According to legend, tea was discovered by Shennong in 2737 BC. One morning, when he was boiling water, the leaves of a nearby plant fell into the pot. He likes the taste and finds that this newly injected herb can not only quench thirst, but also reduce sleep demand and cheer up the heart. He continued to drink the tea we know now and shared it with others.
Japanese legends tell a different story. According to the Japanese, bodhidharma, a Buddhist saint, became so overwhelmed by sleep during meditation that he tore off his eyelids and threw them on the ground. They took root and tea trees grew out. This explains the refreshing effect of tea and the eyelid shape of tea.
The demand for this new medicinal beverage in China grew slowly, but it eventually led to the destruction of many tea forests in China, because the whole tree had its leaves cut off. With the emergence of tea cultivation, this plant has avoided completely disappearing. By the year 350, drinking tea was very common in China, and many people planted this herb privately.
Until the late 6th century, tea was regarded as a medicinal beverage in China. In 780 AD, merchants spread a book about the history of tea, Tea Classic, to praise the advantages of tea. The abridged version of the description of the correct tea-making process in Tea Classic is as follows: After picking in sunny days, tea leaves must be baked on a flat fire without wind. After baking, they should be cooled in paper bags. After cooling completely, the leaves can be ground. Then heat the spring water to below the boiling point and add a pinch of salt. Then boil it for the second time, stirring only the middle part of the liquid. Soak the ground tea leaves in the water in each cup and drink them before cooling. The first and second cups taste the best, and it is not advisable to drink more than four or five cups. In China, the skill of making tea is very important. If you can't make tea well and gracefully, it will be a shame. Making tea is an honor, and only the head of the family is given this privilege and responsibility.
Tea drinking was particularly popular in the Tang Dynasty (620-907). Several different preparations are used to make tea, including adding onion, ginger, orange, or mint. Milk and sugar have never been added to tea, although both are available and used in other foods. Different tea preparations have different medicinal purposes, although tea was mainly regarded as a drink at that time, although it was considered to have healing properties.
Tea is the drink of working people and nobles, and it is often drunk during entertainment, whether formal or informal. The host prepared tea for the visitors. Although tea is widely consumed in all parts of China, it is mainly regarded as a product of southern and central provinces, where tea plays an important role in engagement. It is a symbol of new marriage, because it is said that tea trees and new families must grow from new seeds.
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People attach great importance to the behavior of "tasting" when drinking tea. "Tea tasting" is not only a way to distinguish good tea from ordinary tea, but also how people have fun in their fantasies and drinking tea itself. Taking some time out of the busy schedule, making a pot of strong tea, finding a quiet place and serving your own tea can help eliminate fatigue and depression, improve your thinking ability and stimulate your enthusiasm. You can also drink it slowly and taste the subtle charm of drinking tea until your spirit soars to a lofty aesthetic realm. Buildings, gardens, decorations and tea sets are the elements that constitute the atmosphere of tea tasting. A quiet, fresh, comfortable and tidy place is certainly an ideal place for drinking tea. Gardens are world-famous, and the beautiful scenery is endless. The teahouse is hidden in the garden and nestled next to the natural beauty of the mountains and rivers, which is a charming place for people to rest and entertain.
China is an ancient civilization and a state of etiquette. It is necessary to make and serve tea for guests whenever they visit. Before serving tea, you can ask them what kind of tea they like, and then serve them tea with the most suitable cup. In the process of pouring tea, the host should pay close attention to how much water is left in the cup and pot. Usually, if you use a teacup to make tea, you should add boiling water after drinking half of the cup; Therefore, the cup is kept full, so that the tea keeps the same fragrance and keeps warm and pleasant during the whole tea drinking process. Snacks, sweets and other dishes may be served during afternoon tea to supplement the fragrance of tea and alleviate hunger.
Chinese tea culture
People in China pay attention to the word "quality" when drinking tea.
"Tea tasting" is not only to identify the advantages and disadvantages of tea, but also to daydream and appreciate the taste of tea.
Making a pot of strong tea in your busy schedule, choosing a quiet place and taking a sip by yourself can relieve fatigue, relieve boredom, refresh yourself, sip slowly, enjoy beauty and sublimate the spiritual world to a noble artistic realm.
The environment for tea tasting is generally composed of buildings, gardens, furnishings, tea sets and other factors.
Drinking tea requires quietness, freshness, comfort and cleanliness.
China's gardens are world-famous, and the scenery is even more numerous.
Use gardens or natural mountains and rivers to set up tea rooms, so that people can rest and be full of interest.
China is an ancient civilization and a country of etiquette, which attaches great importance to etiquette.
When the guests come, the etiquette of making tea and offering tea is essential.
When guests visit, you can ask for advice and choose the best tea and tea set that suits the guests' taste.
When drinking tea with guests, the host should pay attention to the tea residue in the guest's cup and pot. Generally speaking, tea is brewed in a teacup. If you have already drunk half of it, you should add boiling water to make the concentration of tea basically the same and the water temperature appropriate.
When drinking tea, it can also be properly accompanied by tea, candy, dishes and so on. To achieve the effect of regulating taste and snacks.
1. daydream.
2. Enjoy the taste of drinking tea: enjoy drinking tea.
3. make a pot of strong tea in your busy schedule ...: this sentence is long, and the translator divides it into two complete sentences according to the level of meaning, which gives you more freedom to choose words and make sentences.
4. Choose Jing Ya: Get a quiet space.
5. sip slowly: sip slowly.
6. Enjoy beauty: that is, "enjoy the beauty of drinking tea".
Allure is a noun here, which means "charm", and beauty can also be used.
7. Sublimate the spiritual world to a lofty artistic realm: never let your spirit soar to a lofty aesthetic realm.
8. Use gardens or natural landscape rooms to set up tea rooms: hiding and snuggling are used in translation, which is much more vivid and beautiful than architecture.
Let people have a rest and be full of fun: it means "(Tea Room) is a charming place for people to rest and entertain.
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10. Etiquette country: that is, "a place that pays great attention to etiquette", and "paying great attention to etiquette" means repetition and not translation.
1 1. A visitor is a repetition of "whenever a visitor comes".
According to the following contents, add tea before serving, so that the upper and lower connections are appropriate and natural.
12. Ask for advice, choose tea and choose the best tea set to entertain guests: it can be understood as "ask the guests what kind of tea they like best, and then offer them tea with the most suitable tea set".
13. When the host is having tea with the guests, it is translated as in the process of serving tea, echoing the front before serving tea.
14. When the host and guests drink tea ... the water temperature is suitable: this sentence is long and the translator divides it into two complete sentences according to the meaning level.
15. Add while drinking: This way the cup will always be full, or this way the cup will always be full.
16. Tea: it means "dim sum, dim sum".
17. Achieve the function of regulating taste and snacks: "snacks" means "filling hunger" in dialect.