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中英茶文化差异word版本

Acknowledgements

IamverygratefultomysupervisorMs.Zhangwhogavemeencouragement,carefulguidanceandhelpfuladvicetomethroughoutthewritingofthisthesis.Itisshethatnotonlygavememanyvaluableadvicesbutalsoletmeknowhowtowritethistopic.

What'smore,IshouldexpressmygratitudetoMs.Zhangagainforherinsightfuladviceonmychoiceofthetopicandvaluablecommentsonmythesis.Iamalsoindebtedtomyotherteacherswhohadgivenmetheirsincerehelpandguidanceandtomyclassmateswhohadgivenmetheirconstantencouragementtomeinthecourseofmystudies.

Ofcourse,Ialsothankourschoollibrarywhichprovidesmewithsomanyusefulreferencebooksandcollecteddata.Andmylastspecialthankswouldgotomydearestfamilies.WhenImakeasuccess,theyaremoreexcitedthanme,andsupportmetodobetter.EventhoughIfailed,insteadofblaming,theyalwayssharesorrowwithme,anencouragemenottogiveup.Inaword,thesupportfromthesepeopleisalwaysmymomentumduringmyuniversitystudyyearsevenalltheway.

Abstract

TeaisonespecialkindofdrinkwithoutalcoholthatoriginatesfromChina,anditisusuallyusedasantidote.Thenpeoplefounditwasgoodforhealthtodrinktea,andcouldrefreshoneself,makingpeoplecalmdown.Thusteahasbecomemorepopulargraduallyandmoreandmorepeoplearefondofdrinkingteaeveryday.WhenitcomestoChineseTea,itcanbetracedbacktoancienttimesandwasespeciallyflourishedintheTangDynastyandtheSongDynasty.WecansaythattheeventsaboutteaallaroundworldaremostlyandbasicallyspreadoutfromChina.TeawasinitiallyintroducedtoEuropeandwasalltherageinBritainin17century.TeaplaysmoreandmoreimportantroleofBritishintheirdailylife.WhenthegeneralteaculturewascombinedwiththecultureinBritain,anewuniqueBritishtypeofteacultureformed,forexample,theafternoontea.TherearesomesimilaritiesofteaculturesbetweenChinaandBritain,suchasteatoguests,teapoetswholikewritingpoemsconnectedcloselywithtea.Andtherearealsomanyidiomsaboutteacanbefoundinbothcountries.Ofcourse,therearestillmanydifferentaspectsowingtothequitedifferentculturesinEastandWest.Forexample,thedifferenceoftea'sdevelopmentofhistory;especiallythecustomsofdrinkingteaistotallydifferent.Infact,themoreimportantreasonsthatleadtothesetwodistinctiveteaculturesaredifferentpointsofvalueandworldoutlookoftwonations.Chinesepeoplewhorespectandrelyonnaturethinkthatmanisanintegralpartofnature.Wehumanbeingsshouldgetalongwithnatureharmoniously.TheBritishwhoadvocateandemphasizeindividualismholdthathumanbeingsareindependent,andtheyattempttoconquerthenaturewhileChinesepeopleemphasizetheimportanceofcollectivity;theyalwaysbelievecollectivebenefitsoutweighthepersonalinterestwhichoppositestotheviewofBritishpeoplewhoemphasizepersonalinterestthancollectivebenefits.OnthebasisofanalyzingthehistoryandcustomsthisthesisjustmakesabriefstudyonthesimilaritiesanddissimilaritiesinChineseandBritishteaculture.

