comparison between british and chinese tea culture英语专业.docx
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comparisonbetweenbritishandchineseteaculture英语专业
ComparisonBetweenBritishandChineseTeaCulture
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I.Introduction····················································3
1.HistoryanddevelopmentofChineseteaculture···············3
2.HistoryanddevelopmentofBritishteaculture················3
II.Differenttea-drinkinghabitsinChinaandBritain·············4
1.Differentoccasionsfordrinkingtea·····························4
1.1OccasionsforChinesetodrinktea···························4
1.2Britishteabreak················································4
1.3Britishafternoontea············································4
III.TeaetiquettedifferencesinChinaandBritain·················5
1.TeaetiquettesinChina············································5
1.1Etiquettesinmakingtea·········································5
1.2Etiquettesindrinkingtea········································5
1.3Etiquettesinservingtea·········································5
2.TeaetiquetteinBritain············································5
2.1Clothing····························································5
2.2Hostess’sduty····················································5
2.3Tablemanner·····················································6
2.4Howtodrink····················································6
IV.ImpactsofteainChinaandBritain·································6
1.LiteratureimpactsinChinaandBritain·······················6
2.Teaandlanguage····················································6
3.Otherimpacts························································7
V.Conclusion··································································7
VI.Reference·································································8
Abstract:
DrinkingteahasbeenacustomforseveralcenturiesbothinChinaandBritain.Teatastingdefinitelyhasdeepculturemeanings.Britain,asthesecondlargestteaconsumer,formeditsownBritishteacultureaftertheteawasintroducedfromChina.Tea-drinkinghasaffectedmanyaspectsofBritain,suchasliterature,languageandeconomy.Asthebirthplaceoftea,Chinahasformedacompletesystemofteaculturecalled“Chadao”.Itincludeschoosingthetea,selectingthewater,teatechnology,teasetart,choosingandcreatingtheenvironmentandsoon.Astwobigtea-drinkingcountries,ChinaandBritainsharesomesimilaritiesanddifferencesinteaculture.Andthecomparisonbetweenthemiscatchingmoreandmoreattention.
Keywords:
teaculture,British,Chinese,teaetiquettes,differences…
Teaculture,withahistoryofabout4000years,isanimportantpartofChinesetraditionalculture.Fromtheancienttimes,emperorslovedtodrinktea.Downtheages,teaisknownasahealthy,refreshingdrink.Thatispartofthereasonwhyitcanspreadtheeternity.SinceTangdynasty,teaindustrybecameprosperouswithmanyteashopsbeginningtoappearatthattime.TheSageofteanamedLuYuwasalsoborninTangDynasty.Hewrotethefirstbookontea—“ChaChing”.AfterthefoundingofNewChina,thedevelopmentofteaculturekeptonspeedingup.
Britishteaculturealsohasalonghistory.In1662,PrincessCatherineofBraganzamarriedCharlesandshefirstbroughtteatoBritain.Sincethenavastnumberofkingsandnobles,suchasKingWilliamIIIandQueenAnne,becamekeentodrinktea.Soontea-drinkingbecameverypopularamongEnglishupperclass.Sincethemiddleofeighteenthcentury,somenoblewomenbegantodrinkteatogetherduringtimeintervalsoflunchandsupper.ThewidespreadofteainBritainwasin19thcenturywhenIndiawaspartofBritishEmpire.In1848,amannamedRobertFortunecametoChinaandbroughtbacksometeatreeseedstoIndia.ThereforeteatreesbegantogrowandthriveinEurope,especiallyinBritain.Whatismore,afterthattea-drinkingbecamemoreandmorepopularnotonlyinupperclass,butalsoinciviliansociety.Theevidencesweretheteagardensandteadances.TeadancesarestillquitepopularinBritaintoday,howeveritisapitythatteagardensdisappearedgraduallyafterWorldWarII.Now,peopleinBritaindrinkteaseveraltimesaday.
AlthoughbothChinesepeopleandBritishpeoplelikedrinkingtea,theydrinkdifferentkindsofteafordifferentreasons.InBritain,peopleinitiallydrankgreentea,latertheypreferredblackteaandaddedsomemilkandsugaraccordingtooneselftastes.WhileinChina,peoplemayaddsomesugarbuttheyneverdrinkteawithmilk.GenerallyChineseteacanbedividedintosixtypes:
GreenTea,YellowTea,WhiteTea,OolongTea,DarkTea,andBlackTea.
InChina,usuallyoldpeoplelikedrinkingteaaloneinaquietatmosphere.IntheteashopsinChina,theenvironmentisquietandtastefullylaidout.Sometimesinsteadofenjoyingthetea,peoplewouldliketodosomemeditationsduringacupoftea.Howevertherearealsosomeotherconditionswhereteaisnecessary.Firstlyandmostcommonly,Chinesepeopleareaccustomedtotreattheguestswithacupoftea.SecondlyintraditionalChinesewedding,thebrideandgroomshouldkneeltogetherinfrontoftheirpatientsoreldersandserveteatotheminordertoexpresstheirthankstotheirparentsforbringingthemup.Theparentsshoulddrinktheteatoshowthattheyagreewiththeirchildren’smarriage.Additionallyservingteaalsohasmanyothermeaningssuchasrespectandapologizes.Howeverthesetraditionshavebeengraduallyabandonedbythenewgenerations.
