Category: tea and chinese culture

Category: tea and chinese culture

World invited to savor tea brewed by Yao people
February 20, 2024 Industry News, tea and chinese culture ctma

Instead, the regular pounding of tea leaves with a pot and wooden hammer, often accompanied by the singing of folk songs, would herald the start of the day.

Steeped in history
July 25, 2023 Chinese tea culture, tea and chinese culture ctma

A leaf fell into water and changed the taste of it. Henceforth, tea was born. China is known as the home of tea. Since ancient times, tea has permeated Chinese culture, leaving its aroma in poetry, etiquette and customs. Tea lovers enjoy the drink not just for its flavor, but also for the beauty of

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Why Buddhism is closely related to tea
May 30, 2022 Chinese tea culture, Knowledge, tea and chinese culture, tea stories ctma

Since ancient times, tea and Buddhism have been inseparable.Buddhists believe that the nature of tea is interlinked with Buddhism. Meditation and drinking tea can cultivate one’s morality and nature, so Buddhism is closely related to tea. Among the verses about tea and Buddhism, the most popular is “go for tea”. This poem is written by

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Sip of China’s grassroots democracy at a teahouse
December 17, 2021 Knowledge, tea and chinese culture ctma

HEFEI, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) — The charcoal fire in the stove was red, the pot water had reached a rolling boil and curls of smoke were emanating from porcelain tea bowls, as a dozen villagers sat in a circle to discuss a reconstruction design of an ancient city gate in east China’s Anhui Province. “Your

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Chinese tea culture traced back to 400 B.C.
December 17, 2021 Chinese tea culture, tea and chinese culture ctma

JINAN, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) — An archaeological team from Shandong University, in east China’s Shandong Province, has found the earliest known tea remains in the world, dating back about 2,400 years. The discovery traced physical evidence of the origin of China’s tea culture back to the early stage of the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.),

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