CHINESE TEA
The History of Chinese Tea
5000 years ago
• medicine
• Shennong
& food
Xihan
beverage
Song dynasty
Widely spread
Luxurious
The Portrait of Shennong
Varieties of Chinese TeaHow many kinds of Chinese tea do you know?
Green tea
绿茶
White tea
白茶
Black tea
红茶
Yellow tea
黄茶
Oolong tea
青茶
Dark tea
黑茶Scented tea
花茶
Chinese Green tea
The national drink of China [ 国饮 ]
Main functions :
•Dispel the effects of alcohol
•Clearing away summer-heat
•Refresh oneself
Anji Baicha
安吉白茶
Huangshan
Maofeng
黄山毛峰
Longjing
龙井
Green TeaBiluochun碧螺春
Taiping Houkui太平猴魁
Main Types:
Longjing( 龙井) Huangshan Maofeng 黄山毛峰
Anji Baicha 安吉白茶 Biluochun 碧螺春
Biluochun( Pi Lo Chun )Dong Ting mountain of TaiHu
Jiangsu province, China
Features :
Birthplace :
1.Flowery with a lasting sweet aftertaste
2.Complex and delicate taste
3.Tiny, slightly curled tea leaves
covered with white down
Anji Baicha
Anji County, Zhejiang province China
Features :
Birthplace :
1. Fresh, floral and mellow with lovely lemony notes
2. A soft, silky mouthfeel and a sweet aftertaste
3. Slender, tender pale jade-colored leaves
Longjing Tea (Dragon Well Tea)
West Lake, Huangzhou, Zhejiang provin
ce, China
Features :
Birthplace :
1. Fresh, floral and mellow with orchard fruit notes
2. A soft, silky mouthfeel and a sweet lasting aftertaste
3. Greenish, whole flat and neat leaves with sharp edge
Huangshan Maofeng (Yellow Mountain Fur Peak)
Huangshan, Anhui province, China
Features :
Birthplace :
1. Fresh, mellow with lovely nutty notes
2. A pleasant floral aftertaste
3. Slender, tender pale jade-colored leaves
White Tea (白茶)
Features:
Birthplace : Fujian Province
1.Plant :whitish appearance
Baihao YinZhen(Silver Needle Tea)
2.Liquid: yellow-green
3.Fresh smell
Bai Mu Dan (White Peony Tea)
Bai Mu Dan( White Peony Tea ) Fuding,Fujian province, China
Features :
Birthplace :
1. Smooth and mellow
2. Cucumber fresh with soft fruit notes
3. Tender green one or two leaves with one bud
Baihao Yinzhen( Silver Needle )Fuding, Fujian province, China
Features :
Birthplace :
1. Light, delicate quenching flavors
2. Fresh full textured with a satisfying velvety finish
3. Light, plump and large downy tips
Keemun Tea
祁门红茶
Tan Yang Congou 坦洋工夫 Bai Lin Congou
白琳工夫
Black TeaYunnan Black Tea滇红
LapsangSouchong正山小种
Main Types:
Lapsang Souchong
正山小种Yunnan Black Tea
滇红
Keemun Congou 祁红工夫
Keemun Maofeng 祁红毛峰
Lapsang Souchong
Tongmu, Wuyishan Mountain Fujian province, China
Features:
Birthplace :
1. Richly and smoulderingly smoky yet with great harmony and wealth of dried Longan aroma (Traditional Type)
2. Mellow, fruity and flowery (Morden Type such as Jin Jun Mei)
-The Oldest Black Tea In The World
Type: Traditional Lapsang Souchong (smoked with pine woods),Mordern Lapsang Souchong(without being smoked) including Jin Jun Mei (金骏眉) and Yin Jun Mei (银俊眉)
Keemun Tea ( Qimen Black Tea )
Qimen County, Anhui province, China
Features :
Birthplace :
1. Thin and cut leaves. Complex aroma with a hint of smokiness (Keemun Congou)
2. Fuzzy-tipped tight whole leaves, toasty, chocolaty and fruity(Keemun Maofeng Tea or Keemun Aromatic Tea)
Keemun Congou (祁红工夫) , Keemun Maofeng,(祁红毛峰) Keemun Aromatic Snail( 祁红香螺)Keemun Golden Needle (祁红金针)
Type:
Yunnan Black Tea ( Dian Hong )
Fengqing County, Yunnan province, China
Features :
Birthplace :
1.Thin and cut leaves in black and gold . Mellow, Fruity and full-bodied
(Dianhong Congou)
2. Naturally curled, slender whole leaves. Delicate, sweet, brisk, flowery ( Yunnan GoldBud, Golden Snail and Golden Needle)
Dianhong Congou (滇红工夫) , Yunnan Gold Bud,(滇红金芽) Yunnan Golden Snail (滇红金螺)Yunnan Golden Needle (滇红金针)
Type:
Tieguanyin | Iron Goddess of Mercy 铁观音
Taiwan Oolong 台湾乌龙
Oolong TeaFenghuang Dancong | Phoenxi Oolong凤凰单枞
Wiyi Yancha | Rock Oolong武夷岩茶
Main Types:
Tieguanyin Oolong ( Iron Goddess of Mercy )
Anxi, Fujian province, China
Features :
Birthplace :
Type: 1. Lightly roasted Tie Guan Yin
2. Heavily Roasted Tie Guan Yin (traditional type)
3. Moderately Roasted Tie Guan Yin
1. Green and tightly rolled in ball shape
2. Light green Jade color.Very flowery(lightly roasted Tie Guan Yin); Complex,less floral(Heavily Roasted);A good balance of floral aroma and complex taste(Moderately Roasted)
Tieguanyin Oolong(Lightly Roasted)
Wuyi Yancha ( Wuyi Rock Oolong )
Wuyishan Mountain, Fujian province, China
Features :
Birthplace :
Type: Rougui (肉桂) ,Shuixian (水仙) ,Dahongpao(大红袍) Baijiguan (白鸡冠) , Tieluoshan (铁罗汉)
1. Close, tight and slender in dark
2. Flowery, mellow, rich and complex with long lasting sweet aftertaste Pure Qidan Dahongpao
(Big Red Robe Oolong)
Yellow Tea (黄茶)
Features:1. Adding an extra step during production, called "Sealed Yellowing" (闷黄)
Huoshan Huangya(Traditional Type)
