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Unit23LifewithFragrantTeaLead-inTextstudyExercisesContentLead-in武夷山茶园TeaplantationatWuyiMountainDoyouknowthestoryofDahongpaotea?Lead-inLead-in传说古时候有一穷秀才上京赶考路过武夷山时病倒在路上,幸被天心庙老方丈看见,泡了一碗茶给他喝,果然病就好了。后来秀才金榜题名中了状元,还被招为东床驸马。一个春日,状元来到武夷山谢恩。在老方丈的陪同下,前呼后拥来到了九龙窠,只见峭壁上长着三株高大的茶树,枝叶繁茂,吐着一簇簇嫩芽,在阳光下闪着紫红色的光泽,煞是可爱。老方丈说:“去年你犯鼓胀病就是用这种茶叶泡茶治好的。很早以前,每逢春日茶树发芽时,就鸣鼓召集群猴穿上红衣裤爬上绝壁采下茶叶,炒制后收藏,可以治百病。”Lead-in状元听了要求采制一盒进贡皇上。第二天,庙内烧香点烛,击鼓鸣钟,召来大小和尚向九龙窠进发。众人来到茶树下焚香礼拜,然后采下芽叶精工制作,装入锡盒。状元带了茶进京后正遇皇后肚疼鼓胀卧床不起。状元立即献茶让皇后服下,果然茶到病除。皇上大喜,将一件大红袍交给状元,让他代表自己去武夷山封赏。状元封赏路上礼炮轰响,火烛通明,到了九龙窠。状元命一樵夫爬上半山腰,将皇上赐的大红袍披在茶树上以示皇恩。说也怪,等掀开大红袍时,三株茶树的芽叶在阳光下闪出红光。众人说这是大红袍染红的。后来人们就把这三株茶树叫做“大红袍”,有人还在石壁上刻了“大红袍”三个大字,从此大红袍就成了年年岁岁的贡茶。IntroductionMagicalFunctionofTeaWaysofSavoring(品味)TeaTeaDrinkingandFolkCustomsTextstudyIntroduction•originallyproducedinChinaabout4,000yearsago.•DuringtheTangDynasty,JapanesemonksintroducedteaseedstoJapan,andbycombiningteawithZenBuddhism(禅宗),createdtheworld-famousJapaneseteaceremony.•Inthe17thcentury,theDutchtooktoEuropetheChinesehabitofteadrinking,whichthenbecameatraditionoftheEuropeans.Introduction•InChina,thehomeoftea,drinkingteaisstillawidespreadhabit.Overthepastseveralthousandyears,teahasbeenthemostfavoreddrinkfortheChinesepeople.However,thetea-drinkinghabitvariesfromnorthtosouthinstyle,anddifferenttea-drinkinghabitshavehelpeddevelopdifferentlocalcustoms.Teaiscloselyrelatedtotheeverydaylifeofordinarypeople.Introduction•JustasmanyimportanteventstookplaceincafesintheWest,itisintheteahousesthatmanyimportantthingshappenedinChina.TeahouseshavealwaysbeenanimportantsettinginthelifeoftheChinesepeople.Introduction•WhenteawasfirstintroducedtoEurope,itwaswarmlyacceptedandevenacclaimedasa“blessingfromGod”,andpeoplewentsofarastocongratulatethemselvesonbeingaliveatsuchatimewhentealeaveswerefound.InChina,loveforteaisjustas,ifnotmore,ardent(强烈的).MagicalFunctionsofTeaWhatdoyouknowaboutthefunctionsoftea?•LiuZhenliang,ateamasterofthelateTangDynasty,onceputforwardthetheoryofthetenvirtuesoftea:a)teaistasty;b)teacanmaintainhealth;c)teacandriveawaystinkingodors;d)teacanpreventtheattackofdiseases;e)teacancultivateenergyinthehumanbody;f)teacanrelievedepression;g)teacanimprovemanners;h)teacanconveyrespect;i)teacansoothethemind;j)andteacanupholdjustice.MagicalFunctionsofTeaMagicalFunctionsofTea•Drinkingteaistosatisfytheneedsofthebodyaswellasthemind.•Acupofrefreshingteaisabletonaturallyrelieveapersonofthirstwhilegivingcomfortandpleasure.AccordingtotraditionalChinesemedicine,drinkingteacancureavarietyofdiseases,becausetheslightlybitterandastringent(昧涩的)teacontainselementssalutary(有益健康的)forthebody.