Презентация на тему Chinese tea ceremony

needful daily» as firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce

and vinegar. The chinese tea culture differ from European, British and Japanese as a ways of cooking and drinking, and occasions for tea. Tea in China drunk both at daily situations and during official events and rituals. Chinese tea is not only an beverage. Tea is an important part of traditional Chinese medicine and traditional Chinese food.

of Chinese tea
Room for the tea ceremony should be

maximum empty. There are bare walls and floor lined with bamboo ideally.

for tea ceremony. Cha Ban required for the right

location of tea dishes and for the comfort water draining during tea ceremony. That is why the Chinese tea table has a second bottom where water drained.

acquaintance wit the tea before tea ceremony. Cha Khe

filled tea and let around of guests. Each guest should inhale smell of tea leaves and breathe out warm air to them. This process meaning is «waking up» tea flavour.

Yixing(исинская) clay teapot or gaiwan. Yixing clay teapots have

an oily shine and porous structure. That is why the yixing teapots cool slowly and allow tea «to breathe». Gaiwan is an porcelain alternative to clay teapot. As a rule the porcelain is from Jingdezhen. Sometimes gaiwan used as a cup.

called an cup of justice. Chakhai used as an

intermediate vessel, which used for tea infusion. Sediment of tea remains in the chakhai and then guests drink pure Chinese tea. Moreover, chakhai used to alignment of tea. Tea from chakhai have a pure and an equal colour in each cup.

which called Van Syan Bay and a porcelain bowl

which called Ping Ming Bay. At first Tea poured in Van Syan Bay, which symbolize heaven. Then the glass covered with Ping Ming Bay which symbolize earth. After this tea set turned upside down. The sacral sense of this process is «tea as a gift sent from the heaven to earth».

tools of the traditional Chinese tea ceremony. The tools

kept in a wooden jug usually.
Includes:
Cha Chi – wooden spoon for the tea leaves.
Tszya tszy – wooden tongs for the hot cups.
Cha Tszan – needle for cleaning spout.
Cha Syan Lo – funnel for rolling tea to the teapot.
Cha Lyuy – percolator for filtering infusion.

of ceremony and understand their sacral sense. Moreover the

tea ceremony obliges him to participate in mutual conversation and to direct it to peaceful and positive course.

consumed
As a sign of respect
n Chinese society, the younger

generation always shows their respect to the older generation by offering a cup of tea. Inviting their elders to go to restaurants and having some tea is a traditional activity on holidays. In the past, people of lower rank served tea to higher-ranking people. Today, as Chinese society becomes more liberal, sometimes parents may pour a cup of tea for their children, or a boss may even pour tea for subordinates at restaurants. However, the lower-ranking person should not expect the higher-ranking person to serve him or her tea in formal occasions.

home because of work or get married, they may

have few times to visit their parents, and parents may seldom meet their grandchildren as well. Therefore, going to restaurants and drinking tea becomes an important activity for family gatherings. Every Sunday, Chinese restaurants are crowded, especially when people celebrate festivals. This phenomenon reflects Chinese family values.

to others by pouring tea for them. For example,

children serving tea to their parents is a sign of regret and submission.

wedding day

In the traditional Chinese marriage ceremony, both the bride and

groom kneel in front of their parents and serve them tea. That is the most devout way to express their gratitude. In front of their parents, it is a practice for the married couple to say, "Thank you for bringing us up. Now we are getting married. We owe it all to you." The parents will usually drink a small portion of the tea and then give them a red envelope, which symbolizes good luck. Another variant is that the bride serve tea to the groom's parents, symbolizing that she is to become a part of the latter's family.