Camp Counsellors enjoying a tea ceremony in Beijing!
Chinese Tea Culture
茶文化: cháwénhuà
Introduction
One of the most famous aspects of Chinese culture is tea drinking, as tea itself is thought to originate in China. Visitors to China can enjoy a traditional tea ceremony at one of the many ancient tea houses, experiencing a tradition spanning almost 3000 years. Tea has since spread around the world, with a diverse variety of tea flavours and unique customs such as British milk tea, Indian spiced Chai and Moroccan mint tea.
Nowadays, Taiwanese-style bubble tea has become popular among young people in China, providing a cool, refreshing alternative for hot summer days!
Activity
We are going to learn the most popular traditional tea ceremony – 工夫茶 (gōng fū chá). While this is designed to be done using a traditional Chinese tea set (which can be bought relatively cheaply at many market stalls in China), you can also adapt using existing equipment you have at home such as a British style teapot and cups!
You will need:
Tea pot
Tea jug
Tea strainer
Small teacups
Chinese tea
Share
Congratulations on making some delicious tea! Please do share your creations with us – tag @abridgeacademy on instagram for a feature or post in the Facebook group!
What's next?
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