论茶文化与咖啡文化的差异

-.z.毕业论文AnAnalysisOntheDifferencesBetweenChineseTeaCultureandWesternCoffeeCulture方亮**建筑工程学院外国语学院2011年06月08日毕业论文ANANALYSISONTHEDIFFERENCESBETWEENCHINESETEACULTUREANDWESTERNCOFFEECULTURE学生：方亮指导教师：*微专业：英语所在单位：外国语学院答辩日期：2011年06月15日CONTENTSTOC\o"1-3"\h\zABSTRACTⅠ摘要ⅡI.INTRODUCTION1II.DESCRIPTIONOFTEACULTUREANDCOFFEECULTURE22.1TheOriginsofTeaandCoffee22.2TheClassificationsofTeaandCoffee32.3TheDefinitionsofTeaCultureandCoffeeCulture42.3.1TeaCulture42.3.2CoffeeCulture5III.ANALYSISONTHEDIFFERENCESBETWEENCHINESETEACULTUREANDWESTERNCOFFEECULTURE63.1DifferencesinBroadcastingWays63.1.1TheBroadcastingofTeaCulture63.1.2TheBroadcastingofCoffeeCulture73.2DifferencesinProtocols73.2.1ChineseTeaCeremony83.2.2WesternCoffeeCeremony83.3TheWorksRelatedtoTeaandCoffeeCulture93.4PresentConditionsofTeaCultureandCoffeeCulture103.4.1TeaCultureinWesternCountries 103.4.2CoffeeCultureinChina103.4.3TheProspectforTeaandCoffee11Ⅳ.CONCLUSION12REFERENCES13ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS14-.z.ABSTRACTBothteaandcoffeehavealonghistory.Thereisnodoubtthattheyhadformedrelatedculturesrespectively.paringthetwocultures,onecouldfindoutthattherearemanydifferencesbetweenthem.Thosearepresentedinthefollowingdirections:differencesintheclassifications,differencesinthespreadingways,differencesintheprotocolsandsoon.Allthesedifferencesleaveanimpressionthatcoffeecultureseemssimplerandfreerthanteaculture.Fore*ample,theprotocolsofteaarestrict,rulescannotbechanged.Whileinmakingcoffeeonecandowhateverhelikes.Thesedifferencescanbetracedbacktotheformingofthesetwocultures.Bothteacultureandcoffeecultureareareflectionoftheirrelatedsociety.Differentpeoplehavedifferentthinkingmodes.Theorientpeopleseemmorefantastic,theybelieveinthingsthatdonote*ist,suchasgods.Theywouldadjusttothenatureandkeepthingstheoriginalway.Thewesterners,onthecontrary,preferrealism.Theywouldchangetheenvironmentinsteadofadjustingtoit.Thestudyofthesetwocultureswillcontributetotheunderstandingofthedifferencesbetweenorientcultureandwesternculture.Alsoitwillhelptheinterchangeofthesetwocultures.Keywords:teaculture；coffeeculture；differences；thinkingmodes摘要茶与咖啡都拥有着悠久的历史，因此它们都衍生出了相应的文化。对比这两种文化很容易发现两者的不同。这些不同之处体现在分类、传播方式、相关礼仪及其它方面上。这些差异无不昭示着相较于茶文化，咖啡文化显得更加的自由随性。一如两者在礼仪上的差异：茶礼仪已经固定下来并有着一套严格的步骤；而咖啡礼仪则相对简单的多。深究下去就能发现除客观原因外，这些差异都与东西方传统文化及人们的思维模式有关。东方人比较感性，讲求融入自然；而西方人则更加理性，较之于适应环境他们更愿意改变环境。只有了解了这两种文化，才能更好的理解东西方文化的差异，促进东西方的文化交流。关键词茶文化；咖啡文化；差异；思维模式-.z.I.INTRODUCTIONTherehavealwaysbeendifferencesbetweenteacultureandcoffeeculture.Peopleseldomthinkaboutthereasons.Infact,teacultureandcoffeeculturearedifferentbecausetheyhavedifferencesinsocialatmosphere,historyandliterarybackground.Peoplehavedonelotsofresearchesonit.Theresearchescanbemainlydividedintothreedirections:researchonteaculture,researchoncoffeeculture,andresearchonthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthem.Asaboutthediscussionofteaculture,theresearchersmainlytalkaboutthehistory,theprotocol,andtheinfluenceofteahaveonthinkingmodes,andtheyonlydiscussteacultureindependently.Inthediscussionofcoffeeculture,theymainlytalkabouttheoriginofcoffee,thebroadcastingofcoffee,andthedifferencesofcoffeeculturebetweendifferentcountries.Yettheystilltalkaboutcoffeecultureseparately.GeneralAnalysisontheparisonofChineseTeaCultureandFrenchCoffeeCulturebyWangYulangoesdeeperaboutthesetwocultures.