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About Chinese Tea
•There are 600 types of tea plants and 3,000 varieties of tea.
•The tea plant is native to Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia.)
•The Chinese monks brought tea to Japan and the rest of the world.
•Tea is known to calm people when stressed.
Tea in China
•Tea comes in many flavors such as green, yellow, red, mint and flower blossom.
•Tea is prepared by pouring hot water over dry tea leaves.
Tea in China
Tea in China
• Tea has been drunk in China since 3,000 BC.
•That’s nearly 5,000 years ago!
•The Chinese used to make tea into small bricks so that they could use tea instead of money for trading.
•Tea is extremely important to the Chinese culture.
•The tea is often offered to guests.
•Tea is served at almost every meal.
•In China, the tea is drunk with out milk or sugar.
Tea in China
• Many people in China are fond of Jasmine tea.
• This is how you write tea in Chinese.
Tea in China
Tea ceremony
The tea ceremony is led by a woman.
•She tells the guests about the types of tea.
•She explains how to drink the tea.
Tea ceremony
•The tea is poured into a tall, slim cup.
• The guests pour the tea into a small round cup.
Tea ceremony
•After you pour the tea into the small cup, you can smell the flavor of the tea in the tall cup.
•The tea is drunk out of the small cup.
TeahousesYou can buy one cup of tea and drink it all
day by adding hot water to the leaves.
People like to eat sunflower seeds while they drink tea.