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Tea, originated from China, has brought benefits to the whole world.As a beverage with positive effects on the human body and mindit has long been a subject ofstudy and researchDiscovery oftea comes as aresultofmankinds exploration of nature. The utilization and research of tea reflect the interaction between people and nature,creating drinks that ultimately contribute to healthThe following will be a brief account of the popular beveragedetailing its discoveryutilization and dissemination and its presence in Chinese literature and classics.
Contents
Chapter I The Origin and Spread of Teas
Section 1 Looking for the Origin of Tea Plants/12
I.Initiation oftea plants/12 II.The origin of tea plants/12
Section 2 How Does Tea Spread from Its Origin to the Rest of the World/15
I.From its origin to other parts ofChina/15
II. FromChina to the rest ofthe world/16
Section 3 ChineseTea in AncientClassicsandLiterature/17
I.Historical records about tea/17 HLiterature abouttea/18
III.Poetry about tea/25
Chapter II Where to Find Premium Teas in China
Section1 Teas ontheMapofChina/30
I.Tea area in Southwest China/30
II.Tea area in SouthChina/31
III.Tea area in South of Yangtze River/32
IV. Tea area in North ofYangtzeRiver/33
Section 2 Essence of Teas/34
I.Examples of quality green teas/35
H.Examples of honored black teas/45
II.Examples of revered oolong teas /48
IV.Examples ofesteemedwhiteteas/52
V.Examples ofprominent dark teas/55
VI.Examples of well-known yellow teas/59
VIIScentedtea/61
Chapter II The Universe in a Cup of Tea
Section 1 Sensory Properties of Chinese Teas /66
I.Colors of teas/66
II. Aromas ofteas/72
III. Tastes of teas/75
IV. Appearences of teas/77
Section 2 Teas, a Daily Must-have to KeepFit/79
IHealthy benefits ofteas in thehistoricalChinesemedicinalclassics/80
II.The healthy benefits proved by modernscience/83
Chapter IV Tea Customs
Section 1 Tea Customs in China/90
I.ChazhouGongfutea/90
II.The long-spout-pot tea ceremony/93
IIITheQingdoucha”customs/94
IV.The“Three-coursetea”custom/96
V.The Mongolian milk tea/98
VIThe“Leichacustom/100
VII.TheDayoucha”custom/101
Section 2 New Trend in Tea Beverages /103
I.Ready-to-drink cannedtea/103
II. Instant tea/104
III. Order-to-go/104
Chapter V Ways to Cook,Brewand Store Chinese Teas
Section 1 Tea Utensils/108
I.The past and present ofchina”/108
II. Evolution from ancient pottery to purple clay pottery/114
III. Agreat tea needs quality teawares/115
Section 2Water for Teas/116
I.How that water is valued in history/116
H.Proper selection ofwater for teas/117
Section 3 Ways to Have a Nice Brew/120
I.Zhucha/120
I.Diancha/123
III.Cuopao/125
IV.Blended tea/136
Section4StorageofTeas/137
I. Why tea spoils/138
II.How to store teas/140
Chapter VI Status Quo and Future of Tea Science
Section1 TheScience ofTea/144
I.The history of tea studies/144
II. Progress in tea science/146
Section 2 TheFuture ofTeaScience/153
I. New special varieties/154
II.Functionalteas/154
III.Innovative application of teas/155
IV.Tea and artificial intelligence/156
V.The combination of tea culture and our health/157
Section 3 The Benefits of Tea to Society Development/157
I.Economic benefits oftea/157
II.The benefits for peoples health/158
IIl. The global cooperation/159
References/161