1、,Chinese Tea Culture,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 chinese tea,China is the birthplace of tea, it has several thousand years history, it is the first country that discovery the tea and use the tea cultivati
2、on. The use of tea was first conceived in the wild collection activities as medical drink. But then it changed from medicinal drink into regular habit. The origin of tea is lost among history and legend. What can be roughly confirmed is that tea originated in the southwest of China. In Yunnan, and e
3、lsewhere, there are still some wild tea trees that are over 1,000 years old.,It is said that the first person to discover the effects of tea was Sheng Nong the father of agriculture and herbal medicine in China.,There is a famous legend of “Shen Nong Tasting A Hundred Plants”. One day, after walking
4、 for a long time, Shen Nong felt tired and thirsty, so he rested under a tree and started a fire to boil water in a pot. Suddenly some leaves fell into the pot from a nearby tree. Shen Nong drank the water and found it not only sweet and tasty, but freshening as well. He felt less tired, so went on
5、to drink all the water from the pot.,It is said that Shen Nong tried 72 different kinds of poisonous plants in a day and he lay on the ground, barely alive. At this moment, he noticed several rather fragrant leaves dropping from the tree beside him. Out of curiosity and habit, Shen Nong put the leav
6、es into his mouth and chewed them. After a little while he felt well and energetic again. So he picked more leaves to eat and thus detoxified his body and all the poison.,Shen Nong tasted a hunderd herbs, at seventy case of drug, have tea and the solution to.-Shen Nong Herbs(“神农尝百草，日遇七十二毒，得茶而解之。”神农百
7、草经),神农,Shen Nong tasted plants,陆羽,Lu Yu Sage of Tea,Tea was discovered by Shen Nong and become popular as a drink in the state of Lu because of Zhou Gong.-The Classic of Tea (“茶之为饮，发乎神农氏，闻于鲁国公。” 茶经) The Classic of Tea is the cornerstone of Chinese tea culture, by Lu Yu, who is known as the Tea Sage
8、(茶圣).,The spirit of Chinese tea culture,The Chinese tea ceremony thoughts is the fusion of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. The core of Chinese tea ceremony spirit is harmonious. 中国茶道融合了儒、道、佛学思想，其核心精神是“和”。,Classification of Chinese Tea,According to the degree of fermentation（发酵）, Chinese tea can b
9、e roughly classified into six varieties:Green Tea Yellow TeaWhite TeaOolong TeaDark TeaBlack Tea,Low,High,The degree of fermentation,Green Tea,Its called green tea because the tea liquid and tea leaves is greenish. Benefits: Help people reduce their inner heat; Help with anti-ageing; Prevent compute
10、r radiation and bad breath.,Some famouse Green Tea: Longjing Tea from West Lake of Hangzhou （西湖龙井） Maofeng 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）,Yellow tea is a type of fermented tea, the fermentation process here being known as anneal
11、ing yellow. It has an original smell like that of black tea, and its taste is most similar to green and white tea. Benefits: Refresh the mind; Help clear away heat and toxic materials within the human body.,Yellow Tea,The best well-known yellow tea: Junshan Yinzhen from Hunan （君山银针） Huoshan Huangya
12、from Mt. Huo, Anhui （藿山黄芽） Meng Ding Huangya from Mt. Meng, Sichuan （蒙顶黄芽） Da Ye Qing from Guangdong （大叶青）,White Tea,The white tea is a kind of uncured,non-fermented, non-rubbed, fast-dried green tea. The tea leaves are sliver in color and have fine white hair on them. The liquid is yellowish in col
13、or and sweet in taste, with natural fragrance. Benefits: Help dispel heat within the human body; Enhance immune function; Protect the heart and blood vessels.,The most well-known white tea: Yinzhen baimao(sliver needle with fine hair on them) （银针白毛） Baimudan（White peony） （白牡丹）,Oolong Tea,It also can
14、 be called blue tea（青茶）. It is the half-fermented tea. Its tea leaves are green in the center and red at the edge. Benefits: Decompose fat and help people to lose weight.,The most well-known black tea: Tieguanyin(Iron Goddess Guanyin) （铁观音） Wuyiyan Tea （武夷岩茶） Taiwan Oolong Tea （台湾乌龙）,Dark Tea,Dark t
15、ea has iron black and enveloped leaves. It is the tea for morninig, refreshing, making you be waked.,The most well-known dark tea: Anhua black tea from Anhui （安化黑茶） Puer from Yunnan （云南普洱茶） Liubao tea from Guangxi （广西六堡茶） Yaan Zang tea from Sichuan （雅安藏茶）,Black Tea,It is the most popular tea in the
16、world. The liquid and tea Leaves are reddish. Benefits: Facilitate the fostering of oxygen in human body; warm the stomach and help with the digestion.,Some famouse black tea: Qimen Black Tea （祁门红茶） Yunnan Dianhong Tea （云南滇红） Sichuan Chuanghong （四川川红）,Process of different kinds of tea:,Green tea: Pi
17、cking Withering Firing Baking Black tea: Picking Withering Rolling Oxidating Drying采摘、萎凋（杀青）、揉捻、发酵（氧化）、干燥 Oolong tea: Picking Tossing Drying Oxidating Firing Rolling Firing Baking采摘、晒青、干燥、发酵、炒青、揉捻、炒青、烘干,Tea tools,Teapot,Tea cups: Aroma cup（闻香杯）,Tea Tray（茶盘）,Tea caddy（茶桶）,Fair cup（公道杯）,Strainer（茶漏）,Six things: （茶道六君子） Tea caddy（茶桶） Chaze（茶则） Tea spoon （茶匙） Tea clamp/tongs （茶夹） Tea sieve （茶漏） Tea needle （茶针）,The steps for making Kung Fu tea,
