Chinese Tea Culture
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Chinese tea has a history of over 5,000 years, during which a series
of unique tea culture have come into being, covering from tea plant
cultivation and conservation, tea-leaf picking to processing and
sampling tea. Tea-leaves are mainly produced in the southern area
to the Yangtze River for mild climate and fertile ground there,
such as the provinces of Zhejiang, Yunnan, Guizhou and Fujian. There
produce an abundance of renowned tea varieties, e.g. Longjin(Dragon
Well tea),Oolong tea,
Wu-long tea (wulong
tea), Pu’er
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Tea culture is one of the common traits shared by all the 56 ethnic
groups in China. Many Chinese people believe that a day is not perfect
without a cup of tea. Either in the warm southern mountain area
or on the frozen northern grassland, stuff like Gongfu tea, buttered
tea and milk tea are all among the favorite drinks. Furthermore,
both ancient and modern Chinese people tend to indulge in elaborating
on poems, essays, dances and dramas on the tea.
China is a country with a time-honored civilization and a land of
ceremony and decorum. Whenever guests visit, it is necessary to
make and serve tea to them. Before serving tea, you may ask them
for their preferences as to what kind of tea they fancy and serve
them the tea in the most appropriate teacups. In the course of serving
tea, the host should take careful note of how much water is remaining
in the cups and in the kettle. Usually, if the tea is made in a
teacup, boiling water should be added after half of the cup has
been consumed; and thus the cup is kept filled so that the tea retains
the same bouquet and remains pleasantly warm throughout the entire
course of tea-drinking. Snacks, sweets and other dishes may be served
at tea time to complement the fragrance of the tea and to allay
one's hunger.
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