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Similarities between Chinese tea culture
and western coffee culture
es both with a long history
Chinese tea has a long history about
five thousands years and coffee culture has also
developed
over one thousand years. Both
tea and coffee have become the representatives of
the eastern
and the western culture.
social functions
In China, when a guest comes, people
usually make a cup of tea instead of other drinks
to show
their
passion.
And
in
western
countries,
the
hosts
usually
provide
the
guests
some
coffee.
No
matter
tea or coffee, they express the same meaning:
“Welcome”.
economic functions
Nowadays
the businessmen usually go to a tea house or a
coffee house other than in the meeting
room,
to
negotiate
and
drink
tea
or
coffee
at
the
same
time.
And
sometimes,
they
will
chat
something about tea or coffee.
Differences between Chinese tea
cultureand western coffee culture
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Importance
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In China, there
is a common saying:
“Firewood, rice,
oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea are
the seven necessities to begin a day.”
Though tea is last on the list, we still can see
the
importance of tea in daily
life.
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In west, people also say:
“If I’m not in the coffee house, I will be on
the
way to the coffee
house.” Though it is a simple joke, it
reflects the real life of western
people.
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Type
Tea
1
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West Lake
longjing tea
（西湖龙井）
2) Dongtingbiluochun tea
(
洞庭碧螺春）
3)
Huangshanmaofeng tea
（黄山毛峰茶）
4) Lushanyunwu
tea;(
庐山云雾茶）
5)
Xinyangmaojian tea;
（信阳毛尖）
6) Anxi Tie guanyin
tea;
（安溪铁观音）
7)
Wuyi rock tea;
（武夷岩茶）
coffee
1) Blue Mountain
Coffee
蓝山咖啡
2)
Mocha
摩卡咖啡
3)
Cappuccino
卡布奇诺
4)
Espresso
浓缩咖啡
5)
Caffe latte
拿铁
6)
Ice cream coffee
冰冻奶油咖啡
7) Turkey
coffee
土耳其咖啡
Legend
The story of tea
begins in China. According to legend, in 2737 BC,
the Chinese emperor
ShenNong was
sitting beneath a tree while his servant boiled
drinking water, when some
leaves from
the tree blew into the water. ShenNong, a renowned
herbalist, decided to
try
the
infusion
that
his
servant
had
accidentally
created.
The
tree
was
a
Camellia