Chinese Tea & Culture

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CHINESE TEA CULTURE
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The History of Chinese Tea

• 5000 years ago

• Shennong

• Medicine

Food
The Portrait of Shennong

• Han Dynasty Tea as herbal medicine and drink

• Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties Early
  stage of Tea Culture

• The Elixir of the Taoism

• "advocating Honesty with Tea" of the Confucianism

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The Tang dynasty(618-907) was a prime time during
the development of the Chinese feudal society,
which provided excellent social conditions for
the promotion and popularization of tea and tea
drinking custom. 
However, comparatively speaking, the development
of tea culture in the Song dynasty(960-1279) had
more changes and innovation than the Tang
dynasty. For example, the way of tea drinking,
the varieties of tea, the literatures of tea and
the supervising organizations had all undergone
great breakthroughs in the Song era.
A Teapot Made in Song Dynasty
Ancient utensils used to cook tea in Tang
dynasty unearthed in Famen temple, Shangxi
The Classic of TeaCha Jing ??
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The founding emperor of the Ming
dynasty(1368-1644)-Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang
issued an edict to abolish cake tea and replaced
it with bud tea instead(before that, tea was all
fine powdered and then pressed into cakes. It
was labor intensive and time consuming) which
promoted the creation of many new production and
processing skills of tea in the Ming dynasty.
In terms of tea processing skills, the roasting
skills kept developing and gradually exceeded
the way of steaming in the aspects such as tea
garden management, tea collection and mastering
the botanical characteristics of tea plants,
there all were more improvement and development
than in the Song dynasty and the Yuan dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding Emperor of Ming
dynasty who abolished cake tea and replaced it
with loose tea in China
A Teapot Made in Yaozhou Kiln in Ming Dynasty
A Yixing Purple Sand Teapot Made in Ming Dynasty
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In the Qing dynasty(1644-1911), besides the men
of letters and the royal family, drinking tea
also began to be popularized as a kind of custom
among the ordinary people, and became a part of
conventions. An important symbol of the
popularization of tea drinking among the people
was that the modern teahouses mushroomed and
became an important social place for all the
classes, including the common people.
Tea Sets of Chinese Qing Dynasty
A Teapot of Qing Dynasty
Tea Sets of Chinese Qing Dynasty
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Chinas Tea Producing Area
-Mainly divided into four parts
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Tea Producing Area of Southern China (????)
Including
South of Yunnan ProvinceSouth of Guangxi
Province Middle and South of Guangdong
ProvinceSoutheast of Fujian Province Taiwan
Province Hainan Province
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Tea Producing Area of Southwest China (????)
Including
Middle and North of Yunnan ProvinceNorth of
Guangxi Province East of Sichuan ProvincePart of
Southeast of Tibet Guizhou Province Chongqing
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South Tea Producing Area of Yangtze River
(????)-The Main Tea Producing Area Of China
Including
North of Guangdong ProvinceNorth of Guangxi
Province North and East of Fujian ProvinceHunnan
Province Jiangxi Province Zhejiang Province South
of Hubei Province South of Anhui Province South
of Jiangsu Province
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North Tea Producing Area of Yangtze River (????)
Including
South of Gansu ProvinceSouth of Henan
Province Southeast of Shandong Province North of
Hubei Province North of Anhui Province North of
Jiangsu Province
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 Varieties of Chinese Tea
How many kinds of Chinese tea do you know?
Green tea
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White tea
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Black tea
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Yellow tea
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Oolong tea
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Dark tea
Scented tea
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Green Tea (??)
-Has The Biggest Number Of Types In China
The national drink of China ??
Main functions