清黄易印茶熟香温且自看Sealcarving,byHuangYi(1744-1802),QingDynasty:inscribedwithalineofverseexpressingtherelaxedminedwhiledrinkingteaMagicalFunctionsofTea•Toteadrinkers,thefirstandforemostpleasurederivedfromdrinkingteaiscleansing.•Teapreferstogrowincleanplaces.Thecleaneraplace,thebetterthequalityoftheteaitnurtures.Fineteasusuallygrowonhighmountains,envelopedincloudsandmistsandinaclearatmosphere.武夷山WuyiMountainMagicalFunctionsofTea•Thesecondimportantfacetisthatofseekingleisure.•Thebustlingworld,fullofconfusionandargument,wearinessandexhaustion,damagesthemindandbodyofhumanbeings.Acupofrefreshingteacanparry(挡开,避开)thesoundandfuryofthesecularworldatarm'slength.元赵原陆羽烹茶图LuYuMakingTea,byZhaoYuan(birthanddeathdatesunknown),YuanDynasty.LuYu(733-804)oftheTangDynastywastheacclaimedTeaSaintofChinaMagicalFunctionsofTea•Thethirdimportantfeatureisthatofpayingrespect.TheChinesepeoplehavelongfosteredthecustomofexpressingrespectbypresentingacupoftea.WaysofSavoringTea•TheChinesepeoplelooktoteadrinkingasanart,whichincorporatesawiderangeofknowledge;thetasteofteamightbelight,yetthemeaningisrichanddeep.Howcouldwemakeagoodcupoftea?Whatshouldbetakenintoconsideration?WaysofSavoringTeaTheChineseattachgreatimportancetothewater,tealeaves,teaset,andfire,whenmakinganddrinkingtea.WaysofSavoringTea•Waterisanelementofpriorityinthemakingoftea.Tomakeagoodcupoftea,qualitywaterisamust.•Tomakefinetea,waterfromhighmountainsisthebest,followedbywaterfromriversandwells.(byLuYu(733-804),TeaSaintoftheTangDynasty)WhydoesLuYusaythewordsaboveonteamaking?WaysofSavoringTea•Inthecloud-envelopedhighmountains,crystalclearspringwateristhebestformakingtea;•waterinthebrooksthoughalsogood,isnotpurebecauseitsmellsoftheearth,thereforeisonlysecondbest.•Consideredthirdiswaterfromwells,asartificialspringsfromundergroundareoftenstagnant(不流动的)andtintedwiththeflavorofsalt.WaysofSavoringTea•TheChinesepeoplealsoliketocollectsnowtomaketea.Theleisurelysceneofmakingteawithfreshlycollectedsnow,whilereadinginthelightofalamponacoldwinterday,isadmiredbymanyliterati.Snowiswhitebuteasilycontaminated,thereforepeopleliketocollectfreshsnowtomaketea.WaysofSavoringTea号称天下第一泉的济南趵突泉BaotuSpring,acclaimed“No.1SpringunderHeaven”WaysofSavoringTea•Afterwater,thesecondmostimportantfactorformakinggoodteaistealeaves.•Chinahasalonghistoryofcultivatingmiscellaneoustealeaves.Fromtheperspectiveofprocessing,tealeavesfallintothecategoriesofgreentea,blacktea,oolongtea,darktea,andscente
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