An East Asian tea ceremony,or Chádào,Chadō or Dado,is a ceremonially ritualized form of making tea practiced in East Asia by the Chinese,Japanese,and Koreans. The tea ceremony,literally translated as either "way of tea","etiquette for tea or tea rite",or "art of tea" in any of the three East Asian languages,is a cultural activity involving the ceremonial preparation and presentation of tea. The Japanese tea ceremony and Korean tea ceremony were influenced by the Chinese tea culture during ancient and medieval times,starting in the 9th century when tea was first introduced to Japan and Korea from China. One can also refer to the whole set of rituals,tools,gestures,etc. used in such ceremonies as tea culture. All of these tea ceremonies and rituals contain "an adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday life",as well as refinement,an inner spiritual content,humility,restraint and simplicity "as all arts that partake the extraordinary,an artistic artificiality,abstractness,symbolism and formalism" to one degree or another.
Yum cha is the Cantonese tradition of brunch involving Chinese tea and dim sum. The practice is popular in cantonese-speaking regions,including Guangdong province,Guangxi province,Hong Kong,and Macau. It is also carried out in other regions worldwide where there are overseas Cantonese communities. Yum cha generally involves small portions of steamed,pan-fried,or deep-fried dim sum dishes served in bamboo steamers,which are designed to be eaten communally and washed down with hot tea. People often go to yum cha in large groups for family gatherings and celebrations.
Datong District or Tatung is a district of Taipei City,Taiwan. It is located between the Taipei Metro Red Line and eastern shore of the Tamsui River,and between Civic Boulevard and the Sun Yat-sen Freeway. The southern part of this area used to be the site of Twatutia,one of the first settlements in what is now Taipei and for a time the area's commercial center. Taipei's commercial center has since shifted south east to Zhongzheng,Da'an and Xinyi,and Datong is far less important economically. One of the last vestiges of Twatutia's commercial importance disappeared with the closing of the Chien-Cheng Circle in 2006. The north was the site of the village of Daronpon.
Chinese tea generally refers to a variety of teas which are grown or consumed in China.
The Guangdong Museum is a general museum of Cantonese art,nature,culture and history in Guangzhou.
A teahouse or tearoom is an establishment which primarily serves tea and other light refreshments. A tea room may be a room set aside in a hotel,especially for serving afternoon tea,or may be an establishment that only serves cream teas. Although the function of a tearoom may vary according to the circumstance or country,teahouses often serve as centers of social interaction,like coffeehouses.
Korean tea is a beverage consisting of boiled water infused with leaves,roots,flowers,fruits,grains,edible mushrooms,or seaweed. It may or may not contain tea leaves.
Dongfang meiren or baihao (白毫),among other Chinese names,is a heavily oxidized,non-roasted,tip-type oolong tea originating in Hsinchu County,Taiwan. It is an insect tea produced from leaves bitten by the tea jassid,an insect that feeds on the tea plant. Terpenes are released in the bitten leaves,which creates a honey-like taste. Oriental beauty,white-tip oolong,and champagne oolong are other names under which dongfang meiren is marketed in the West.
Fermented tea is a class of tea that has undergone microbial fermentation,from several months to many years. The exposure of the tea leaves to humidity and oxygen during the process also causes endo-oxidation and exo-oxidation. The tea leaves and the liquor made from them become darker with oxidation. Thus,the various kinds of fermented teas produced across China are also referred to as dark tea,not be confused with black tea. The most famous fermented tea is pu'er produced in Yunnan province.
The China National Tea Museum is located in Hangzhou,Zhejiang province,China. The exhibitions display tea production,and different kinds of tea. Exhibitions are in Chinese and English languages.
The Ping-Lin Tea Museum,also spelled Pinglin Tea Museum,is a museum located in the hills of Pinglin District,New Taipei,Taiwan. It is one of the world's largest tea museums.
Tenfu Tea College,now called Zhangzhou College of Science and Technology (漳州科技学院),is the world's first private vocational college to specialize in the study of the tea industry. It is in Zhangzhou,Fujian,China. Degrees are offered in Tea Production and Processing (茶叶生产加工技术),Market Prospection and Marketing (市场开发与营销),Food Processing (食品加工技术),Tea Culture (茶文化),and Tourism Management (旅游管理).
Lu-Yu Tea Culture Institute,previously known as Lu Yu Tea Art Center,provides education in tea arts and promotes the drinking of tea. It offers certifications in Tea Studies,such as for "Tea Master" (陸羽泡茶師). The institute was founded in Taipei,Taiwan,in 1980. It now has schools in Beijing,Chengdu and Shanghai. It is named for Lu Yu,the 8th-century "sage of tea". While most students are Chinese speakers,others come from Japan,South Korea and there are also classes and tea studies certification in English.
Sencha is a type of Japanese ryokucha which is prepared by infusing the processed whole tea leaves in hot water. This is as opposed to matcha,powdered Japanese green tea,where the green tea powder is mixed with hot water and therefore the leaf itself is included in the beverage. Sencha is the most popular tea in Japan.
The Hatakeyama Memorial Museum of Fine Art is a private museum established in October 1964 in Tokyo,Japan.
Ten Ren's Tea or Tian Ren's Tea is a Taiwan-based company that specializes in tea and ginseng products.
Gong Cha is a tea drink franchise founded in 2006 in Kaohsiung,Taiwan.
The Macao Tea Culture House is a museum about tea in São Lázaro,Macau,China.
Shimamono is a generic term for Japanese tea utensils produced outside Japan,Korea and China,mainly from Southeast Asia.
Ryukyuan tea ceremony is a tea ceremony popular in the Ryukyu Islands. Ryukyuan tea ceremony is influenced by both Chinese tea ceremony and Japanese tea ceremony. Based on the unique taste of tea drinking,the unique tea culture of the Ryukyu Islands has been formed. Although there are imports from Japan and China,Ryukyu also produces tea and tea sets locally,providing conditions for the consumption of tea by the Ryukyu people. This tea-drinking preference of drinking both Japanese and Chinese teas is believed to be the foundation of Ryukyu's unique tea culture.