• Dispel the effects of alcohol

• Clearing away summer-heat

• Refresh oneself

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Main Types
Green Tea
Anji Baicha ????
Biluochun ???
Huangshan Maofeng ????
Longjing ??
Taiping Houkui ????
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Biluochun ???
Anji Baicha ????
Huangshan Maofeng ????
Longjing(??)
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Biluochun (Pi Lo Chun)
Dong Ting mountain of TaiHu Jiangsu province,
China
Birthplace
Features
1.Flowery with a lasting sweet aftertaste
2.Complex and delicate taste
3.Tiny, slightly curled tea leaves covered with
white down
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Anji Baicha
Birthplace
Anji County, Zhejiang province China
Features
1. Fresh, floral and mellow with lovely lemony
notes
2. A soft, silky mouthfeel and a sweet
aftertaste
3. Slender, tender pale jade-colored leaves
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Longjing Tea (Dragon Well Tea)
Birthplace
West Lake, Huangzhou, Zhejiang province, China
Features
1. Fresh, floral and mellow with orchard fruit
notes
2. A soft, silky mouthfeel and a sweet lasting
aftertaste
3. Greenish, whole flat and neat leaves with
sharp edge
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Huangshan Maofeng (Yellow Mountain Fur Peak)
Birthplace
Huangshan, Anhui province, China
Features
1. Fresh, mellow with lovely nutty notes
2. A pleasant floral aftertaste
3. Slender, tender pale jade-colored leaves
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White Tea(??)
-Gains Great Popularity In Recent Years In China
Fujian Province
Birthplace
Bai Mu Dan (White Peony Tea)
Features
1.Plant whitish appearance
2.Liquid yellow-green
3.Fresh smell
Baihao YinZhen(Silver Needle Tea)
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Bai Mu Dan (White Peony Tea)
Birthplace
Fuding,Fujian province, China
Features
1. Smooth and mellow
2. Cucumber fresh with soft fruit notes
3. Tender green one or two leaves with one bud
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Baihao Yinzhen (Silver Needle)
Fuding, Fujian province, China
Birthplace
Features

• Light, delicate quenching
• flavors 

2. Fresh full textured with a satisfying velvety
finish
3. Light, plump and large downy tips
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Black Tea (??)
-Originated In China And Spread And Known
Worldwide
Main functions

•  Help manage - or even prevent - diabetes

• Help protects your heart

• A tremendous source of potent antioxidants

• May help with weight loss

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Main Types
Black Tea
Keemun Tea ????
Yunnan Black Tea ??
Tan Yang Congou ????
Bai Lin Congou ????
Lapsang Souchong ????
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Keemun Maofeng ????
Keemun Congou ????
Lapsang Souchong????
Yunnan Black Tea ??
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Lapsang Souchong
-The Oldest Black Tea In The World
Tongmu, Wuyishan Mountain Fujian province, China
Birthplace
Type
Traditional Lapsang Souchong (smoked with pine
woods), Modern Lapsang Souchong (without being
smoked) including Jin Jun Mei(???) and Yin Jun
Mei(???)
Features
1. Richly and smoulderingly smoky yet with great
harmony and wealth of dried Longan aroma
(Traditional Type)
2. Mellow, fruity and flowery (Modern Type such
as Jin Jun Mei)
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Keemun Tea (Qimen Black Tea)
Birthplace
Qimen County, Anhui province, China
Keemun Congou(????), Keemun Maofeng,(????)Keemun
Aromatic Snail(????) Keemun Golden Needle (????)
Type
Features

•  Thin and cut leaves. Complex
• aroma with a hint of smokiness
• (Keemun Congou)

2.  Fuzzy-tipped tight whole leaves,   toasty,
chocolaty and fruity (Keemun Maofeng Tea or
Keemun Aromatic Tea)
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Yunnan Black Tea (Dian Hong)
Birthplace
Fengqing County, Yunnan province, China
Dianhong Congou(????), Yunnan Gold
Bud,(????)Yunnan Golden Snail(????) Yunnan
Golden Needle (????)
Type
Features
1.Thin and cut leaves in black and gold . Mellow,
Fruity and full-bodied (Dianhong Congou)
2.  Naturally curled, slender whole leaves.
Delicate, sweet, brisk, flowery (Yunnan Gold Bud,
Golden Snail and Golden Needle)
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Oolong Tea (???)
-Of The Most Amazing Diverse Taste And Flavor
Main functions

