Tea culture around the world

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Tea culture around the world

• Chinese tea
• Japanese tea
• Western tea

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Chinese tea

• History
• teapot
• Category
• Ceremony

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Chinese tea history

• Teas origin dates back to around 2700BC.
• It is first discovered in the southwest China
  which falls in the tropical area ---in the
  mountains of Chinas Sichuan and Yunnan province.
• God of agriculture(???), known to have invented
  agriculture, medicine, said to found tea

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Tea pot

• The best Chinese teapot comes from Yixing,
  Jiangsu province.
• It is best for woolong tea and Tieguanying
  tea, which focus on the flavor of the tea.

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The category of Chinese tea

• Chinese Green tea
• Chinese Oolong tea
• Chinese Black tea
• Chinese Red tea

• Chinese White tea
• Chinese Yellow tea
• Chinese Flower tea
• Chinese Compressed tea

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Chinese Green Tea

• Green tea is the variety which keeps the original
  color of the tea leaves without fermentation
  during processing.

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The most famous green tea

• Longjing tea of Zhejiang province.
• Maofeng tea of Huangshan Mountain in Anhui
  province.
• Biluochun tea of Jiangsu province

Dragon Well special
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Chinese Oolong Tea

• Oolong Tea is half way between green tea and
  black tea in a sense that it's half- fermented.
  It's also called "Qing Cha" (grass tea).
• Typical Oolong Tea leaves are green in the middle
  and red on the edges as a result of the process
  to soften tea leaves.

Iron Guan Yin King
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Chinese Black Tea

• Chinese Black tea produces a full-bodies amber
  when brewed. Black tea undergoes withering
  (drying), left to ferment for a long while, and
  then roasted. Black tea leaves become completely
  oxidized after processing.

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Chinese Red Tea

• Red leaves and red tea color, it's characteristic
  of Red Tea's fermentation process.
• Chinese Red Tea has low aroma and medium flavor

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Chinese White Tea

• White Tea is sometimes considered a subclass of
  Green Tea. It is only withered and then roasted.
  It gets its name from the white down on the leaf
  buds. It has very low caffeine content

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Chinese Yellow Tea

• Yellow Tea has yellow leaves and yellow tea
  color. It's an uncommon class of Chinese tea.
• Flavor is mild and refreshing

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Chinese Flower Tea

• Chinese Flower Tea is an unique class of Chinese
  tea. It subdivides into Flower Tea and Scented
  Tea.  Flower Tea is a simple concept that dried
  flowers are used, without much processing, to
  make tea.
• Scented Tea uses green tea, red tea as base and
  mix with scent of flowers.
• Chinese Flower Tea has light to medium flavor and
  medium to strong aroma.

A typical example of Chinese flower tea
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Chinese Compressed Tea

• Most Chinese Compressed Tea uses Black Tea as
  base tea. It's steamed and compressed into
  bricks, cakes, and some other kinds of shapes.
  Compressed Tea has all the characteristics of
  Black Tea. It can be stored for years and decades
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A piece of tea is broken from a Chinese tea cake
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Place of the Famous Tea

• Jiangxi Wuyuan

Xihu of Hangzhou
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Chinese Customs of Drinking and Serving Tea

• In casual occasions, there is tea in serious
  occasions, there is, again, tea. The Chinese
  world would almost not function if tea is taken
  away from it.

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In Marriage

• wanting to drink daughter- in -laws tea
• bride and groom kneel in front of parents and
  serve them tea .

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To Show Respect and How to say thanks for Tea

• Younger generation greet elder generation with a
  cup of tea.
• Thanks knock

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Apology

• When we have a serious apology to make and words
  are not enough
• We "pour tea and apologize". That is an act of
  regret and submissiveness.

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Dos and Dont s in Serving and Drinking Tea

• Do inject tea into teacup only seven tenth . The
  other three tenth will be filled with friendship
  and affection .
• DO add boiling water after half of the cup has
  been consumed.
• Do sip a least a mouth.
• Do empty the teacup in three gulps.

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Interesting Information about Tea

• someone's cup of tea that is something one
  like.
• for all the tea in China when one want to
  advise someone else to do something and supply
  some very good reward.

