Chinese tea culture ppt.

1. Kate Ma. 7Cl2

2. Origin
Story says original idea came from legendary
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Emperor Shen Nong because he had all water
boiled as hygienic precaution
 When the emperor was traveling, he stopped
to rest and servants began to boil water to
drink. Dried leaves from a bush fell into boiling
water, and the emperor decided to drink it and
found he liked it.

3. Origin (Cont.)
So according to legend tea was created in 2737
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BC (Zhou Dynasty)
People began to cultivate tea shrubs 3000

years ago

4. Tea Facts
Is regarded as most Zen-like drink
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Compared to personal character
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Tea is a mysterious but harmonious
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combination, both spiritual as well as material

5. Tea Facts (cont.)
Tea’s character is flexible in different

environments
Tea Drinking: Refreshment and Tonic Effect
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Tea Tasting: Cultural Meaning
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6. Tea Facts (cont.)
Before 8th Century BC tea was mainly for

medicine
The name ‘cha’ comes from CHA which is
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tea in mandarin. The name ‘tea’ comes
from TAY which is tea in Xiamenese (Fujian
province)
Essential parts of meals in China
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7. Tea Drinking Customs
You should pour guests tea
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It shows respect if the younger generation
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pours tea for the older generation
Tea wares should match surrounding elements
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(bamboo, plums, pine, snow)

8. Tea Brewing
Four main methods of tea brewing (2
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traditional, 2 conventional)
Gong fu method used
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to enjoy full flavor
of tea (includes seven-piece utensil set)
You can brew tea by just boiling water and
steeping the leaves

9. Tea Varieties
Many different varieties, depends on how the

tea leaves are picked and prepared
Green, West Lake Dragon Well (Long
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Jing), Black/Red, Oolong (Wu Lung), Jasmine
(Muo Li Hua), Scented

10. Tea Varieties (cont.)
Different parts of China prefer different types

of tea
North China: Scented Tea
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Eastern China: Green Tea
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Fujian & Guangdong: Red/Black Tea
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11. Bibliography
http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-
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tea/tea-classification.htm
http://www.goldenteahouse.com/steeping_tea.php
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http://chineseteas101.com/brewingmethod.htm
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_tea_culture
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http://www.sldinter.com/chinese-tea-culture.html
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http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-tea/
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12. The End