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中国茶文化和西方咖啡文化之研究

中国茶文化和西方咖啡文化之研究

广东外语外贸大学

商务英语本科毕业论文

2013届

论文题目AStudyontheCultureofChineseTea

（英文）andWesternCoffee

论文题目中国茶文化和西方咖啡文化之研究

（中文）

继教（公开）学院商务英语

自考

2013年5月6日AStudyontheCultureofChineseTeaandWesternCoffee

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Abstract:

Withtheincreasingtrendofglobaleconomicdevelopment,Chinaandwesterncountrieshaveattachedimportancetothedevelopmentofallkindsofculturesfromdifferentregions.Theculturesabsorbandimprovemutually,enjoyingthepleasureandhappinessfromculturalcommunicationandeconomicdevelopment.Forexample,Chineseteacultureandwesterncoffeeculture.Chinaisthebirthplaceofteawhichextendsfive-thousand-yearhistory,andhasbeenactinganimportantroleinChinesepeople’slife.Coffeeisalsoverypopularinanytimesorstagesinwesternsociety,andisapartoftheirdailylife.Thispapermainlymakesanintroductiontoteaculture,coffeecultureandtheirinfluences.Bythecomparisonbetweenteacultureandcoffeeculturefromtheperspectivesofhistory,beliefs,valuesandatmosphere,thepaperaimstomakepeoplebetterunderstandthedifferencebetweenChinesecultureandWesternculture,andgivestherepresentativeexamplesofChineseteacultureandWesterncoffeeculturesoastoprovethefurtherpositivefusionofeconomicdevelopmentandtheculturalcommunicationbetweenChinaandWesterncountries.

Keywords:

Chineseteaculture;westerncoffeeculture;culturalcommunication

中国茶文化和西方咖啡文化之研究

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摘要:

伴随世界经济的无国界发展,中国与世界各地的国家和地区不断地深入交流和发展,各样的西方文化如潮水涌入具有五千年历史的中华古国,而中华之国粹也向世界展示着传播着。

本文就中国几千年的茶文化和西方的咖啡文化作出研究,通过阐述西方咖啡文化和中国茶文化的不同历史、信仰、价值观和氛围的不同来找出可以融会贯通的地方,向人们更好地介绍中国和西方的文化的差别和相似之处,及其举例论证中国的茶文化和有代表性的西方国家咖啡文化的融会贯通在中国和西方国家的经济发展、文化交流的积极影响。

关键词:

中国茶文化;西方咖啡文化;文化交流

Contents

1.Introduction1

2.Chineseteaandwesterncoffee1

2.1OriginofChineseteaandwesterncoffee1

2.1.1TheoriginofChinesetea1

2.1.2Theoriginofwesterncoffee2

2.2ClassificationandbenefitsofChineseteaandwesterncoffee2

2.2.1TheclassificationandbenefitsofChinesetea2

2.2.2Theclassificationandbenefitsofwesterncoffee3

2.3CulturalcharacteristicsofChineseteaandwesterncoffee4

2.3.1TheculturalcharacteristicsofChinesetea4

2.3.2Theculturalcharacteristicsofwesterncoffee4

2.4BeliefofChineseteacultureandwesterncoffeeculture5

2.4.1ThebeliefofChineseteaculture5

2.4.2Thebeliefofwesterncoffeeculture5

2.5ValuesofChineseteacultureandwesterncoffeeculture5

2.5.1ThevaluesofChineseteaculture5

2.5.2ThevaluesofWesterncoffeeculture6

2.6AtmosphereofChineseteacultureandwesterncoffeeculture6

2.6.1TheatmosphereofChineseteaculture6

2.6.2Theatmosphereofwesterncoffeeculture7

3.AcomparisonofChineseteacultureandwesterncoffeeculture7

4.FusionofChineseteacultureandwesterncoffeeculture8

4.1TheaffectionofChineseteacultureinwesternsociety8

4.2TheaffectionofwesterncoffeecultureinChina9

5.Conclusion10

WorksCited11

AStudyontheCultureofChineseTeaandWesternCoffee

GuangdongUniversityofForeignStudies2013WangZaoxi

Tutor:

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1.Introduction

ThestudyofculturalcontextincommunicationsbetweenChineseandWesternisveryimportantbecause“cultureiscommunicationandcommunicationisculture”SamovarandRichard3rd.“Anthropologistsdefinecultureasanyhumanbehaviorthatislearnedratherthangeneticallytransmitted”王桂珍169）.Chinaistrulythehometownoftea.AllteausedintheworldnowisfromChinaoriginally.ChineseteaculturehasthesamelonghistoryasChineseculture.Thedevelopmentoftheteastandsforaculture,whichshowsthecharacteristicsofChinesepeopleCoffeeisasimportantforwesternsasteaforChinese,alsostandsinaveryimportantpositioninwesterncountries.Italsoshowsthefeaturesandcultureofthewesternpeople.

