Traditional Chinese Tea Ceremony

Chinese people like to drink tea, and often entertain friends and guests with it. The tea leaf is a necessary in the life of Chinese people.

Tea plants originated in China, although the ancient Chinese first used them for medicinal purposes before developing tea as a drink some 2,000 years ago. Later, they gradually learnt to grow tea plants and use the leaves to make various types of tea.

As regards the method of making tea, the Chinese variety can be classified into green tea, black tea, oolong tea, scented tea, tuó tea (bowl-shaped compressed mass of tea leaves), and brick tea, each consisting of many types.

Drinking tea can quench one’s thirst, dispel fatigue, help digestion and prevent some diseases. Drinking tea for a long period is quite beneficial to people’s health.