(WangYulan:2008)Itisgoodthatshediscussesthemparatively,buttheshortingisthat:itonlytalksaboutcoffeecultureinFrance,anditmainlytalksaboutteaandcoffeethemselvesinsteadoftheculture.Consideringthepresentstudyconditionandtheshortingstheyhave,thisthesiswillmakeananalysisonteacultureandcoffeecultureparativelyinthefollowingsections.Inparttwo,thethesiswillintroduceteacultureandcoffeecultureindetails,includestheirdefinitions,originsandclassifications.Andtheninpartthree,thethesiswillmakeathroughanalysisonthedifferencesbetweenthem.Thesedifferencesincludethedifferentbroadcastingmethodofteaandcoffee,differentprotocolsandtherelatedworks.Alsointhispart,thethesiswillintroducethepresentconditionsofteaandcoffee,aboutteainwesterncountriesandcoffeeinChina.Finally,thethesiswillmakeaconclusionthatthesedifferencesaretheresultofthedifferentthinkingmodesbetweentheorientsandthewesterners.TheChinesepeoplebelieveinnature,whilethewesternerspreferrealism.TheChineseprefertheunityofheavenandhumanity,whilethewesternermakethedivisionbetweenheavenandpeopleclear.Alltheanalysesmadeinthethesiswillbestrictandspecified.Undoubtedlyitishelpfulforthestudyoforientandwesternculture.II.DESCRIPTIONSOFTEACULTUREANDCOFFEECULTUREManypeopleareinterestedinteacultureandcoffeeculture,butfewofthemknowaboutthebasicknowledgeofthem.Thusitisnecessaryforthepersonswhowanttohaveafurtherstudyaboutteacultureandcoffeeculturegetacquaintancewiththedefinitionsandthedifferencesaboutthetwocultures.Onlyinthisway,canapersonstartstosavourthetwocultures.2.1TheOriginsofTeaandCoffeeTeaistheagriculturalproductoftheleaves,leafbuds,andinternodesoftheCamelliasinensisplant,preparedandcuredbyvariousmethods.Afterwater,teaisthemostwidelyconsumedbeverageintheworld.Ithasaslightlybitter,astringentflavorwhichmanypeopledon’tenjoy.TherehasbeenanoldsayingthatShennong,agodinthemythologytime,inordertoprotecthispeoplefromgettingpoisonedbyeatingthoseunknownherbs,tastedandclassifiedalltheherbshemet.Onedayhegotpoisonedandwasnearlydied,thenaccidentallydidheatetheleavesofsomeCamelliasinensisplantandgotcured.Laterhefoundthattea—theleavesofCamelliasinensisplant,candeto*icatemanyherbs’poison.Fromthatdayon,hetaughthispeopletodrinktea.Coffeeisabreweddrinkmadefromroastedseeds,monlycalledcoffeebeans.Theyareseedsofcoffeecherriesthatgrowontreesinover70countries,cultivatedprimarilyinLatinAmerica,SoutheastAsia,andAfrica.Greenunroastedcoffeeisoneofthemosttradedagriculturalmoditiesintheworld.Thefindingofcoffeeisquiteanotherstory.Itsaysthatamongthe10thcenturyA.D.,anoldshepherdinKaffa,asmalltownofEthiopiainEastAfrica,foundhissheepweree*itedandnoisyafterpassingasmallhill.Keepinganeyeonit,hefoundtherewasakindofredberries.Whatthesheepatewerethoseberries.Havingatasteofit,hefounditdifficulttogetasleep.Sharedhise*periencewithadoctor,theyfoundouttheeffectofthatberryslowly.