Reasons for the Differences between Chinese and Western Tea Cultures

People in China drink tea, which can be traced back to the Shennong era more than 4,700 years ago. It can be said that the tea culture in China has a long history. China tea culture is the cradle of tea culture in various countries. With the development of history, it has gradually evolved into English tea culture, Japanese tea culture, Korean tea culture, Russian tea culture and Moroccan tea culture.

Drinking tea has become a part of British life, and it is also a kind of etiquette to show gentlemanly manners. Japan absorbed the tea culture of China and formed its own unique tea ceremony system, genre and etiquette. Tea has gone abroad and become the culture of the world, so the design of tea rooms in various countries is becoming more and more exquisite.

Feng Kebin, an expert in tea art in Ming Dynasty, put forward thirteen suggestions on tea tasting: "Doing nothing, being a good guest, sitting quietly, singing, shaking, swinging, getting up, waking up, being clear, quiet, realizing, appreciating and writing."

Oriental tea room mainly pays attention to meaning and rhyme, and its layout is elegant and quiet. The tables and chairs in the teahouse are generally solid wood furniture, and bamboo chairs and rattan chairs can also be used, with elegant colors and unique styles. Generally, the decoration on the wall of tea room is suitable for painting, calligraphy and tea culture photography. Antique cultural relics or folk cultural relics can also be embedded in the wall, but there should be space, not too full, giving people a sense of oppression.

/kloc-In the 6th century, the British upper class began to build tea rooms at home. Teahouses are usually located in the bedroom or studio of the hostess, and there are always exquisite works of art or a lot of oriental furniture and decorations around the tea table. Nobles are proud of famous tea drinkers, and it is fashionable to have elegant tea rooms, high-grade tea sets and famous teas at home.

After the guests are seated, the hostess will open the beautiful and exquisite tea box, take out all kinds of tea leaves and bring them to each guest, so that they can choose their favorite tea leaves and brew them in a small porcelain teapot, one pot for each person.

Tea rooms in the west have gradually evolved over time. Nowadays, western-style tea rooms generally adopt European architecture, using sofas and glass tables and chairs, or imitating European classical furniture, hanging western-style oil paintings and decorating western-style sculptures to add interest.

There are still some differences between eastern and western tea cultures.

Oriental tea sets are mostly ceramic products, and westerners have a soft spot for silverware, so western tea sets are mostly silverware.

People in China pay attention to tea ceremony, and westerners have a set of etiquette when drinking tea. For example, western-style tea should be filtered with a tea set, and the tea should be poured to three-quarters of the cup.

China tea is the purest tea fragrance, and there will be no seasoning added to the tea. Western-style Chaze is added with milk, sugar, lemon slices and honey. You need to pour the tea before adding other seasonings, and the order cannot be reversed.

Oriental tea is not necessary. Western tea is often accompanied by tea. The most common ones are Scottish butter cookies, Victorian muffins and muffins.