Comparison of Chinese and English Tea Culture

The comparison of tea culture between China and the West is both a record of the history of the development of tea and a supplement to tea culture, but also a component of the comparison of Chinese and Western culture, enriching the content of the comparison of Chinese and Western culture. The following is what I have organized for you, I hope it is useful to you

The tea between China and Britain

The tea reached the United Kingdom at the same time, the tea drinking utensils, such as porcelain teapots, teacups, tea canisters also came to the United Kingdom with the ship of tea. These beautiful and exotic appearance of the apparatus, soon attracted the eyes of the aristocracy, they bought these things home from the tea traders and porcelain merchants, but is used as a decorative item. And then the United Kingdom also appeared I fired ceramic products of teapots, tea cups. Some of them with gold thread, teapots, teacups painted with British characteristics of the pattern, seemingly different noble and gorgeous. With this special teapot to make a cup of tea, it seems to be more elegant.

And in the same period, China's tea sets made of purple sand essence of the teapot, is a kind of vermilion clay goods purple clay fired, there is also a glazed burnt pottery, brown or dark brown, state of the different, the shape of the design is exceptionally attractive. Meanwhile in the Chinese palace nobility also had some brightly colored ceramic teapots with exquisite images of flowers, birds, animals as well as people. These teapots can still be found in major museums, especially ceramic museums. Each piece is exceptionally exquisite.

In modern China and the United Kingdom, the tea set is not too much change, most of the British tea set to ceramic-based, still look incredibly beautiful. In China, there are ceramic tea sets, but also glass, zisha, and other types of tea sets.

The brewing and flavor of tea

There are many varieties of tea in China. Green tea, black tea, white tea, black tea, flower tea and so on, if you want to categorize, there are Mao Jian, Iron Goddess of Mercy, Pu'er and other flavors of tea. Since the ancient tea brewing methods, from the original leaves boiled tea, to tea with a variety of seasonings, to the original dry tea leaves brewed in boiling water. The last preference of the Chinese is to savor the original flavor of tea, i.e. not to add milk, sugar, cinnamon and other seasonings inside the tea soup. While the British tea is certainly the most famous is the English black tea, however, the British love to add honey, cinnamon, pepper, whiskey, butter, eggs, and all the goods they want to participate in the tea broth, for whatever they want to invent a lot of flavors. Earl Grey tea made with bergamot oil, Assam black tea and a few other kinds, become a classic and peculiar national tea products, known throughout the world.

In addition, the British reformed tea itself. Bags of tea leaves in the end instead of pieces of tea leaves, called instant tea. With the bag together in a cup of hot water, a small bag to make only one cup of tea. Household teapots also had filter cups, which were washed down with boiling water and filtered out. This is a far cry from the Chinese who put whole tea leaves in boiling water and view the blooming tea flowers in the dense heat.

There is no one way to brew tea in Britain, boiling water. In China, on the other hand, there is a type of tea called kung fu tea. It is equal to the skill of brewing tea with tedious steps, specific tea utensils, temperature of boiling water, in order to savor the best tea soup. Chinese people drink tea not only must be a good tea, but also a good tea brewing work, and the British abbreviated way of drinking tea is completely different, but because of this, cultivated the Chinese and British tea culture is so different, each with its own charm.

British afternoon tea, Guangdong morning tea

Tea through years of development, in the United Kingdom there is a British afternoon tea. China due to the vast land and people, the emergence of a variety of tea culture as a representative of the scene, then the Guangdong Morning Tea culture as a representative of the tea to bring the two countries the same and different aspects of tea culture.

The origin of Guangdong morning tea goes back to the reign of Xianfeng Tongzhi. At that time in Guangzhou, there was a kind of museum called "Yili Hall", hanging in front of the wooden sign with the word "tea", supply tea and cakes, simple facilities, only a few wooden tables and stools to welcome customers, chatting for passers-by to rest their feet and talk. Later appeared tea house, the scope of gradual increase, into the teahouse, and then the Guangdong people on the teahouse drinking morning tea has become a trend. Until today, Guangdong morning tea in tea has become a supporting role, tea but more and more fine and diverse, this traditional culture with the rapid development of Guangdong's economy not only shows no sign of dissipation, but more and more become the Guangdong people's leisure life in a bright scenic line.

Both named "morning tea", tea is naturally Guangdong morning tea is indispensable in a regional. Morning tea tea to black tea-based, take its warm stomach to greasy, conducive to digestion. Common oolong tea, Iron Goddess of Mercy, Pu-erh tea, some people also like to drink chrysanthemum tea, i.e., adding chrysanthemum in Pu-erh tea, to take its coolness to get rid of fire. Black tea color deep red, soup thick, bitter taste, although in the visual and taste are not as good as green tea, but with the strong flavor of the tea in Guangdong morning tea is the perfect match, Guangdong morning tea's longevity, and Guangdong since ancient times, trade prosperity, economic development is agile is inseparable. In Guangdong, morning tea time can talk about business, exchange of information, but also can meet friends, talk about the world. Businessmen take the teahouse as a place of business, ordinary people are here to relieve the pressure, in exchange for half a day of leisure.

British daytime tea is in the British Victorian period, Britain has a countess, every day to the next hour of the evening boredom, thinking that at this time the interval between dressed formally, etiquette complex dinner there is still a period of time, feel hungry, and asked the maidservant to prepare a few slices of toast, cream and tea. Later the lady invited a number of close friends to follow the tea and exquisite snacks, while relaxing to enjoy a cozy afternoon, did not expect a moment, at that time, in the social circle of the aristocracy as a trend. Become countless celebrities tend to rush, this is the so-called "Victorian afternoon tea" origin. Always to today, has just constitute a kind of elegant free afternoon tea civilization, also become the orthodox "British black tea culture".

The source is different, the way of drinking tea is different, the snacks are different, but in a certain level of similarity. Morning tea culture and afternoon tea culture, but are both Chinese and British people a way to relax and enjoy their free time, but also a way of socializing, has been integrated into people's real life. Tea culture is essentially the history of the development of tea, along the vein of tea development, see the former tea, and the future development of tea culture.

Connotation of Chinese and Western tea culture

Chinese and Western tea culture has **** common place, there are also very different places. From the origin of the name of tea to the multi-dimensional meaning analysis of tea, and then to the analysis of the multiple lexical meanings of tea, we can fully perceive the deep heritage and cultural connotation of Chinese tea culture. Chinese tea culture began with Shennong, reached its peak in the Tang and Song dynasties, and continues to this day. Tea has gradually developed from a simple drink into a cultural category. Chinese tea culture is integrated with Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, forming a philosophy-based cultural concept. Chinese people like to drink tea, a cup of tea, relieve stress and release emotions.

Chinese people drink tea more emphasis on the nature of tea, that is, from drinking tea in the taste of tea of the profound meaning and ideological connotations, in order to obtain the spiritual sublimation and aesthetic experience. Westerners like to drink black tea, tea drinking habits are also very elaborate, divided into morning tea, afternoon tea, tea with refreshments, not only leisure and entertainment, but also the formation of a certain etiquette. Westerners are more in pursuit of the practical value of tea, focusing on the material properties of tea to meet the needs of people of a variety of needs. It can be said that the Chinese tea culture contains the ideological connotation and spiritual significance of traditional Chinese culture, and the pursuit of a tea culture of mood and flavor, which is also unique to the form of Eastern culture. Western tea culture reflects the etiquette and use of Western culture, more emphasis on a specific substantive characteristics, which is also a reflection of the systematic and structural characteristics unique to Western culture.