Tea in China.

茶文化起源地为中国。

China is the of tea. It is said that tea in China began in the era, at least for more than 4700 years. Until now, the Han still have the of using tea of .

中国是茶的故乡，中国饮茶，据说始于神农时代，少说也有4700多年了。直到现在，汉族还有民以茶代礼的风俗。

There are many kinds of tea made by the Han : bean tea from Taihu Lake, tea from , salt tea from Hunan, tea from , top tea from , tea from , tea from , Lu'an from Lu'an, etc.

汉族对茶的配制是多种多样的：有太湖的熏豆茶、苏州的香味茶、湖南的姜盐茶、蜀山的侠君茶、台湾的冻顶茶、杭州的龙井茶、福建的乌龙茶六安的六安瓜片等。

中国茶道的发展过程：

1、煎茶：把茶末投入壶中和水一块煎煮。唐代的煎茶，是茶的最早艺术品尝形式。

2、点茶，斗茶：较之于唐代煎茶,宋人更喜爱典雅精致的点茶艺术。由于宋代饮茶之风炽热,所以还风行评比调茶技术和茶质优劣的“斗茶”,亦称“茗战”。中国斗茶始于唐而盛于宋,随着贡茶的兴起应运而生。

3、泡茶：元代人已开始普遍使用茶叶或茶末煎煮饮茶,不加或少加调料。这种简便、纯粹的“清饮”方式被越来越多的人接受,加上后来的沸水冲泡法,到了明代,就形成了“泡茶”这种饮茶方式,一直沿用至今。

tea has a of over 5,000 years, which a of tea have come into being, from tea plant and , tea-leaf to and tea. Tea- are in the area to the River for mild and there, such as the of , , and . There an of tea , e.g. , , Pu’er, . Tea is one of the by all the 56 in China. Many that a day is not a cup of tea. in the warm area or on the , stuff like tea, tea and milk tea are all among the . , both and tend to in on poems, , and on the tea. 茶在中国已经有5000年的历史。

在漫长的历史中，围绕茶的栽培、养护、采摘、加工、品饮形成了一整套独具特色的茶文化及相关艺术。长江以南是中国茶叶的主产区。浙江、云南、贵州、福建等地气候温和，土地肥沃，十分适合茶叶的生长，造就了龙井、乌龙、普洱、铁观音这些驰名中外的名品。 茶文化是中华多民族文化中的一个共同特征。五十六个民族都有饮茶的习俗。许多中国人在生活中不可一日无茶。不论是在温和潮湿的南方山区，还是冰天雪地的北方草原，工夫茶、酥油茶、奶茶都是人们特别喜爱的饮品。以茶为题的诗歌、散文、舞蹈、戏剧更为人们特别津津乐道。参考资料：