QuitedifferentfromChinesepeople,Britishliketodrinktearegularlyandtimely.Theyhavethreemealsandtwointervalsforteaeveryday.Afteralongtimeofworkingandstudying,theyneeda15-20minutesbreaktohavearest.Duringthebreaktheyusuallyhaveacupofteaandeatsomedesserts.Nowadaysinwesternculture“Tea!
”isnolongermeansdrinkingteaoreatingsomefood,butalsomeanshaveashortrest.Thebreakisclassifiedintotwokinds,morningteaandafternoontea.Morningteaisatabout11:
00.Theafternoonteaisservedat4:
00or5:
00pm.
WecanfeeltheimportanceofafternoonteainHenryJames’swords"Therearefewhoursinlifemoreagreeablethanthehourdedicatedtotheceremonyknownasafternoontea." Afternoontea,theveryBritishtradition,wasstartedbytheDuchessofBedfordinthe18thcentury.Shefelt“sink”andhungryintheafternoonsincethedinnerwasservedlateat8:
00intheevening.Sheaskedhercheftopreparesometeaanddessertsandtakethemtoherroomat4:
00pm.Latersheinvitedsomefriendstojoinher.Theteabreaksoonbecameafashionablesocialevent.Itisknownas“VictoriaAfternoonTea”.Thenoblewomentookitsoseriouslythattheywouldchangeintoformalclothesfortheirafternoontea.Usuallyitisservedbetweenfourandfiveo'clock.Althoughitiscalledafternoontea,sandwiches,cakesandotherthingsarealsoserved.Afternoonteaisnotcommonthesedaysbecausemostadultsgoouttowork.HowevertherearemanytearoomsaroundEngland.
TheformalwayofdrinkingteainChinaisquitecomplex.Onlystudyingthefollowingfewrulesaboutteacanonetrulyappreciatethecomplexity.Teamakershouldnotfilltheteacupsoneafteranother.He/shemustpourtwoorthreeroundsuntiltheteacupsarefilledwithtea.Thisistoensurethateachteacupgetsanevenshareofteaandeachcupofteahasthesametaste,sothatalldrinkerswouldfeelbeingtreatedequally.Whendrinkingtea,oneshouldnotdrinkitupallatonce,instead,he/sheshouldfirstsmellit,tasteit,andthendrinkitslowly.Whengivingtheteacuptotheguests,he/shemustusetherighthandtoholdtheteacup,andserveteafromtherighthandoftheguest.Innormalconditions,theteashouldbeservedtotheguestsaccordingtotheirsocialstatusorworkingposition.Apersonwiththehighestpositionisservedatfirst.Oneshouldstrictlyfollowtheserules;otherwise,he/shewouldberegardedasignorantofteaetiquette.
EtiquettesofdrinkingteainBritainareascomplexasinChina,buttheyarequitedifferent.Britainhasitsownetiquettes.Andtheetiquettesdifferfromdifferentcircumstances.Themostcomplexetiquetteisintheformalafternoonteaparty.Thedetailsareasfollowing:
Firstly,peopleneedtochoosetherightclothes.InVictoriaperiod,thegentlemenshouldwearswallow-tailedcoat;theladiesshouldbeinlonggown.NowadaysintheformalafternoonteaatBuckinghamPalace,thegentlemenalsowearswallow-tailedcoat,buttheladiescouldweardaytimedress,moreoverthehatisessential.
Secondly,thehostessshouldservetheguestbythemselveswearingnormalclothestoshowtheirrespect.Ifnothaveto,theywouldnotaskmaidservantsforhelp.
Thirdly,thetablemannerduringafternoonteaisalsoneedtobepayattentionto.Therearemanyaspects.Thefirstoneisthelayoutofthetable.Beforetheguestsarrive,alltheteacups,sugarbowlsandmilkpotsmustbereadyonthetable.Teapotsmustbeheat-preservative.Theteapotisoftenbroughttotableaftertheguestsareallseatdown.Thesecondoneishowtheteacupisplaced.Theygenerallyshouldbeplacedonthepositiveorrightsideoftheguestswiththeholderpointingtotheright.Theteaspoonshouldbeputundertheholder.
Lastbutnotleast,thewayofdrinkingshowsaperson’sgoodmanner.Whenholdingthecupwithonehand,nevercockupthelittlefinger;ifmilkisaddedtothetea,remembertopullthemilkintothecupbeforethetea.
Althoughtheetiquettesarecomplex,donotforgetthatthetruemeaningofafternoonteaistoenjoythemomentwithfriendsandfamilies.
Ifacustom,suchasdrinkingtea,couldlastfor
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