TeaandCoffee,therepresentativesoftheeastandthewest,arenotjusttwokindsofdrinks,butsymbolsoftwocultureswhichbelivepeopleoftheirowngreatlyhistory.InChina,thereisangoessaying:

“Firewood,rice,oil,salt,sauce,vinegarandteaarethesevennecessitiestobeginaday”陈风等4）.Thoughteaisthelastoneonthelist,westillcanseetheimportanceofteaindailylifeofChinesepeople.Inwest,peoplealsosay:

“IfI’mnotinthecoffeehouse,Iwillbeonthewaytothecoffeehouse”陈风等4.Althoughitisasimplejoke,italsoreflectsthereallifeofwesternpeopleInmodernizetime,Chineseteacultureandwesterncoffeeculturecausedrapideconomicdevelopment,andteaandcoffeebecomenotonlydrinkable,butalsoanimportantconduitofcommunication-peoplecanmakefriendsbythetableinateahouseorcoffeehouse,friendscanpromotefeelingswhiledrinkingteaorcoffee,businessmencanmakebusinesstransactionsfromtheteatableorcoffeetable.Inwesterncountries,teaisnormallyconsumedatsocialevents,andinChina,coffeeisextensivelyenjoyed.Thepaperwilldetailintroducetheclassification,culturalcharacteristics,belief,valuesandatmosphereofChineseteacultureandwesterncoffeeculture,comparingtheirdifferenceandsimilaritythenfindthekeypointtomeldedtoeachotherforpromotetheculturalcommunicationbetweenChinaandwesterncounties.

2.Chineseteaandwesterncoffee

Teaandcoffeeisordinaryinmoderndailylife,buttheyhaveownsectionofinterestinghistory.Inaddition,theyarerelatedwiththecultural,economic,political,internationaltradeclosely,theyaretherepresentationsofculturalcommunication

2.1OriginofChineseteaandwesterncoffee

Everythinghasitsbirthplace,especiallyforthelongandmysterioushistoryofChineseteaandwesterncoffee2.1.1TheoriginofChinesetea

“TeawasdiscoveredbyShennongandbecamepopularasadrinkintheStateofLubecauseofZhouGong”陆羽2）.Accordingtothelegend,Shennong,tastedhundredsofwildplantstoseewhichwerepoisonousandwhichwereedible,sothatpreventpeoplefromeatingthepoisonousplants.Itissaidthathewaspoisonedseventy-twotimesinonedaybutwassavedbychewingsometenderleavesofanevergreenplantblossomingwithwhiteflowers.Sincehehadatransparentbelly,peoplecouldseehowthefoodmovedthroughouthisstomachandintestines.Whentheysawthejuiceofthetenderleavesgoupanddowninthestomachasifitweresearchingforsomething,theycalledit“cha”,meaningsearchinChinese陆羽6.Lateritwasrenamed“cha”havingthesamesoundofthepresentoneandcreateintobeing.

2.1.2Theoriginofwesterncoffee

Coffeedrinkingstoryspreadaroundtheworldisoneofthegreatestandmostromanticinhistory.ItstartsintheHornofAfrica,inEthiopia,wherethecoffeetreeprobablyoriginatedintheprovinceofKaffa.Therearevariousfancifulbutunlikelystoriessurroundingthediscoveryofthepropertiesofroastedcoffeebeans.OnestoryhasitthatanEthiopiangoatherdwasamazedatthelivelybehaviourofhisgoatsafterchewingredcoffeeberries.WhatweknowwithmorecertaintyisthatthesucculentoutercherryfleshwaseatenbyslavestakenfrompresentdaySudanintoYemenandArabia,throughthegreatportofitsday,Mocha,nowsynonymouswithcoffee.CoffeewascertainlybeingcultivatedinYemenbythe15thcenturyandprobablymuchearlierthanthat林莹毛永年32.2ClassificationandbenefitsofChineseteaandwesterncoffee

Teahasthousandsofclassificationthatisonewaytoclassifybasedondegreeoffermentationofthetea.However,coffee’sclassificationtrendstoclassifyfromitssteamcomponent.

2.2.1TheclassificationandbenefitsofChinesetea

Chineseteacanbeclassifiedindifferentways.Accordingtodegreeoffermentationsystem,Chineseteacanberoughlydividedinto:

greentea,yellowtea,whitetea,oolongteaandblacktea.Thedegreeoffermentationrangesfromlowtohigh金玖廷等12.

GreenTeaGreenteahasthelargestoutputinChina.Itistheunfermentedteaandhasthelongesthistory.Greenteaismadebysimplybutcarefullyheatingtheleaveswhichmustbekeptgreenandunbrokenwhiletheyarebeingheated.Greenteahelpswithanti-agingandpreventscomputerradiationandbadbreathWhiteTeaWhiteteabelongstooneoftheslightlyfermentedtea.ItisthespecialtyofChinaandismadethroughwitheringandarefaction.WhiteteahelpsenhanceimmunefunctionandprotectstheheartandbloodvesselsOolongTeaOolongteaisakindofgreenteawhichisahalf-fermentedteabetweenblackteaandgreentea.Typicaloolongtealeavesaregreeninthemiddleandredontheedgesasaresultoftheprocesstosoftentealeaves.Oolongteaishelpfulinanti-aging,reducinghighbloodpressure,loweringthecholesterol,preventingcoronaryheartdiseaseandaidingdigestionBlackTeaBlackteaistotallydifferentfromgreenteaandisakindofcompletelyfermentedtea.Itnamedblacktea,forthetealiquidandtealeavesarereddishblack.Theblackteatastessweetandcanfacilitatethefosteringofyangenergyinhumanbodyanderasethegreasinessofthestomach.Also,itwarmsthestomachandhelpswithdigestion.Itisagoodchoiceincoldseasons.Itisquitegoodforlosingweight

Insummerorwarmclimate,teaseemstodispeltheheatandbringoninstantcoolnesstogetherwithafeelingofrelaxationMedically,thetealeafcontainsanumberofchemicals,ofwhich20-30%istannicacid,knownforitsanti-inflammatoryandgermicidalproperties.Italsocontainsanalkaloid5%,mainlycaffeine,astimulantforthenervecentreandtheprocessofmetabolism.Teawiththearomaticsinitmayhelpresolvemeatandfatandthuspromotedigestion.Itis,therefore,ofspecialimportancetopeoplewholivemainlyonmeat,likema