中国人文标识系列:中国茶,一片树叶的传奇(英)

Preface 01
Chapter I Historical Origin of Chinese Tea
Section 1 Legend of the Origin of Tea 002
Section 2 Tea Plants Native to China 006
Section 3 From Tree Leaves to Tea Leaves 012
Section 4 Classicism of Tea Making in the Tang Dynasty 017
Section 5 Romantic Tea Whisking 022
Section 6 The Emergence of Loose Tea in the Ming Dynasty 029
Section 7 The Popularity of Tea Drinking 033
Section 8 Modern Tea Develops Apace 038
Chapter II Varieties of Chinese Tea
Section 1 iversity of Chinese Tea 044
Section 2 White Tea 048
Section 3 Green Tea 053
Section 4 Yellow Tea 060
Section 5 Dark-Green Tea 064
Section 6 Black Tea 068
Section 7 Dark Tea 072
Section 8 Scented Tea
Chapter III Chinese Tea ‘Walking’
Section 1 Eternal Tea ‘Tone’ Despite Changes 082
Section 2 Longstanding Tea Trade 084
Section 3 Export of Chinese Tea to Japan 088
Section 4 Black Tea Conquers U.K. and then Other Parts of the World 092
Section 5 Process of Tea Globalization 099
Section 6 Chinese Tea that Plays an Important Role in Historical Events 106
Section 7 The Ancient Tea-Horse Trade Road with the Sound of Horse Bells.. 110
Chapter IV Chinese Tea for Enlightenment
Section 1 Charming Chinese Tea Ceremony 120
Section 2 Taste Zen in Tea 133
Section 3 Chinese Tea Ceremony: Tea Soothing 137
Section 4 ‘Once-in -a-Lifetime’ of Japanese Tea Ceremony 140
Chapter V Interesting Chinese Tea Habits
Section 1 Colorful Tea Customs 150
Section 2 Diverse Tea Expertise 170
Section 3 Oriental Beauty Tea – Insects-Bitten Tea Tastes Better 178
Section 4 ‘Duck Excrement Fragrance’ Tea 182
Section 5 The Legendary ‘White Cockscomb’ Tea 184
Section 6 What is 1,000-liang Tea? 188
Section 7 Why a Pu’er Tea Cake Usually Weighs 357 Grams 190
Section 8 What is the ‘DNA’ of Biluochun Tea? 193
Section 9 Why There is No Rock in Wuyi Rock Tea 196
Chapter VI The ‘Firsts’ of Chinese Tea
Section 1 Earliest Tea Plantation in China － Mengding Mountain Imperial Tea Plantation 202
Section 2 First Tea Master in China and the First Tea Book in the World 206
Section 3 China’s First Tributary Teahouse 211
Section 4 Tea Business – One of the Most Ancient Trades in China 213
Appendix
A Brief Chinese Chronology 221