对外汉语-中国茶文化

Part 1: The History of Tea Drinking Lu Yu & Tea Classics Categories of Tea Part 2: Chinese Tea Brewing Methods Custom in Tea Drinking Other Uses of Tea
Firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea are the seven necessaries to begin a day. 早晨起来七件事，柴米 油盐酱醋茶。
The History of Tea Drinking

Tea-drinking in China can be traced back to the Zhou Dynasty.
3. Classification of tea 茶的种类

green tea;
绿茶

black tea;
oolong tea;
红茶
乌龙茶


yellow tea;
white tea;
黄茶
白茶 黑茶
绿茶green tea


dark tea (heicha);
红茶black tea
黄茶yellow tea
Benefits of drinking green tea(绿茶的功效):

提神清心 清热解暑, 去腻减肥 降火明目 抗辐射 (prevents computer
radiation )
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
Black tea 红茶
Benefits of drinking black tea:

红茶偏温性，有助于消化，适宜冬季饮用(It warms
the stomach and helps with digestion. It is a most suitable choice in cold seasons.) 抗氧化，延缓衰老 (oxidation resistance, anti-aging)


红茶工艺：鲜叶—萎凋(withering)—揉捻—发酵— 干燥(baking) Black tea is also called fermented tea , known as “red tea” in China, it is the category which is fermented before baking; it is a later variety developed on the basis of the green tea.
第15课 中国茶文化 Unit 15 Chinese Tea Culture
目标 Objectives 了解中国茶文化历史 Understanding the history of Chinese Tea Culture 了解中国茶的种类 Learn the categories of Chinese Tea 了解泡茶的工具和方法 Learn the tools and different ways of brewing Chinese tea
Lu Yu & Tea Classics 陆羽&《茶经》

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The Tea Classics is the cornerstone (奠基石) of Chinese tea culture, by Lu Yu, who is known as the “Tea Sage”（茶 圣）.

This is the first work on the subject. It is really a classic written on the activities about tea, and is a condensed conclusion of the knowledge and facts about tea in Tang Dynasty and the preTang times.


在喝红茶时，切记不要空腹饮用，空腹喝红茶会 减低消化功能 (do not drink on an empty stomach)
Famous black tea


祁红：keemun 滇红：Dian hong tea 闽红：Min hong tea 川红：Chuan hong
白茶white tea
黑茶 dark tea (heicha)
Green tea 绿茶


工艺：杀青(water-removing)—揉捻 (twisting)—干燥(baking) Green tea is also called unfermented tea（未发 酵）. It is the variety that keeps the original color of the tea leaves without fermentation during processing.
“Tea was discovered by Shen Nong and become popular as a drink in the state of Lu because of Zhou Gong.” —Tea Classics “茶之为饮，发乎神农氏， 闻于鲁国公。” —《茶经》
"Shen Nong tasted a hundred herbs, at seventy case of drugs, have tea and the solution to." —Shen Nong Herbs by “神农尝百草，日遇七十二毒，得茶而解 之。” —《神农百草经》