茶和中国的茶文化（TeaandtheTeaCultureofChina）

SinceIstartedmymajorintheteacultureofChina,Ihavebeendeeplyimpressedbyitssophisticationandbeauty.IwouldliketosharesomefascinatingaspectsoftheteacultureofChina.

Inacountrywiththehistoryoffivethousandyears,theChineseteadrinkinghabitdatedbacktotheTangDynasty(618-907AD).Itbecameanationaltraditionandledtodevelopmentofadelicateteadrinkingritual.Overthecenturies,poetsandartistsinChinawrotemanymarvelousmasterpieces,inappreciationofteaandChinesepeople’sconstantloveofteadrinking.Oneofthebest-knownwritersisLuYu,whowasregardedasthe“TeaSage”forhecomposedthefirstbookontea.Inhisclassicbook,hedetailedhisstudiesoftea,suchastheoriginoftea,teatools,teapicking,teacooking,teaceremonyandwell-knownareaswhereteawasgrown.Andthevaluableknowledgeherecordedhaslaidfoundationformodernteaculturedevelopment.

Basedonwaysinwhichtealeavesareprocessed,therearefivedistincttypesoftea.Theyareasfollow:thegreentea,theblacktea,theWulongtea,thecompressedteaandthescentedtea.Amongthem,mayforeignersarefamiliarwiththegreentea.TheLongjingtea,ofthegreentype,hasareputation