Types Of Tea In China And Japan

Preface

Today, tea has become a famous drink in the world. There are numerous types of tea in China and Japan. The main Japanese tea is Sencha, Genmaicha and so on. In China, the Green tea, Black tea, Oolong teas are very common. There can be various mixtures of flowers with green tea, black tea and oolong tea . In China, tea can be used as a gift for business and etiquette. However in Japan, tea is a kind of art. Japanese tea art is famous all over the world. this term paper, will compare and contrast the Chinese and Japanese tea types. The quality of tea and tea arts. As I am a tea lover, I would gain more tea knowledge about the two types of tea and its culture.

Introduction

In China, there is a well-known legend of “Shen Nong Tasting Hundred Plants” . He tasted many kinds of plants to test them as food or medicine. One day, after walking for a long time, he felt tired and thirsty, so he rested under a tree and started a fire to boil water in a pot. Suddenly some leaves fell into the pot from a nearby tree. He drunk the water and found it not only sweet and tasty, but refreshing as well. Shen Nong felt less tired, so he went on to drink all the water from the pot that was how tea is found. In Tang Dynasty, the Chinese tea and tea culture was spread to eastern countries, especially Japan. Though tea originated in China, but it was carried forward in Japan.

Background information

At the beginning，tea was appreciated for its medicinal qualities. It has long been known that tea helps in digestion, which is why many Chinese prefer to drink it after their meal. Tea hastens the discharge of nicotine from the body, this is an interesting side effect for smokers who like drinking tea. Chinese tea cultu...

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...actice in which tea is consumed in a specialized space with organized procedures. The act of preparing and drinking matcha, the pounded green tea, is a choreographed art needing many years of study to master. The warm setting of the tea room, which is usually only large enough to accommodate four or five people, is modeled on a hermit's hut. In this space, often enclosed by a garden, the members temporarily withdraw from the routine world.

Conclusion

In conclusion , one Can see the evolution of tea culture between the two countries and the development of the Japanese tea culture influenced by China. Also the difference between the two countries tea art, in which Chinese tea art is produced by a variety of methods and techniques to drink tea. While Japanese focus on method, one is an emphasis on the practical effect, and the other is a performance art.