•  Stronger Immune System

• Strengthens teeth

• A tremendous source of potent antioxidants

• Help with weight loss

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Main Types
Oolong Tea
Tieguanyin Iron Goddess of Mercy ???
Fenghuang Dancong Phoenxi Oolong ????
Taiwan Oolong ????
Wiyi Yancha Rock Oolong ????
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Tieguanyin Oolong (Iron Goddess of Mercy)
Anxi, Fujian province, China
Birthplace
1. Lightly roasted Tie Guan Yin
Type
2. Heavily Roasted Tie Guan Yin (traditional type)
3. Moderately Roasted Tie Guan Yin 
Features
1. Green and tightly rolled in ball shape
2. Light green Jade color. Very flowery (lightly
roasted Tie Guan Yin) Complex, less floral
(Heavily Roasted) A good balance of floral
aroma and complex taste (Moderately Roasted)
Tieguanyin Oolong(Lightly Roasted)
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Wuyi Yancha (Wuyi Rock Oolong)
Birthplace
Wuyishan Mountain, Fujian province, China
Type
Rougui(??),Shuixian(??),Dahongpao(???)Baijiguan(?
??), Tieluoshan(???)
Features
1. Close, tight and slender in dark
2. Flowery, mellow, rich and complex with long
lasting sweet aftertaste
Pure Qidan Dahongpao(Big Red Robe Oolong)
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Fenghuang Dancong (Phoenix Dancong Oolong)
Chaozhou, Guangdong province, China
Birthplace
Type
Mi Lan Xiang(???),Huang Zhi Xiang(???), Yu Lan
Xiang (???),Da Wu Ye(???)
Features
1. Beautifully rolled into even fine stripes in
goldish-dark color
2. noted for their ability to naturally imitate
the flavors and fragrances of various flowers
and fruits. 
Phoenix Dancong (Huang Zhi Xiang)
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Yellow Tea(??)
-The Most Elusive Chinese Tea
Type
Junshan Yinzhen(????), Huoshan
Huangya(????)Mengding Hungya(????),Huoshan
Huang Da Cha(?????)
Features
1. Adding an extra step during production, called
"Sealed Yellowing" (??)
2. Sweet, mellow and bright yellow in color,
while without any hint of grassy taste
characteristic of green tea.
Huoshan Huangya(Traditional Type)
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Dark Tea(??)
-Kept Longer Taste Better
Type
Ripe Puerh Tea (???), Aged Raw Puerh
Tea(????)Liu Bao Dark Tea(????),Hunan Dark
Tea(????)
Features
1. Brown infusion, mellow and smooth. Some kinds
of puerh would smell flowery
2. Kept longer taste better
Aged Puerh Tea
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Scented Tea (??)
1.Mostly made of Green tea or black tea and
flowers
2. Aromatic flavor (????)
Premium Jasmine Tea -Jasmine Silver Needle
Types
1. Jasmine Scented Tea
2. Rose Scented Tea
3. Osmanthus Tea
Premium Jasmine Tea-Bi Tan Piao Xue
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Do you know?
1.How many kinds of tea we have mentioned ?What
are they?
Green tea , White tea , Black tea ,Dark tea,
Yellow tea ,Oolong tea Scented tea
2.Which kind does Biluochun belong to?
Jasmine tea
Green tea
3.Which scented tea is most popular?
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4?Which province is Pu-erhs birthplace?
Yunnan
5?Which kind of tea is the most popular one in
the west?
Black tea
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Why tea is popular?
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Benefits of drinking tea
1 Medical value
2 Eliminate grease
3 Lose weight
4 Refresh oneself
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Medicinal value

1. Anti-cancer

2.Lower blood pressure
3.Improve eyesight
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Do you want to know how to become beautiful by
drinking scented tea?
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Tips about scented tea
1 Skin whitening
Rose tea ???
Peony tea
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2 Lose weight
Lemon grass tea(????)
Jasmine tea (????)
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3 Reduce Stress
violet
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marigold
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Please think
1 Please list at least four benefits of drinking
tea.
Marigold violet
2 Which scented tea can help us to reduce stress?
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3 Can you spell ?????
Peony tea
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The Art of Tea ??

• The art of tea including the tea ceremony, the
  technique of brewing tea, the process of tasting
  tea, tea set, tea paintings, etc.

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• 1st Stage Prepare The Surroundings
• The ceremony should be carried out in an
  appropriate space. A table large enough to hold
  the tea-making utensils, the drip tray, and the
  water is the minimum necessary. Ideally the
  surroundings should be peaceful and conducive to
  relaxation and socialization. Incense, flowers,
  and low, soft, traditional music will all add to
  the ambience, as will songbirds.

