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茶为中国国饮，中国是茶的故乡。中国人*早发现、栽培和饮用茶叶，并将茶树种子、采制技术、品茶技艺等传播到全世界。茶兴于中国的唐代，在丝绸、瓷器向国外输出的同时，茶叶也逐渐传播至国外，并越来越受到国外人的青睐。时至今日，随着人们对健康的重视，中国茶更以其独特的保健功效再一次掀起了饮茶热潮。
中国茶种类繁多、名茶荟萃。在中国古代，人们将饮茶与品行修养联系在一起，讲求品茶悟道的文化情韵。而以此为基础诞生的茶文化博大精深，茶人茶事、茶礼茶俗、茶诗茶画，更是包罗万象。承载着几千年历史的中国茶文化，正迈着轻盈的步履将万缕茶香向全世界散播。
本书以中英文对照的形式，配以大量精美图片，向海内外读者展示了中国茶的历史、茶中名品、泡茶的方法，以及一些茶艺茶俗，便于读者了解中国茶、感受中国茶文化的那一份悠长。
Tea is the national drink of China. China is the hometown of tea.
Chinese people were the first to discover, cultivate, and drink
tea. They spread tea seed, tea picking and processing techniques,
and tea appreciation techniques to the rest of the world. Tea began
to gain fame in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and was gradually
exported to other countries together with other specialties of
China such as silk and chinaware. It was loved by more and more
people in the world. Today, with people paying greater attention to
health, Chinese tea is again popular due to its unique health-care
efficacy.
There are numerous tea varieties in China and many of them are
famous ones. In ancient China, people associated tea drinking with
character building and laid stress on the cultural charm in tea
appreciation and philosophical realization. The tea culture against
such background has been extensive and profound. It involves all
the things related to tea, including people and their tea-related
anecdotes, tea protocols and custom, and tea poems and paintings.
Carrying the several-millennium Chinese history, the tea culture of
China is being spread to the whole world with the penetrating aroma
of the tea.
Containing large quantities of exquisite pictures and bilingual
illustrations (Chinese and English), this book presents to readers
at home and abroad the history of Chinese teas, famous tea
varieties, the way of tea making, and some tea ceremonies and
custom. Through it, the readers can better understand Chinese teas
and the time-honored tea culture of China.
内容简介
中国是茶的故乡，中国人种茶、制茶、喝茶、爱茶，并把茶艺传遍海内外，茶已成为中国*代表性的文化符号之一。作为一种绿色饮品，茶有着独特的保健功效，同时，它还是招待客人、增进友谊的媒介。本书对中国茶历史、名茶、泡茶方法、茶礼茶俗等做了生动讲解，希望更多的读者由此了解中国茶、爱上中国茶。
China is the home to tea. Chinese plant tea, make tea,
drink tea, love tea, and spread tea all over the world. Tea has
become one of the most representative cultural symbols of China. As
a kind of green beverage, tea is of unique health efficacy.
Moreover, tea is the media for entertaining guests and cementing
friendship. This book gives a vivid illustration on Chinese tea’s
history, well-known types of tea, tea-making methods, tea-related
ceremonies and customs, with the hope that more readers will gain
an understanding of Chinese tea and love it.