2. Sweet, mellow and bright yellow in color, while without any hint of grassy taste characteristic of green tea.
-The Most Elusive Chinese TeaType:
Junshan Yinzhen (君山银针) , Huoshan Huangya (霍山黄芽)Mengding Hungya (蒙顶黄芽),Huoshan Huang Da Cha (霍山黄大茶)
Dark Tea (黑茶)
Features:
1. Brown infusion, mellow and smooth. Some kinds of puerh would smell flowery
Aged Puerh Tea
2. Kept longer taste better
-Kept Longer Taste BetterType:
Ripe Puerh Tea (熟普洱) , Aged Raw Puerh Tea (陈年生普)Liu Bao Dark Tea (六堡黑茶),Hunan Dark Tea (湖南黑茶)
Scented Tea ( 花茶 )1.Mostly made of Green tea or
black tea and flowers
2. Aromatic flavor ( 香气浓郁 )
Types:
1. Jasmine Scented Tea
2. Rose Scented Tea
3. Osmanthus Tea
Premium Jasmine Tea -Jasmine Silver Needle
Premium Jasmine Tea-Bi Tan Piao Xue
Do you know?
1.How many kinds of tea we have mentioned ?What are they?
2.Which kind does Biluochun belong to?
3.Which scented tea is most popular?
Green tea , White tea ,Black tea ,Dark tea, Yellow tea ,Oolong teaScented tea
Green teaJasmine tea
4 、 Which province is Pu-erh’s birthplace?
5 、 Which kind of tea is the most popular one in the west?
Yunnan
Black tea
Why tea is popular?
Benefits of drinking tea
1 Medical value
4 Refresh oneself
3 Lose weight
2 Eliminate grease
5 …
Medicinal value
1.Anti-cancer
2.Lower blood pressure
3.Improve eyesight
Do you want to know how to become beautiful by drinking scented tea?
Tips about scented tea
1 Skin whitening :
Rose tea 玫瑰茶Peony tea 牡丹茶
2 Lose weight:
Lemon grass tea( 柠檬草茶 )Jasmine tea (茉莉花茶)
Please think…
1 Please list at least four benefits of drinking tea.
2 Which scented tea can help us to reduce stress?
Marigoldviolet
3 Can you spell 牡丹花茶?
Peony tea
Taboos
1.Before dinner
2. Right after dinner •lower the daily take-in
•hard to get nutrients•lose the appetite
3.Too hot tea
•hurt organs: throat…
4.Cold tea
•more phlegm( 痰 )
•easy to catch a cold
•lose nutrients
•produce harmful elements
5.repeated infusions( 冲泡多次) / overnight tea
6.Take medicine with tea
7.Too strong tea
•lose medical effects.
• headache/insomnia
2. How many taboos have we learnt? List at least three of them.
1. Now do you know why does Candy catch a cold?
Cold tea
SevenHot /cold tea
Before/after dinnerStrong tea/overnight tea
Storage
Air Water High temperature Strong light
What are the factors that
make tea go bad?
× Envelope : It can’t keep the tea from the air and water well..
Never store tea like these !!!
× Newspaper:
It has lead (铅) which is harmful for the health.
Right ways to store tea-leaves:
small plastic bags
Pottery Jar ( 陶瓷罐)
For short-time storage :
Metal tins( 金属罐)
Tips: For Long-time Storage
What teas should be kept refrigerated?
What teas shouldn’t be kept refrigerated?
Green Tea, Green Tieguanyin Oolong
Black Tea, White Tea, Black Oolong such as Phoenix Dancong and Wuyi Yancha,Puerh Tea, Dark Tea, Yellow Tea
Quiz :
2.Where can’t you store the tea?
1.What are the 4 factors that make
tea go bad ?Air , high temperature
water , strong light
Envelope, Newspaper
How to recycle
tea leaves?
Tip1: Tea-flavored egg
Cook the egg thoroughly
Gently break the eggshell
Add tealeaves to the water
Procedures:
3
1
2
Enhance your thinking ability.
Keep you refreshed and sober.
Tea pillow茶叶枕
Dry the tea leaves in the sun.
and fill a pillow with dry tea.
Tip2:
Procedures :
Functions :
Light the dry tea
Then the mosquitoes will disappear!
Get rid of mosquitoesTip3:
Use dry teaMosquito-repellent
Insence [ 蚊香 ]
Tip4:
Care your hair.
Wash silk clothes.
Keep them shining..
Tip5: Sterilize (杀菌) and cure barbiers( 脚气 ).
Attention !
• Green tea
• Persistent ,
repeating.
Tip6: Clear up fetid breath
Rinse the mouth( 漱口 ) with tea infusion.
Keep tealeaves in the mouth.
(口臭)
Review:1.Six kinds of recycling: _______________.Make tea
pillow; __________________; Sterilize and cure barbie
rs. Clear up fetid Breath.
2.
Tea-flavored egg
Get rid of mosquitoes
The functions of tea pillow:
Keep you________________refreshed and sober.
Enhance your______________.thinking ability
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