While we were in Beijing last year, Michelle and I visited a tea shop and experienced the common tea practices utilized all over China.
Some Of The Teas We Tried In China:
- Oolong Tea
- Ginseng Tea
- Jasmine Tea
- Lychee Black Tea With Dried Roses
- Pure Black Tea
- Fruit Tea
- Green Tea
Several teas actually come from the same plant (Camellia sinensis). The processing makes the difference. Black tea is fully fermented, green tea is unfermented and oolong tea is partially fermented. My favorite tea was the oolong tea. I purchased a tin and brought it back with me. I am currently drinking it while I write this post. 😀
The Main Differences Between Chinese And Japanese Tea Culture
Before we visited China, Michelle and I traveled across Japan. While we were in Takeo, Japan (right outside of Nagasaki) we visited the Yoko Museum and Garden teahouse for an authentic matcha tea ceremony. You can read about it in this Steemit post, Learning How To Make Matcha & Touring A Japanese Garden - Highlights Of Traveling Japan.
In Japan, tea ceremonies are a formal and sacred activity. There are rules to be adhered. The ceremony and especially the making of the matcha tea is traditionally carried out in silence. The Japanese way of tea is rigidly structured and you can see the relation to Zen Buddhism. A Japanese tea ceremony is not unlike meditation.
In China the tea ceremony is less of a ceremony and more of a habitual / daily activity that you can do by yourself or with your friends. Tea is served at celebrations and you can be loud and social. The Chinese also love tea for its health benefits such as weight loss, warding off diseases, and getting over hangovers.
There is really no wrong way to enjoy tea and people drink tea in many different ways across Asia. These are general descriptions of tea culture from my observations in China and Japan.
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Michelle and I took a month to travel across Japan and China last May (2017). It was epic! Follow me, @slickwilly and Michelle, @curiouser for posts about our travel adventures!
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I enjoy Oolong Tea , but my favorite tea that you mentioned is the fruit tea. It is practically a light juice, and you can eat the rehydrated fruits!! Tea is good for both the body and soul.
The fruit tea was my second favorite! 👍
I have never tried Oolang tea, I will have to keep a look out.
I would also like to point out that that table in the second picture from the bottom deserves more pictures! That is a sweet piece of tree
Definitely try it if you can. Oolong tea is what's up. I like it with just a bit of stevia.
Unfortunately, I only took one picture of that tree table. It is pretty bad ass though!
I love Japanese culture. I am also an anime fan so I had lot of affiliation with Japan.
Yes Japanese are very traditional type of peoples and about tea or anything they eat they are pretty formal with it !! Personally I love green tea as I am a biological scientist I know great deal of benefits of green tea its amazingly useful while being so great in taste .. :)
You went to japan you must have heard "Arigato Gozaimus" haha.
Yup, the women in Japan say Arigatogozaimasu (ありがと ございます) all the time. The men kind of mumble the phrase.
Longjing, more commonly known as Dragon well green tea, is a smooth and mellow luxury green tea grown in the mountains areas beside the Xihu Lake of Hangzhou in the Zhejiang Province of China. Longjing green tea is historically considered to be one of the very first tea in China, giving it the nickname “China Famous Tea”
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It is not only famous in china it is the speciality of the Asia every country in asia use to make Green Tea.
But the way of preparing the green tea is slightly different in every country and it has alot of advantages.
Green tea is mostly use to loss weight and it is very beneficial for those people who have over weigh problem.
Thanks for sharing this post @slickwilly
Chinese are into many herbal teas which gives you a refreshing feel. It is also a good way to release stress and stay active!
I have not heard about such types of tea except green tea because green tea is commonly used in many countries but tea that you mentioned are special for me thanks for this informative & healthy supporting post @slickwilly
Oolong Tea
Ginseng Tea
Jasmine Tea
Lychee Black Tea With Dried Roses
Pure Black Tea
Fruit Tea
Green Tea
Those are very rich and relaxing, at night they make you sleep, great thanks for sharing ah and beautiful photos
They have a great collection of different kind of teas. Actually China is a traditional country and they have many things from the ancient history.
You have great collection of different kind of teas name and other information....by the way photography is soo cool.
collection of tea that always make the practice. not to be curious. a great way to make tea.
In our country, we also have lots of different types of tea. In Asia, it is one of our most traditional drink, after we learn it from west.
Among these, Japanese tea making process always amazed me. I like to watch them to make it. They are too serious about it.
This is so amazing to see nice tea experience :)
I love me some tea!
That table is a master piece!