(SanNian:2008)Thoughwecannotfindanyevidencetoprovethetwostories,thecoffeeoneseemsmorebelievable.Therecouldbeashepherd,adoctor,orevenapauper,butagodisfarbeyondourreach.Lookingupthehistorybooks,itcanbeclearlyseenthatChinesepeopleprefertolinktheunknownthingswiththegod.Itseemsthathoweverhorriblethethingis,itwillbesolvedwhenthegodcame.Ifsomethingcannotbechanged,thenitmustbethegod’swill.Godmakestheheroandthehistory.Whatthewesternersbelieveisthat,theremustbeareasonforallthosethings;thedifficultyistofinditout.Theybelieveinthemselves,peoplefighttobetheheroandheromakesthehistoryandgods.2.2TheClassificationsofTeaandCoffeeThereareseveralwaystoclassifytea.Fore*ample,peoplecanclassifyteaaccordingtotheirhabitats,ortheirshapesofleaves,etc.Butthemostacceptedmethodisthatclassifyingteabytheircolours.Thereareatleastsi*varietiesofteaaccordingtothiscriterion:whitetea,greentea,redtea,yellowteaandblacktea.Whiteteadoesn’te*periencethefermentationbutbedriedunderthesunonly.Sinceithasn’tbeenstir-fried,thevillousontheleavesremained,thesevillousmaketheleaveswhite.Whiteteamainlye*istinFujianprovince.AtypicalwhiteteaisShouMeiTea.Greentea,ormaycallitoolongtea,ishalffermenttea,theedgeoftheleavesisredwhilethewholeleaveisgreen.Thecraftofmakingacupofoolongisthemostple*onesopeoplecallitKungfutea.AtypicalgreenteaisknownasTikuanyin.Redteaisfullfermenttea,thewholeleaveandsoupisred.Intheprocessing,redteadid’te*periencethekilloutbutwaswitheredrolledthenferment.AtypicalredteaisDianhong.Yellowteaismadejustasthewhiteteabutithasbeencovereddeeplyforthreedaysbeforeit’stotallydry,thismadetheleaveandsoupyellow.JunshanSilverNeedleTeaisasymboliconeofyellowtea.Blackteaisoverfermenttea.Thelongtimeoffermentmaketheleavesbrown.Itusedtobethemainkindofteasoldtotheborderarea.LiuBaoTeaisreferredasasymbolofit.Pu-erhusedtobeconsideredasakindofblacktea,butnowitisspecifiedout.BecausetheprocessofmakingPu-erhisdifferentfrommakingblacktea.Ithasn’tferment.NowPu-erhreferstothepressedteainacertainareainYunNan.Asforcoffee,therearedifferentlabelsforit’sclassification.Oneofthemisclassifiedbythehabitats,suchastheBlueMountaincoffee,BrazilcoffeeandSantos.BlueMountaincoffeerefertocoffeemadefrombeansproducedinBlueMountaininJamaica.Ithasthetasteoffruits.BrazilcoffeeiscoffeeproducedinBrazil.Thebeanswasunwashedbeforedried.Itisalittleacidandbitterintaste.Theprocessesofproducingthesecoffeesareaboutthesame,thedifferencese*istbecausethecoffeebeansmayhavedifferenttastesduetothedifferentgeographyconditions.TherearealsosomecoffeeswhicharenamedaftertheinventorsuchasCappuccinoandMALCOWhitecoffee.ItissaidthattheinventorfindthecolourofthecoffeelooksliketherobeofmonksinCapuchin,soheinventthisname.2.3DefinitionsofTeaCultureandCoffeeCultureAfterknowingtheseinformationaboutteaandcoffee,onecanformabasicimpressionaboutteacultureandcoffeeculture.Literally,teacultureandcoffeeculturemeantheculturalphenomenonrelatedtoteaandcoffee.Buttheyaremorethanthat.2.3.1TeaCultureInChina,thereisamonsaying:"Firewood,rice,oil,salt,sauce,vinegarandteaarethesevennecessitiestobeginaday.”Thoughteaisthelastoneonthelist,wecanstillseetheimportanceofteaindailylife.ThroughthesewecanseetheimportanceofteainChinesepeople’slives.ThedefinitionofcultureinTheGrandDictionaryofChineseLanguageis:Fromaboarddefinition,itreferstothematerialandspiritualwealthcreatedinthepracticeprocessofhumansocialhistory.Obviously,theso-calledteaculturemeansthematerialwealthandthespiritualwealthrelatedtoteadirectly.Narrowlysaid,teacultureonlyreferstothespiritualwealth.ThewriterJinGangshiholdsthisviewinhisarticleWhatisTeaCultureHethoughtthatteaculturecouldbedividedintofourlevels:foundculture,systemculture,behaviorcultureandpsychologyculture.