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1、ChineseTeaandteaCultureDoyouknowthenameofthethreemostfamousdrinksintheworld?Theyaretea,coffeeandcocoa.TeaisakindofdrinksthatoriginatesfromChina,anditwasusedasantidote.Thenpeoplefoundteawasgoodforhealth,andcouldrefreshoneself,soteahasbecomemoreandmorepopularand
2、moreandmorepeoplehavetodrinkteaeveryday.JustascoffeebecameapartofdailylifeintheWest,teabecameapartofdailylifeinChina.ItwasChinesethatearliestdiscoveranduseoftea.Accordingtolegend,teahasbeenknowninChinasinceabout2700B.C.ItissaidthatShenNongShi,theGodofAgricultu
3、re,wasbelievedtobethefirsttodiscovertea.Inhis“BookofHerbs”,itsaysthat“ShenNongshipersonallytastedhundredsofspeciesofherbsandhewashitby72poisonsinasingleday.Butheusedakindoftreeleavestoeasehiscaseanditturnedouttobeteatree."ThehistoryofChineseteaisalongandslowst
4、oryofrefinement.GenerationsofgrowersandproducershaveperfectedtheChinesewayofproducingtea,alongwithitsmanyuniqueregionalvariations.AdvantagesofTea-DrinkingTeahasbeenoneofthedailynecessitiesinChinasincetimeimmemorial.Countlessnumbersofpeopleliketohavetheirafterm
5、ealtea.Insummerorwarmclimate,teaseemstodispeltheheatandbringoninstantcoolnesstogetherwithafeelingofrelaxation.Medically,thetealeafcontainsanumberofchemicals,ofwhich20-30%istannicacid,knownforitsanti-inflammatoryandgermicidalproperties.Italsocontainsanalkaloid(
6、5%,mainlycaffeine),astimulantforthenervecentreandtheprocessofmetabolism.Teawiththearomaticsinitmayhelpresolvemeatandfatandthuspromotedigestion.Itis,therefore,ofspecialimportancetopeoplewholivemainlyonmeat,likemanyoftheethnicminoritiesinChina.Teaisalsorichinvar
7、iousvitaminsand,forsmokers,ithelpstodischargenicotineoutofthesystem.Afterwining,strongteamayprovetobeasoberingpick-me-up.ChineseTeaClassificationTeaisclassifiedaccordingtothewayitismade.Principally,therearegreentea,blackteaandOolongtea,whitetea,yellowtea,darkt
8、eaandreprocessedtea.Greenteaisalsocalledunfermentedtea.GreenTeaisthemostnaturalofallChineseteaclasses.It‘spicked,naturallydried,andthenbakedbriefly(aprocesscalled"killingthegreen")
