Chinese Tea Ceremony

China boasts a sophisticated tea culture.Tea ceremony rituals collectively represent the spirit of the”Way of Tea”with four basic principles:thrifty，harmony，respect and beauty.The Chinese tea ceremony emphasizes the tea-what the tea tastes like，smells like，and how one tea tastes compared to the previous tea，or in successive rounds of drinking.Ceremony doesn’t mean that each server will perform the ritual the same way.Each step is meant to be a sensory exploration and appreciation.

The most famous tea ceremony in China is that of gongfu tea.Gongfu tea is a technique of preparing tea.The term”gongfu”denotes any skill that is developed through great practice such as Chinese painting，martial arts or Chinese tea making.It generally refers to the more formal preparation of Chinese tea using tiny cups to match the small unglazed purple clay teapots.The drinking of gongfu tea is an old custom of Chaoshan area in Guangdong Province where almost every family is equipped with gongfu tea utensils.People there drink several rounds of gongfu tea a day.Even after moving to other places of the country or emigrated to foreign countries，they still maintain this custom.

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