KeyWords:

TeaCulture;ChinaandBritain;Comparison;AfternoonTea

摘要

茶是一种不含酒精的饮料，起源于中国，它通常被用作解毒剂。

后来人们发现它是一种健康的饮品具有使人神清气爽的功效。

随着人们喝茶的日趋普遍，茶成了每天的必需品。

在民间也相应地出现很多谚语来形容茶的重要性，如茶被形容为“一日不可无茶”，“开门七件事：

柴、米、油、盐、酱、醋、茶”。

中国的茶叶可以追溯到古代，特别是在唐、宋时期达到鼎盛。

此外，据说世界各地关于茶的主要事件都基本上是从中国传出去的。

17世纪，茶传入欧洲并在英国风靡起来，在人们的生活中扮演越来越重要的角色。

这种舶来品与当地文化的融合形成了一种新的以下午茶为代表的独特英式茶文化。

中国与英国作为饮茶大国都有久远而浓厚的饮茶文化，有很多的相似之处，比如都会以茶代客,诗人都喜欢写关于茶的诗词，而且两个国家都有很多与茶相关的谚语。

当然，茶文化在中国和英国也存在有着差异。

比如，其历史渊源的不同，特别是饮茶习俗，俩国是完全不同的。

而导致这些差异的根本原因是其渗透在各自茶文化中的世界观和价值观不同。

中国人认为天人合一，自然是不可战胜的，人类要按客观规律办事，要与自然和谐相处。

英国人则提倡个体，认为人是独立的，人要勇于征服自然。

本论文在研究中、英茶的历史渊源、饮茶习俗、习惯等方面的基础上，展开对中英茶文化差异的探讨。

关键词：

茶文化；中英；对比；下午茶

Contents

1.Introduction1

2.SimilaritiesinChineseandBritishTeaCultures2...

2.1TeatoGuests2...

2.2PoetsandTea3

2.3IdiomsaboutTea3...

2.4TheEleganceofTea4...

3.TheDissimilaritiesofChineseandBritishTeaCultures5...

3.1TheDifferentHistories5...

3.1.1ChineseTeaHistory5

3.1.2BritishTeaHistory7...

3.2DifferentCustoms8...

3.2.1ChineseTeaCustoms8

3.2.2BritishTeaCustoms9

3.3TheWaysPeopleDrinkTea1..0..

3.3.1ChineseWay1..0.

3.3.2BritishWay1..0.

3.4DifferentSpiritPursuitsWhenDrinkingTea1..0

3.4.1ChineseSpiritPursuits1..0..

3.4.2BritishSpiritPursuits1..1.

4.IntegrationofTeaCultureinChinaandBritain1..1

5.Conclusion1..2..

Bibliography1..4..

ExploringtheDifferencesofTeaCulturebetweenChinaandBritain

1.Introduction

Atpresent,theculturalcommunicationamongcountrieshasbecomemorepopularandfrequent.Wehavetosayitistheagethatculturefiercelyagitateseachother;allcountrieshavetofacethechallengebroughtaboutbydiversifiedandglobalizedsociety,theconflictandfrictionbetweenthenationaltraditionalculturesandmodernization,aswell.Peopleliketodiscusswhichoneismuchbetter.Tobehonest,peopleshouldjudgeontheirowncultureobjectively,andviewcultureofothercountriesfairlyinperspective.Peopleneedabsorbingothersculturalmeritstoremedyandupdatedefectsoftheirculturewhileretainingownculturefeature.China,asisknowntoall,isthebirthplaceofteaandBritainisalsoconsideredasanothercountryofdrinkingtea.Bothofthemaretwobigcountriesthathavelonghistoryandstrongculturalbase.However,theirrespectiveculturesarequitedifferent.ThispaperwilljustshowatinypartofdifferencebetweenChineseandBritishculturesbycomparingtheteacultures.

Teaisakindofshrubwithsofragrantwhiteflowersandevergreenleaves.Thedriedleavesofthisplantwhicharepluckedindifferentstagesofgrowthandpreparedbyvariousprocessescanbeusedtomakeahotbeverage.Accordingtohistoricalrecordsandsomelegend,teahasbeenknowninChinasinceabout2700B.C.personally,IamsoproudthatItisChinesewhoearliestdiscoverandusetea.