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• 2nd Stage Warm The Pot And Heat The Cups ????
• At this point the cups and pot are laid on
  the table. They are then warmed and sterilized
  with hot water, the excess is then poured away.
  When pouring from the cups in the Taiwanese
  style, the wooden tweezers may be used instead of
  bare hands.

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• 3rd Stage Appreciate Excellent Tea ????
• At this point those who would partake of the
  tea during the ceremony examine and appreciate
  its appearance, smell, and its other
  characteristics.

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• 4th Stage Put The Tea Leaves Into The Pot ????
• The teapot is filled with tea. For a 150 ml
  tea pot at least 15 grams of tea leaves are used,
  however depending on the size of the pot and the
  strength of the tea the pot may be filled between
  1/2 and 2/3 full.

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• 5th Stage Brew The Tea
• Rinse the leaves by using hot water and then
  pour out the water.????
• Refill the pot with hot water poured from
  some height above the pot.????
• The bubbles which may have formed on the
  surface are removed using the lid, and pour hot
  water on surface of the teapot. ????
• Wait for tea aroma and serve the tea to the
  guests.
• ????

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• 6th StageAroma Appreciation
• Aroma appreciation consists of four steps
• smelling, looking, tasting and relishing.
• Like meditation, aroma appreciation requires an
• inward-turned mind in a peaceful world.

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• 7th Stage Compliment
• The ceremony ends with the used tea leaves
  being put into a clean bowl for the guests to
  appreciate the tea in its used form. Good
  etiquette dictates that the guests should make
  appropriate compliments regarding the choice of
  tea.

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• 8th Final Stage Cleaning Up
• Brewed tea and tea leaves should not remain
  in the teapot after the tea-savoring. It must be
  cleaned up thoroughly and rinsed with hot tea.
• Utensils must be sterilized with boiling
  water.
• The tea pot should be rinsed with hot tea and
  the outside of the pot should be rubbed /
  polished with a good linen cloth.
• A teapot should never be rinsed with water,
  nor washed with detergents or soaps.
• Allow the tea pot to dry naturally.
• Let the utensils and serving cups air dry on
  a tea tray.

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Characteristics of Chinese Tea Culture

• Elegant in atmosphere
• Tea-drinking, or rather, tea-savoring is not
  only to get out of thirst, but also to enjoy the
  pleasure, to reflect upon oneself, to think about
  life. It leads to the peace in mind.

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Characteristics of Chinese Tea Culture

• Various in forms
• Chinese tea culture is expressed in forms of
  poetry, painting, proverb, objects (tea leaves,
  tea service, etc), cultural activities,
  restaurants, gifts, process of tea-making and
  tea-savoring, etc.

A masterpiece by Chinese ancient famous
painter,Liben Yan, showing a scene of people of
Tang Dynasty boiling tea.
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The Spirit of Tea ??

• Profound in thoughts, as well as the most
  important part.
• Chinese tea culture is based on the Confucianism
  and integrates the distillation of Taoism and
  Buddhism.
• It emphasizes the harmony with nature, soul and
  mind.

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Spiritual Content

• Harmony ? is the core value of Chinese tea
  culture.
• 1. Harmony is the common thought in
  Confucianism(??, ????), Taoism (????)and
  Buddhism (????).
• 2. In Tea Scripture, it is illustrated by
  the design of the wind stove, an instrument used
  to make tea. The wind stove is made of iron(?),
  put on the floor(?), to boil(?) the tea water(?)
  with charcoal(?).
• Thus, the process of making tea is
  actually the harmony or balance among the five
  elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth.

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Spiritual Content

• Harmony ? is the core value of Chinese tea
  culture.
• 3. In steeping tea, it is expressed in the
  harmony of the tastes. ???????,???????
• In serving the guests, it is expressed
  in courtesy. ???????,???????
• In drinking the tea, it is expressed in
  the compliment. ???????,???????
• In the surroundings and mind, it is
  expressed in the virtue. ???????,???????