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Tea Drinking Pleasure

• The first cup moistens my lips and throat my
  loneliness,The third cup searches my barren
  entrails,The fourth cup raises a slight
  perspiration,The fifth cup purifies me,The
  sixth cup calls me to the realms of the
  immortals,The seventh cup - Ah, but I can take
  no more.

a scholar of the seventh century A.D
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Japanese tea

• History
• Ceremony
• Tea drinking processing
• Catalogue
• Tea house

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Japanese tea history

• The first seeds were brought from china during
  the Tang Dynasty(618-905)
• Tea plants were grown on the grounds, served
  priests and nobleman as a medical beverage, then
  for religious purpose which led to the discovery
  of powdered tea
• Japanese were interested in tea-drinking for
  entertainment

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Japanese tea ceremony

• the windows are curtained off to darken the room
• A simple meal and then sweet cakes are served for
  the guests who the go to inner park to relax
• Put the water jar, tea caddy and the utensils in
  the area where the ceremony will take place
• After brightening the house, the host performs
  the ceremony in silence
• The fire is smothered

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Japanese tea drinking processing

• Remember where the bowl is stored
• Before drinking, address the host I will partake
  of your tea
• Pick up the bowl with the right hand and put it
  on the palm of the left hand
• Make a small bow for politeness
• Grasp the rim of the bowl turn it 90 for degrees
• Drink in small sips and inhale in last sip
• After drinking, wipe the rim of the bowl lightly
• Place the bowl on the outside of the tatami
  border and appreciate its shape

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Japanese tea category

• Sencha---with three quality levels high, medium
  low, cant go without the processing of the
  utmost care,
• Matcha---not a whole leaf tea but a powdered tea
  with high standard preparation and profound
  qualities
• Bancha---common, coarse rough, composed of lower
  grade tea leaves, served free in Japanese
  restaurant, not suited to sophisticated palates

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Tea House

• A tea houses at Samegafuchi near Shinagawa 1849
• A small room near the lake or river is always
  provided for the guests to wait before the start
  of the ceremony.

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A teahouses on the hill at Kanegawa 1855
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the layout of a tearoom in Japan

• A carpet is laid out there for the guests to sit
  on and cups of hot water are provided for anyone
  who is thirsty. An iron kettle is put above the
  stove.
• There is no smoking permitted in the tea room.

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Western Tea

• Origin
• Tea pot
• Green tea and health

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Western tea origin

• In 1644.sailors began bringing packets of tea
  from the far east to United kingdom
• European began trading tea with china in the 17
  the century

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Western Tea Pot

• classic brown betty teapot
• remained globular in shape
• Spouts were often shaped as dragons

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Russian Tea Pot

• three parts, a fire at the base, water to dilute
  the brew, and the pot at the top of the brew.
• Russians sometimes drank this with a sugar cube
  because of the bitterness of the drink.

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Western Wagon Teapot

• a wonderful hand-painted, raised ceramic teapot
  with a cowboy hat lid.

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Green tea and health

• There are three main primary tea in the
  worldgreen tea ,black tea and Oolong tea.Tea is
  a miraculous medicine for the maintenance of
  health.It has extraordinary power to prolong
  life.especially the green tea.
• There is a saying drinking green tea everyday
  keeps the doctor at bay.green tea can reduce high
  blood pressure,lower blood sugar,fight
  cancer,etc.keep drinking a cup of green tea ,you
  will feel refreshed all day

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Green tea and health

• dietary.physical health with tea Now ,ladies
  should attentiondrinking green tea is the best
  way to lose weight! Green tea contains high
  concentrations of catechin polyphenols. These
  compounds work with other chemicals to intensify
  levels of fat oxidation and thermogenesis, where
  heat is created in the body by burning fuels such
  as fat .Dont you believe?Just try!Green tea
  burns fat naturally,itll make your body be
  perfect in the shortest time.
• One should keep in mind that consuming this
  wonderful beverage is only part of a healthy life
  style.I recommend you supplement your medical

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The difference between Chinese,Japanese and
western tea drinking

• Western milk tea tradition
• Chinese tea drinking in banquets
• The difference in Chinese and Japanese tea
  ceremony
• Tea s popularization in both china and western
  world in spite of the difference

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• 2004.12