Differences between Chinese and British Tea Culture.docx

DifferencesbetweenChineseandBritishTeaCultureAThesisPresentedinPartialFulfillmentoftheRequirementsfortheDegreeofBachelorofArtsBy本人名字UndertheSupervisionof1.ecturer导师名字#CollegeofInnerMongoliaApril2019中英茶文化差异摘要茶作为中国传统文化的重要组成部分，具有悠久的历史。中国是茶的家乡，是最早发觉和饮用茶的国家。茶在十六世纪中叶传到欧洲，传入英国后，饮茶在英国颇为盛行，形成了独特的英国茶文化。如今茶已遍布世界各地，所产生的茶文化也不尽相同,甚至在一些国家和地区成为社会风俗和民族文化的一部分。本文对中英的茶文化进行了对比，最终总结出了中英茶文化存在的差异。论文第一部分是对文章的总体介绍。其次部分介绍了中国的茶的历史和文化以及中国的茶道。通过阅读本文章，读者可以更进一步r解中国的传统文化。文章第三部分对英国的茶文化和英式的茶道进行介绍。第四章重点从四个方面论述中国茶文化和英国茶文化的差异，得出中国茶文化以及英国茶文化所体现的不同的精神内涵。文化和礼仪是分不开的，不同的文化会通过不同的礼仪有所体现，了解不同国家的文化，吸取文化精华和优点，了解文化的差异，都将有利于更好地进行跨文化交际。关键词：茶文化；茶道；文化差异；跨文化交际DifferencesbetweenChineseandBritishTeaCultureAbstractTeaisoneimportantpartofChinesetraditionalcultures,andithasalonghistory.China,thefirstcountrydiscoveringanddrinkingtea,isthehomelandoftea.TeaspreadtoEuropeinthemiddleofthesixteenthcentury.SinceteawasintroducedtotheUnitedKingdom,teadrinkinghasbeenquiteprevalentamongtheBritishpeople,thusauniqueBritishteaculturewasdeveloped.Nowadaysteaspreadstoal1overtheworld.Diverseteaculturescomeintobeing.Insomecountriesandregions,ithasalreadybecomepartofthesocialcustomandculture.Inthispaper,itfirstelaboratesteacultureinChinaandBritain,andfinallysumsupdifferencesofteaculturebetweenthetwocountries.Thefirstsectionisabriefintroduction.ChaptertwoisaboutthehistoryandcultureofteainChina,andChineseteaceremony.FromtheseintroductionsyoucanbetterunderstandChinesetraditionalculture.ThethirdpartisaboutBritishteacultureandBritish-Styleteaceremony.ChapterfourfocusesondifferencesbetweenBritishandChineseteaculture,whichhasbeendiscussedfromfouraspects.Intheend,theirdifferentconnotationshavebeenrevealed.Cultureandritualareinseparable,anddifferentcultureswi11bereflectedbydifferentmanners.Understandingthecultureofdifferentcountries,andlearningtheirculturalessenceandadvantagesareconducivetocross-culturalexchange.Keywords:teaculture;teacei'emony;culturaldifferences;cross-culturalexchangeContentsChapter1IntroductionChapter2 ChineseTeaCultureandEtiquette22 .1HistoryofTeainChina23 .2TeaCultureinChina24 .3China-TheOriginalTeaCeremony3Chapter3 BritishTeaCultureandEtiquette53.1TeaCultureinBritain53.2EnglishTeaCeremony6EnglishTeaRitual63.2.2AfternoonTea6HighTea7Chapter4DifferencesTeaCulture84.1DifferentStartingTimeofDrinkingTea84.2DifferentTeaDrinkingCultures94.3DifferencesofTeaEtiquette104.4DifferencesofTeahouseCulture114.5DifferentSocialInfluences13Chapter5Conclusion.14Notes15Bibliography16Acknowledgements17Chapter1IntroductionTeacultureisdefinedbythewayteaismadeandconsumed;bythewaypeopleinteractwithtea,andbytheaestheticssurroundingteadrinking.Teaisacustomarydrinkworldwide.InAsiancountries,drinkingteaisanancienttraditionaccompaniedbyahighlydevelopedtea-basedculturewhichistiedtoartandlocalcustoms.AmongRussiansandEasternMediterraneaninhabitants,teabecameaprevalentdrinklongaftertheflourishingteaculturedevelopedinChina,andyetmanyyearsbeforeEuropeanstasteditforthefirsttime.Theteaceremoniesarethecrowninggloryoftheteaculture.Theysetitapartandglorifyitandgiveasymbolicmeaningtotheimportanceofteainsocietyandlocalculture.TeaceremonieswhichhavebeenpreservedfromancienttimesopenawindowtodistantculturesandancientcustomswhichhaveassimiIatedintovarioustraditionsandaccompaniedthemupuntiltoday.Inmanycultures,teaisoftendrunkathighclasssocialevents,andmanycultureshavecreatedintricateformalceremoniesfortheseevents.Westernexamplesareafternoonteaandtheteaparty.Intheeast,teaceremoniesdifferamongcountries,itmaybeconsumedear1yinthedaytoheightenalertness;itcontainstheophyl1ineandboundcaffeine.Thereareteaceremonieswhichhavearisenindifferentcultures.Chineseteaceremonyusessometraditionalwaysofbrewingtea.OneformofChineseteaceremonyistheGongfuteaceremony,whichtypicallyusessmallYixingclayteapotsandoolongtea.Differentregionsalsofavordifferentvarietiesoftea,black,green,oroolong,andusedifferentflavorings,suchasmiIk,sugarorherbs.Thetemperatureandstrengthofthetea1ikewisevarywidely.SometeaculturesinChinahaveebeenflourishingforsuchalongtime,itiscrucialtofirstdatebacktotheancienttimesandreviewtheoriginanddevelopmentofteacultureonthisbeautifulland.Chapter2ChineseTeaCultureandEtiquette2.1 HistoryofTeainChinaAsweallknow,Chinaisthehometownofteaculture.ThehistoryofteainChinais1ongandcomplex.TheChinesehaveenjoyedteaformillennia.ScholarshailedthebrewasacureforavarietyofaiIments;thenobiIityconsideredtheconsumptionofgoodteaasamarkoftheirstatus,andthecommonpeoplesimplyenjoyeditsflavor.TeawasfirstdiscoveredbytheChineseEmperorShennongin2737BC.Itissaidthattheemperorlikedhisdrinkingwaterboiledbeforehedrankitsoitwouldbeclean,sothatiswhathisservantsdid.Oneday,onatriptoadistantregion,heandhisarmystoppedtorest.Aservantbeganboilingwaterforhimtodrink,andadeadleaffromthewildteabushfellintothewater.Itturnedabrownishcolor,butitwasunnoticedandpresentedtotheemperoranyway.Th