Abstract
As an old and traditional beverage, tea has been an important part of people’s life in both China and the United Kingdom (UK), and has respectively developed a unique culture in each of the two nations. Tea culture is an important part in culture of these two nations. In this paper, the author will first review 3 important aspects of the tea culture in China and the UK: history of tea, tea drinking customs and teasets, and then a conclusion about the similarities and differences of Chinese and British tea culture will be drawn.
Highlights
Being an old and traditional beverage, tea was first grown in China and spread to other countries and has always been liked by people all over the world
There is no doubt that the comparison of Chinese and British tea culture is an important and interesting topic in culture and cross-cultural communication, and this topic will be talked in this paper
By 1965 it had risen to 7% and 85% of tea consumed in the United Kingdom (UK) is done so with teabags. (British Tea Drinking Customs, 2005)
Summary
Being an old and traditional beverage, tea was first grown in China and spread to other countries and has always been liked by people all over the world. One of the most interesting and popular topics on tea, has long been talked and discussed by people from different countries, among which, China and the UK are two large tea drinking nations. Chinese tea culture and British tea culture, being two popular topics in culture, have been discussed by the academia in the two countries. There is no doubt that the comparison of Chinese and British tea culture is an important and interesting topic in culture and cross-cultural communication, and this topic will be talked in this paper. Over the years, being more than a drink, tea has been well liked and developed in China. Tea has been an important drink in Great Britain for hundreds of years, and is drunk throughout the day in most British households.
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