Asthehomelandoftea,Chinahaslonghistory,extensiveandprofoundteaculture」nChina,teaisnotmerelyonekindofdrinkbutitasymbolofculturethatreferstotheHumanitiesanditisalwaysconsideredasamysteriousbutharmoniouscombination;Furthermoreitisacarrierofteaculturebywhichspreadoutvariouskindsofculture.Infactteacultureisorganicintegrationofteaandculture,whichincludeandreflectacertainperiodofmaterialcivilizationandspiritualcivilizationinChina.Alsoitisinvigoratingaswellaspacifying.Itscharacterisflexibleindifferentenvironments.Forexample,adifferentteaculturewouldbeformedonlyifteagoesinadifferentdirection.Italsorepresentsastateofpeace--peaceofmind.Oritisregardedasasymbolofnotseekingfameandwealthoftranquility,ofrecoveringtothesimpleandcomingtothenature.Atpresent,teacultureisaverytypicalandimportantcarrierofleisurecultureforChinese.WhenitisintroducedtoBritainwithpopularity,teacombinedwithnativeculturehasgraduallyformedanewuniqueteaculture.AlthoughBritainisnotacountrytoproductteajustlikeChina,theBritishareabsolutelyandmostdefinitelytruethesecondlargestpercapitateaconsumersintheworld,witheachpersonconsumingonaverage2.1kgperyear.

（Evans,2000:

3）Inparticular,thewaystodrinkteaofthemaresopopularamongpeopleallaroundtheworldevenincludeChinese.Therearesimilaritiesanddiffereneebetweenwesternandeasternteaculturebecauseofitsowneconomicandtraditionalculturalbackground.ThisarticlewilldomakeefforttoexploreacomparativestudyonteaculturebetweenChinaandBritain.First,Ipreparetodiscussthesimilaritiesthatarecloselyfollowedbydescribingorillustratingthedifferencescausedbythedissimilaritiesrelatedtodevelopmentofhistoryandcustoms.Then,asetofimportantconclusionsthatisderivedfromthewholepaperwillbemade.

2.SimilaritiesinChineseandBritishTeaCultures

ThereisalonghistoryofteainbothChinaandBritain.Ontheonehand,teaculturesinChinaandBritainarequitedifferentowingtotheirdifferentnativeculturesinWestandEast.Ontheotherhand,whenteaactsasakindofbeveragestherestillexistsomethingincommon.

2.1TeatoGuests

Chinaisacountrywithatime-honoredcivilizationandalandofceremonyanddecorum.InChina,teaisalwaysseveredhospitalitytoshowtheirkindnessandhighrespecttotheguestswhenguestsvisittotheirhomes.Mostoftimethehoststrytopreparebettertea,especiallywhensomemoreimportantorupperclasscome.Itseemstobenecessarytowelcomeguestswithtea.Moreover,teahasalwaysbeenrootedinpeop'heartasasymbolofcivilizationthatstandsforthousandsofyearsofChinesegreatfame--“礼仪之邦'.'owon'besosurprisedwhenyougetintoaneateryandseethewaitermakeacupofteatotheguesthospitality.InBritain:

stalsocommontoreceiveguestswithtea.Let'staketheEarlyMorningTeaasexample.Itwouldbeabestchoicetotreattheguestbymakingacupofteabecauseitcanfirstlywakehimupandhelphimkeepmoreenergetic.What'smore,italsoshowsthegreatcareofhost.But,AfternoonTeaisservedtogetherwithdesserttotreattheguests.ThereisnodoubtthatChinaandBritainsharethesamecommunicativefunctionsoftea.

2.2PoetsandTea

InChina,teaplaysaspecialrolethatiscloselyrelatedtoliteratusevenfromancienttime.

Intheiropiniondrinkingteaorexactlysavoringteaisonekindofelegantactivitieslikewriting,drawingandsoon.Tea-drinkingsometimesgivesthem