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　　：TeaandtheTeaCultureofChina

　　SinceIstartedmymajorintheteacultureofChina,Ihavebeendeeplyimpressedbyitssophisticationandbeauty.IwouldliketosharesomefascinatingaspectsoftheteacultureofChina.

　　Inacountrywiththehistoryoffivethousandyears,theChineseteadrinkinghabitdatedbacktotheTangDynasty618-907AD.Itbecameanationaltraditionandledtodevelopmentofadelicateteadrinkingritual.Overthecenturies,poetsandartistsinChinawrotemanymarvelousmasterpieces,inappreciationofteaandChinesepeople’sconstantloveofteadrinking.Oneofthebest-knownwritersisLuYu,whowasregardedasthe“TeaSage”forheposedthefirstbookontea.Inhisclassicbook,hedetailedhisstudiesoftea,suchastheoriginoftea,teatools,teapicking,teacooking,teaceremonyandwell-knownareaswhereteawasgrown.Andthevaluableknowledgeherecordedhaslaidfoundationformodernteaculturedevelopment.

　　Basedonwaysinwhichtealeavesareprocessed,therearefivedistincttypesoftea.Theyareasfollow:thegreentea,theblacktea,theWulongtea,thepressedteaandthescentedtea.Amongthem,mayforeignersarefamiliarwiththegreentea.TheLongjingtea,ofthegreentype,hasareputation.

　　：TheCultureofTea

　　Whenaguestestomyhomefromafaronacoldnight,Ilightbambootoboilteatoofferhim.”—AncientChinesepoem.

　　Chinaisthehomecountryoftea.BeforetheTangDynasty,Chineseteawasexportedbylandandsea,firsttoJapanandKorea,thentoIndiaandCentralAsiaand,intheMingandQingdynasties,totheArabianPeninsula.Intheearlyperiodofthe17thcentury,ChineseteawasexportedtoEurope,wheretheupperclassadoptedthefashionofdrinkingtea.Chinesetea—likeChinesesilkandchina—hasbeesynonymousworldwidewithrefinedculture.Attheheartofthecultureoftea—thestudyandpracticeofteainallitsaspects—isthesimplegestureofofferingacupofteatoaguestthatforChinesepeopletodayisafundamentalsocialcustom,asithasbeenforcenturies.

　　ChinatracesthedevelopmentofteaasanartformtoLuYu,knownastheSaintofTeainChinesehistory,wholivedduringtheTangDynastyandwhowroteTheBookofTea,thefirstevertreatiseonteaandteaculture.ThespiritofteapermeatesChineseculture,andthroughoutthecountrytherearemanykindsofteas,teahouses,tealegends,teaartifactsandteacustoms.Better-knownplacestoenjoyagoodcupofteainChinaincludeBeijingnotedforitsvarietyofteahouses;FujianandGuangdongprovincesandotherplacesinthesoutheastofChinathatservegongfutea,aformalservingofteaintinycups;theWestLakeinHangzhou,alsothehomeoftheTeaConnoisseursAssociation,notedforitsexcellentgreentea;andprovincesinsouthwestChinalikeYunnanwheretheethnicgroupslessaffectedbyforeignculturesretainteaceremoniesandcustomsinoriginaltea-growingareas.

　　：：Chinesetea

　　Itis4,000yearssincetheChinesebegantogrowanddrinktea.

　　There’remanykindsofteainChina,ofwhichLongjingTeaisfamousallovertheworld.

　　Teaisusuallydrunkinteasets.Ateasetismadeupofateapotandsometeacups,whicharebothmadeofchina.

　　MostChinesearefondofdrinkingtea.Teaisservednotonlyatteahouseandrestaurantsbutalsoathome.Peoplealsodrinkteaduringbreaksatofficesorfactories.

　　Ithasbeendiscoveredthatdrinkingteadoesalotofgoodtopeople’shealth.Acupofteacanmakeyourelaxedandrefreshed.Andit’ssaidthatgreenteacanpreventcancers.That’swhyteaisbeingmoreandmorepopularwithpeople.