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Spiritual Content

• Tranquility ? is the road one must follow to
  cultivate oneself.
• Tranquility not only refers to the
  peaceful environment but also the calm mind. When
  the savor of the tea is unconsciously absorbed
  into every corner of your body, you may feel kind
  of empty, or relaxed, your spirit may be
  purified. In this way, you reflect upon yourself
  and achieve the harmony with nature.

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Spiritual Content

• Tranquility ? is the road one must follow to
  cultivate oneself.
• This idea is profoundly illustrated in
  some Chinese poems.
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Spiritual Content

• Happiness ? is the enjoyment both in body and
  mind.
• Tea-savoring is the happiness that can
  be enjoyed by everyone, rich or poor, educated or
  illiterate. Different kinds of people may pursue
  it in different ways, so it proves the idea of
  Taoism that to enjoy yourself for your needs.
  ?????

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Spiritual Content

• Happiness ? is the enjoyment both in body and
  mind.
• In the process of tea-savoring,
• Poets enjoy themselves by placing their
  feelings on objects, composing a poem, and making
  friends.
• Buddhists delight themselves by
  appreciating the spirit of Chan ?, understanding
  the truth of life.
• Taoists please themselves by maintaining
  good health, hoping to be immortal.
• Common people become happy by relaxing
  and enjoying life.

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Spiritual Content

• Truth ? is the ultimate pursuit of
  tea-savoring.
• The pursuit of Truth includes three
  points
• 1.truth in spirit??? in tea-savoring, the
  goal is to cultivate yourself.
• 2.truth in passion??? through savoring tea,
  the friendship should be enhanced.
• 3.truth in nature??? in tea-savoring,
  completely relax yourself and free your mind.

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Conclusion

• China is the homeland of tea.
• Chinese tea culture covers all realms of life.
• The study of Chinese tea culture is of great
  significance in that it is closely related with
  Chinese traditional culture.
• Today, tea has been consumed as a beverage in all
  over the world.

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Taboos
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1.Before dinner

• hard to get nutrients
• lose the appetite

2. Right after dinner

• lower the daily take-in

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3.Too hot tea

• hurt organs throat

4.Cold tea

• more phlegm(?)

• easy to catch a cold

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5.repeated infusions(????)/ overnight tea

• lose nutrients

• produce harmful elements

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6.Take medicine with tea

• lose medical effects.

7.Too strong tea

• headache/insomnia

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Cold tea
1. Now do you know why does Candy catch a cold?
Seven Hot /cold tea Before/after dinner Strong
tea/overnight tea
2. How many taboos have we learnt? List at least
three of them.
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Storage
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What are the factors that make tea go bad?

• Air
• Water
• High temperature
• Strong light

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Never store tea like these !!!
Envelope It cant keep the tea from the air
and water well..
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Newspaper It has lead(?) which is
harmful for the health.
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Right ways to store tea-leaves
For short-time storage
Metal tins (???)
Pottery Jar (???)
small plastic bags
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Tips For Long-time Storage
What teas should be kept refrigerated?
Green Tea, Green Tieguanyin Oolong
What teas shouldnt be kept refrigerated?
Black Tea, White Tea, Black Oolong such as
Phoenix Dancong and Wuyi Yancha, Puerh Tea, Dark
Tea, Yellow Tea
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Quiz
1.What are the 4 factors that make tea go bad
?
Air , high temperature water , strong light
2.Where cant you store the tea?
Envelope
, Newspaper
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How to recycle tea leaves?
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Tip1
Tea-flavored egg
Procedures
Add tealeaves to the water
3
Gently break the eggshell
2
Cook the egg thoroughly
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Tip2
Tea pillow ???
Procedures

• Dry the tea leaves in the sun. and fill a pillow
  with dry tea.

Functions

• Keep you refreshed and sober.

• Enhance your thinking ability.

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Get rid of mosquitoes
Tip3
Mosquito-repellent Insence ??
Then the mosquitoes will disappear!
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Tip4

• Care your hair.

• Wash silk clothes.
• Keep them shining.
• .

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Tip5
Sterilize(??)and cure barbiers(??).
Attention!

• Green tea

• Persistent ,
• repeating.

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Tip6
Clear up fetid breath
(??)

• Rinse the mouth(??) with tea infusion.

• Keep tealeaves in the mouth.

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