(JinGangshi:2008)Basedonthoseinformation,ThemostscientificdefinitionforChineseteacultureshallbeconcludedasfollows:Chineseteaculturereferstothemethodsofpreparationoftea,theequipmentsusedtomaketeaandtheoccasionsinwhichteaisconsumedinChina.TheemergenceofChineseteadoesagreatfavortoenhancethespiritandwisdomofhumanbeingstoahigherlevel.ItisnotonlyhastheembodimentofChinesespiritualcivilization,butalsothee*tensionoftheideologicalform.2.3.2CoffeeCulture"IfI’mnotinthecoffeehouse,Iwillbeonthewaytothecoffeehouse.”Thoughitisasimplejoke,itreflectsthereallifeofwesternpeople.Coffeehadbeenagreatpartoftheirlife.Thedefinitionofcoffeeculturemeansthematerialwealthandthespiritualwealthrelatedtoteadirectly.Coffeeculturedescribesasocialatmosphereorseriesofassociatedsocialbehaviorsthatdependsheavilyuponcoffee.Thetermalsoreferstothebroadcastingandadoptionofcoffeeasawidelyconsumedstimulantbyaculture.Inthelate20thcentury,particularlyintheWesternworldandurbancentersaroundtheglobe,espressohasbeeanincreasinglydominantform.III.ANALYSISONDIFFERENCESBETWEENCHINESETEACULTUREANDWESTERNCOFFEECULTUREThedifferencesbetweenteacultureandcoffeeculturelieinmanyways,thethesiswillmainlydiscusstheminthreedirections:thebroadcastingwaysofteaandcoffee,theprotocolsofteaandcoffee,andtherelatedliteraryworksofteaandcoffee.3.1DifferencesinBroadcastingWaysSoonaspeopleacceptteaandcoffee,theybegantospreadthemout.Thoughteaandcoffeearebothbroadcastedasthetechnologydeveloping.Thespecificwaytheyspreadandtherolesthattheyplayaredifferent.3.1.1TheBroadcastingofTeaCultureBeforetheTangDynasty(618-907),Chineseteawase*portedbylandandsea,firsttoJapanandKorea,thentoIndiaandCentralAsia.IntheMing(1368-1644)andQing(1644-1911)Dynasties,totheArabianPeninsula.Intheearlyperiodofthe17thcentury,Chineseteawase*portedtoEurope,wheretheupperclassadoptedthefashionofdrinkingtea.Chinesetea,likeChinesesilkandchina,isanoutstandingcontributiontotheworld’smaterialandspiritualcivilization.Teaplaysdifferentrolesinitsbroadcastingasthesituationchanges.Merchantsuseitasatooltoearnmoney,foreignersbringitbackasainnovation.Butmainlyitisbroadcastedasagift.TheancientChinesegrantedteatotheirneighbors,oruseditasapresentfore*change.Theyweregenerouswhengettingalongwithpeople.Theydidn’tavoidshowingouttheirsuperiorityoverothers.Infacttheythoughtthat,sharingitwithotherscanshowtheirpowerandmercy.ItwasthroughthiswaythatteagotspreadamongAsiaandthenthewholeworld.ThestoryofZhenghecanbeane*ample.Hetravelledabroadforseventimes,reachedsoutheastofAsiaandAfricasuccessfully.Zhenghebroughtteaandsilkfabricstothosecountriesandbroughttheirspeciallocalproductback.Butwhat’smoreisthathemadetheshiprouteclear.AfterthatthesoutheastAsiaandAfricacountriesbegantogetconnectwithChina.Andteaculturebegantogetacross.WhatZhenghespreadisteacultureinsteadofteaonly.