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Tea culture in China, Japan, the United States and Britain?
China, China's tea culture, is the hometown of tea. Tea making and drinking have a history of thousands of years, and there are many famous products. The main varieties are green tea, black tea, oolong tea, scented tea, white tea and yellow tea. Tea has the curative effect of strengthening the body and curing diseases, and is full of appreciation interest, which can cultivate sentiment. Tea tasting and entertaining guests are elegant personal entertainment and social activities in China, while sitting in teahouses and tea parties are social group tea activities in China. Chinese tea art enjoys a high reputation in the world. The Tang Dynasty was introduced to Japan, and the Japanese tea ceremony was formed. ?

Tea drinking began in China. Tea is washed with boiling water, which is natural, elegant and tasteful. Seeking the inherent taste of tea, we should focus on artistic conception. This is the characteristic of tea tasting in China. Tea of the same quality, such as different water, different tea sets or different brewing techniques, will have different effects. China has attached great importance to tea brewing since ancient times and accumulated rich experience. To make tea well, it is necessary to understand the characteristics of various teas and master the scientific brewing technology, so as to fully display the inherent quality of tea.

People in China pay attention to the word "quality" when drinking tea. "Tea tasting" is not only to identify the advantages and disadvantages of tea, but also to daydream and appreciate the taste of tea. Making a pot of strong tea in your busy schedule, choosing a quiet place and taking a sip by yourself can eliminate fatigue, relieve boredom, refresh yourself, sip slowly, enjoy beauty and sublimate the spiritual world to a noble artistic realm. The environment for tea tasting is generally composed of buildings, gardens, furnishings, tea sets and other factors. Drinking tea requires quietness, freshness, comfort and cleanliness. China's gardens are world-famous, and the scenery is even more numerous. Use gardens or natural mountains and rivers to set up tea rooms, so that people can rest and be full of interest. ?

China is an ancient civilization and a country of etiquette, which attaches great importance to etiquette. When the guests come, the etiquette of making tea and offering tea is essential. When guests come to visit, you can argue and choose the best tea set that best suits the taste of the guests. When offering tea to guests, it is also necessary to mix tea properly. When drinking tea with guests, the host should pay attention to the tea residue in the guest's cup and pot. Generally speaking, tea is brewed in a teacup. If you have already drunk half of it, you should add boiling water to make the concentration of tea basically the same and the water temperature appropriate. When drinking tea, it can also be properly accompanied by tea, candy, dishes and so on. To achieve the effect of regulating taste and snacks. ?

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Japanese tea culture

Japanese tea ceremony is a copy of Tang Wenhua. Its main purpose is to receive guests, contact feelings and cultivate temperament. At first, many farmers who grow tea often hold tea competitions regularly, which has developed into a kind of entertainment for many people. Let's have tea together to renew our friendship. Monks preach with tea, taste tea elegantly and fear enlightenment. ?

Japanese tea ceremony should embody harmony (peace), respect (friendship), purity (silence) and quietness (elegance). ?

In Japan, tea ceremony is usually held at morning tea time, after dinner, after day and after midnight. The tea ceremony has a series of regulations on the environment of the tea party. Apart from "harmony" and "respect", it means that the host and guests should pay attention to spirit, attitude and proper words at the tea party, while "purity" and "quietness" mainly show the elegant environment and atmosphere of the tea room and tea kiosk.

At present, some tea areas in China, such as Fujian, hold regular tea parties, which are generally similar to the Japanese tea ceremony. For example, the Anxi Tea Road in China is slightly similar to the Japanese tea ceremony. ?

In addition to the comparison of Chinese and Japanese tea culture, there are inevitably places for us to think. Tea originated in China and flourished in China. Why has the connotation of this splendid cultural treasure changed for thousands of years in the past hundred years? There are hundreds of millions of people today. ?

Take a shower and change clothes before drinking tea. Drinking tea is not enough to attract tea, but to savor the spiritual pleasure brought by our drinking tea.

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