The Elegance of Tea-drinking and Traditional Chinese Culture茶的格調與中國傳統文化

China is a country with a time-honored civilization and a land of ceremony and decorum. Whenever guests visit, it is necessary to make and serve tea to them. Before serving, you may ask them for their preferences as to what kind of tea they fancy and serve them the tea in the most appropriate teacups. In the course of serving tea, the host should take careful note of how much water is remaining in the cups and in the kettle. Usually, if the tea is made in a teacup, boiling water should be added after half of the cup has been comsumed; and thus the cup is kept filled so that the tea retains the same bouquet and remains pleasantly warm throughout the entire course of tea-drinking. Snacks, sweets and other dishes may be served at tea time to complement the fragrance of the tea and to allay one’s hunger.

中國是文明古國,禮儀之邦,很重禮節。凡是來了客人、沏茶、敬茶的禮儀是必不可少的。當有客來訪,可以徵求意見,選用最合適來客的口味的茶葉和最佳茶具待客。主人在陪伴客人飲茶時,要注意客人杯、壺中的茶水殘留量,一般用茶杯泡茶,如果已經喝去一半,就要添加開水,隨喝隨添,使茶水濃度基本保持前後一致,水溫適宜。在飲茶時也可以適當佐以茶食、糖果、菜肴等,達到調節口味和點心之功效。

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