辽宁省本溪满族自治县高级中学2018届高三英语复习 写作 Tea-culture(茶文化)英文简介.ppt

The origin Chinese tea was primarily used as a medicine before the 8th century B.C. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Chinese people chewed tea leaves and enjoyed the taste of the juice itself. During the Qin and Han dynasties , simple processing of Chinese tea emerged. In Tang Dynasty , the art of Chinese tea started to take shape. Tea became popular in Tang and prospered in Song . From the Ming Dynasty , Chinese tea completed the process of moving from boiling to brewing. Specialty tea tools like Yixing teapots became popular. After Ming, numerous types of Chinese teas were introduced. The famous Kungfu Tea was one of the landmarks in the development of Chinese tea brewing. * * Tea culture The origin Chinese tea classifications The most famous Chinese tea How to select tea Brief introduction of tea Grow environment It is said that tea was first discovered in the tropical and sub-tropical climate zone in the southwestern part of China, where primeval forests prevailed and the warm and moist setting was favorable for the growth of tea. Shen Nong Shen Nong Shi, the God of Agriculture, was believed to be the first to discover tea . World influence Tea from China, along with her silk and porcelain, began to be known the world over more than a thousand years ago and has since always been an important Chinese export. Chinese tea classifications tea Green Tea Black tea Brick Tea Flower Tea Wu-long tea Chinese tea classifications Green Tea is the most natural of all Chinese tea classes. Its picked, natural dried, and then fried briefly to get rid of its grassy smell. Green Tea has the most medical value and the least caffeine content of all Chinese tea classes. 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 has a robost taste with a mild aroma. It contains the highest amount of caffeine in Chinese tea classes. Green tea Black tea Flow