(ChenWutong:2005)3.1.2TheBroadcastingofCoffeeCultureTherolecoffeeplayedisabitsimpleparedwithtea.Besidesactingastoolstoearnmoney,itwasalsoservedastributes.ItwassaidthataTurkeyambassadorintroducedcoffeetoLouisthe14th.SinceLouisthe14thdoesn’tlikeredteaandchocolate,coffeebeeshisfavor.Heheldceremoniesofcoffeeinhispalace,andthismadecoffeefamousinFranceandlaterinEngland.Anotherwayofcoffeebroadcastingisthatpeopleacceptcoffeeastheinvadersconqueredanewplace.Theinvaderswantedtohaveacupofcoffee,sotheyorderedtheirslavestoplantcoffee.DuringWorldWarOnethesoldiersformedahabitofdrinkinstantcoffee,astheygoesthroughdifferentcountriestheybroughtinstantcoffeewiththem,thelocalsthenbegantohaveatasteonit,andgetusedtothetasteofit.Evenwhenthewarwasover,theydidn’tgivethehabitup.Thusmadeinstantcoffeethemostpopularcoffeeamongtheworld.Fromtheaboveanalysisonecanseethatthebroadcastingwaysofteaancoffeearequitedifferent.Thedifferentbroadcastingwaysaretheresultofdifferentthinkingmodesbetweenorientsandwesterners.TheChinesethinkthatourcountryisreallyabigone,wearerichinresources,anditwillnotbeharmfulbygivingoutresources.Whatwegiveoutwasjustafewthings.Bydoingthis,wecanformagoodrelationshipwithothercountriesandearntherespectofthosesmallcountries,thenwhydon’twedoit.Thisideamightbecorrectintheancienttime,butitcannotbetrueforever.Yet,thosee*perienceshavebeerules.TheChinesewouldprefertokeeptherulesthanspendingalongtimetofindoutanewone.Theythinkthat,betrayingtheancestorisunacceptable.Becauseofthis,thecustompasseddownintegrally.Whilethewesternerswouldprefertoearnothersrespectbyshowingouttheirpowerinsteadofliberality.Thebestwaytokeepagoodrelationshipwithothercountriesistokeeppeacewiththem.Theyarenotafraidofadventure,infacttheyarelookingforwardofit.3.2DifferencesinProtocolsDrinkingteaandcoffeeusedtobeasymbolforstatus.Onlythoserichpeoplecanhavethemoneyandtimetotasteit.Inordertomakethee*periencefitstheirstatuemore,theyinventedaseriesofprotocolsandstandards.Later,asteaandcoffeespreadaroundtheybegantolinktheprocesswiththeancientcultureandrules.3.2.1ChineseTeaCeremonyInTeaism,oneshouldgetwelldressedtosavoracupoftea.Tohaveacertainkindoftea,therelevantutensilshouldbeprepared.TakePu-erhasane*ample.Itisbetterifthepotandcuparewellmadechina.Thewatertouseisalsostrictlyrequired.Thewatershouldbefresh;waterinspringisthebestchoice,andthendews.Thereheatedwaterisabsolutelyforbidden.Afteralltheutensilsareboiled,tokillthebacteria,teascanbeaddedtothecup.Waterisaddedinthreetimes,thefirsttime30percentthen60percentandfinally90percent.Onecanneverdrinkthecupofteaupsidedown.Whenthewaterremainedinthecupisabout30percent,watershouldbeadded.Thetipsofdrinkingteahelpyoutomemorizetherulesthatagentlemanmustfollow.Getwelldressedremindyoutoberespectfully.Respecttothenature,respecttothepeoplesavourteatogetherwithyouandrespectyourself.Usingfreshwaterremindyoutobeclear,notonlyclearwithyouappearancebutalsowithyouractions,bedisinterested.Addingwaterto90percentbecausetheybelievethatoneshouldleavesomeleewaywhiledoingthings.Neverdrinkupsidedownjustasneverdrainthepondtogetallthefish.TheChineseseldomaddothermaterialstotheteabecausetheywanttokeeptheprimarytasteoftheteabecausetheythinkthatitisthevalueofthetea.Theyprefertheunityofheavenandhumanity.Intheirmind,natureandhumanareequal,oneshouldadjusttonature.Thoughthetasteseemsbitteratfirst,itwillhavefaintscentlater.Thatiswhatlifeislike.TheChineseconsideritasanepitomeoflife.Thebitteristhetastenaturegivestothetea,ifyoucannotadjusttoit,youcansimplygiveupdrinkingit.TheancientChineseprefertofollowthenature,toliveinawaythatfitthenaturethemost.TheideaofTaoismherebinedwiththeteaculture.Meanwhile,therearesomeetiquettethatoneshouldkeep:respectingtheseniority,andperformasagentlemaninthepublicmustalsokeepinmind.ThisfitsConfuciusidea.(Luo*iaomei:2006)3.2.2WesternCoffeeCeremonyDrinkingcoffeeseemslessseriousthandrinkingtea.Atypicalprocessisasfollow.Getthecoffeebeansgrind,putitonastrainer,heatthewater,filtertheliquid,addinmilksugarifyoulike,andfinallyserveit.Thereisnorequestfortheutensil;usuallythepotismadeofglass.Thewaterneedtobepurewater.Addinallthewaterinonetime.Youcanaddwhateveryoulike.Andalsoyoucanhavesomesnacks.Mainlytherequirementwasabouthowtodrinkacupofcoffeeinsteadofmakingit.Oneshouldpinchthecupwithyourthumbandforefingeratthehandleinsteadofholdit.Whileaddingsugar,oneshouldputitonthespoonandthenputthesugarinthecup.Spoonwasusedtostirthecoffee,itshouldbepickedoffbeforedrinkingcoffee.Nevertrytoblowthecoffeecool.Whiledrinkingcoffeeoneshouldavoidmakingoutsounds.AlltheserequirementshelpsyoutoactgentleinthepublicThewesternerspaylessattentiontothemakingofcoffee,notbecausetheydon’tlikeit,butbecausetheythinkitisuselesstohavearuleonit.Theimportantpointispeople’sfeeling,iftheythinkthewaytheydisposethingsisrightanditisconvenienttodoso,thentheywillfollowtheway.Theywillmakethenaturefortabletotheminsteadofadjustingthemselvestothenature.3.3TheWorksRelatedtoTeaandCoffeeCultureItisunavoidablethatteaandcoffeewillhaveawordintheliteraturefield.Let’sdiscussaboutteaatfirst.Therearelotsofpoemsandbooksabouttea.TaoYuanminghadwrittenmorethanonehundredpiecesofpoemsabouttea.WhileLuYuhadwrittenthefamousbookScripturesofTeamainlytalksabouttheclassificationandthecookoftea.Hedividesitintotenparts,talkingaboutthetalesabouttea,andthetipstochooseteautensilwaterandothernecessarymaterialstomakeacupoftea.Inthisbookheintroducedthewholesetofprotocolinmakingteaandsavourit.Nowadaystherearealsoe*istsomebooksaboutteaculture,LaoShe’sdramaTheTeaHouseisatypicalone,ittalksaboutastoryhappenedintheearly20thcentury.WanLifatheholderofYuTaiteahousetriedhisbesttokeeptheteahouserunningbutfailedatlast.Inthebookhedescribedlotsofpeoplewhohavedifferentattitudestowardslife,WanLifastruggletosurvive,QinZhongyiaspiretochangethesituationofthesociety,soldiersmuddleheadedlydotheirbesttoenjoylife.Inthisdramatheauthortalkslittleabouttea,butyoucanseetheteaculturethroughoutthedrama.Theteahouseisnotjustthesettingofthestory;itshowsoutpeople’sideologyinthattime.Therearen’tmanymasterpiecesthattalksaboutcoffeeonly.InHemingway’sAFarewelltoArms,coffeesettlesdowntheatmosphereofthestoryandshowsoutthecharactersofthehero.Coffeeactsmorethanastagesurrounding.Thereasonswhyteaplaysanimportantroleinliteraryworksisthat,teaisasymboloftheancientChineseculture,andhadbeeanindividualstretchofculture.Coffeecanneverparewithteainthispoint.3.4PresentConditionofTeaCultureandCoffeeCultureItisobviousthatChineseteacultureandwesterncoffeeculturehavemuchinmon.Peopleintheeasternorwesterncountriesacceptthesetwocultures.Andtheycane*istatthesametimeinthesameculturalbackground.Inthefollowingpart,thethesiswilldiscussteainwesterncountriesandcoffeeinChina.3.4.1TeaCultureinWesternCountriesAtMingdynasty,teawassoldtothewesterncountriesasalu*ury.Atthattimeonlythenoblefamilycangetteas.Drinkingteacanberegardedasaprivilegeofthem.Withmoreteasingintotheirlandmanypeoplebegantofollowtheroyalfamily’shabit,richpeoplebegantodrinkteasandthentheaveragepeople.Sincetheteahasbeenimportedtothewesterncountries,itismoreandmorepopularwiththepeople.Anddifferentkindsofteaceremoniesandproductsareformed.Therearefewhoursinlifemoreagreeablethanthehourdedicatedtotheceremonyknownasafternoontea.Itisknownasteatime.Teatimeisthatspecialtimeofadaytopouryourselfacupofteaandenjoythemoment.Teatimeservesasatimeouttothink,talktofriendsorsimplysitbackandrela*.InBritishculture,drinkingteaisaroutine;wheneversomethinghappens,goodorbad,themonreactionistohavea"cuppa”(acupoftea).Teatimeisveryimportant.Evenifyouhavebigthingstodealwith,youwouldbetterawaitotherstofinishtheirteatimefirst.Inaddition,therearevariouskindsofteaparty,teaingardenandpiic-tea.Inrecentyears,especiallyamongyoungpeople,teabeesfashionable.Theyliketohaveabathwithteabecauseitisskincareandhasfunctionoflosingweight.However,thewesternteacultureisdifferentfromtheChineseone.Theyoftendrinkteawithmilkandsugar,andsomesnacks.And"Mi*andMatch”beemoreandmorepopularinnowadays,someofthestoresmi*uptea,milkandcoffee.Thisnewkindofdrinkispopularamongtheyoungpeople.3.4.2CoffeeCultureinChinaCoffee,inparison,isjustaninfantinChina.ItwasalittleoverahundredyearsagowhenaFrenchpriestintroducedcoffeetosouthernChina’sYunnanProvince.ItbrieflycaughttheattentionofthebustlingcityofShanghaiduringthe1930s,butthelongwarandrevolutionthatfollowedleftitadrinkfitonlyforwesterners.Itreturnedbrieflyinthemid-1960swhenthenewgovernmentfound.Thequalityofthecoffeewaslacking,itfailedtosell,andtheeffortwasabandoned.Atthattimeonlythosepeoplewhowanttostayuplate,orwanttokeepe*citedwilldrinkcoffee.Moreattentionwaspaidtothemedicalvalueofcoffeethanthetasteofcoffeeitself.Inthe1980s,theworld’slargestfoodpany,Nestlé,introducedinstantcoffeetoChina.ItisthebeginningofpopularityofcoffeeinChina.Instantcoffeeismoremonasitisquicker,itisconvenientforpeopletoenjoycoffeeanywhereanytime.Caféhadgotpopularsoon,manypeoplewouldgotheretohaveacupofcoffee.Youngpeopleregarditasawaytoshowoff;theadultsconsideritaromantice*periencewhentheydrinkcoffeewithlovers.Merchantswouldliketotalkwithfriendsandpartnerswhilehavingacupofcoffee.3.4.3TheProspectforTeaandCoffeeNoonecandenythatteaandcoffeehadmadeupabigpartofmodernlife.Butwhat’sterribleisthat,theculturerelatedtocoffeeandteahadbeenforgottenoratleastchanged.Thehighspeedofmodernlifekeepspeopleawayfromspendingsuchalongtimeonpreparingacupoftea.Norwouldtheysitdowntohaveacupofcoffeeiftheycangeta