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Characteristics of tea culture

1. Long history: Tea culture has a long history, which originated in ancient China and has a history of thousands of years. It is an important part of China traditional culture.

2. Exquisite and unique: Tea culture pays attention to details and tastes, and tea sets, tea leaves and tea-making techniques have certain norms and requirements, thus forming an original, meticulous and wonderful tea culture.

3. Strong etiquette: Tea culture, as a kind of etiquette, also has a strong etiquette. In the process of making tea, we need to pay attention to many details, such as choosing the right tea set, spreading the tea soup, cleaning the tea set, brewing boiling water and so on.

4. Nutrition and health care: Tea itself is rich in vitamins and minerals. Different kinds of tea have different effects, such as green tea can clear away heat and detoxify, black tea can refresh the mind, scented tea can beauty beauty and so on.

5. Strong artistry: Tea culture pursues not only efficacy, but also interest and aesthetics. For example, when drinking tea, you can appreciate the color, fragrance and taste of tea, and you can also listen to the sound of running water and look at flowers and plants to achieve the effect of physical and mental pleasure.

6. Cultural diversity: Tea culture has its own characteristics in different regions, different nationalities and different periods, such as tea ceremony in China, tea ceremony in Japan and afternoon tea in Britain. , showing different cultural colors and national characteristics.