湖龙井 Maofeng Tea from Huangshan Mountain 黄山毛峰 Yunwu Tea from Lushan Mountain 庐山云雾 Biluochun Tea from Jiangsu 洞庭碧螺春 Xinyang Maojian Tea from Henan 信阳毛尖
Lu Yu(陆羽): Sage of Tea
Lu Yu of the Tang Dynasty is respected as the Sage of Tea(茶圣) for his contribution to Chinese tea culture. He is best known for his book the Classic of Tea (茶经), which is the first monograph on cultivating, making and drinking tea in the world