Tea culture in Taiwan

Taiwan Tea Culture

Joanne

Tea Ceremony Presentation

2015

Tea

chá

tey 茶 Mandarin pronunciation

Fukanese Xiamen pronunciation

Art of Tea 茶道•Tea aroma 茶香•Tea color 茶色•Tea Tasting 品茶•Tea pot 茶壺• Floral Arrangement •花藝•Music 音樂

Four Aspects of Tea Culture

品茗四藝• First of all: Calm your mind. 靜心• (Use Incense burning such as sandal wood) • 檀香• Floral Arrangement 花藝• Pottery 陶藝 (Tea Pot and Tea cup)• Calligraphy and art work 書法• Drinking Tea 點茶

Introduction to Tea appreciation

Incense Art work

Flower arrangement Tea preparation

Tea leaf Aroma Smelling

Tea Pot and Tea Cups Tea Color

Drinking Tea Smelling Tea

Chá 茶

Serving Oriental Beauty Tea

Traditional three-piece Qing dynasty court style tea cup

Heaven

Human

Earth

Smell tea

Tea color

View tea leaves

蓋碗杯Gàiwǎn bēi

Oriental Beauty Tea 東方美人茶dōng fang měi rén chá

新竹 xīnzhú

• This tea dates from the end of the 19th century, when Taiwan started exporting its Oolong teas overseas.

• It was so good that it made its way to the Queen Victoria of England who named it "Oriental Beauty" .

Oriental Beauty Tea 東方美人茶

dōng fang měi rén chá

• Oriental Beauty is only made from the tea leaves that are attacked by the green flies (小綠葉蟬 Jacobiasca formosana, a kind of cicada) flown down which appear during June to July.

• Farmers only pick twig consists of one bud and two leaves from tea tree.

• Farmer has to keep his tea garden as natural as possible with the hope that green flies will return this year.

• The tea processed from insect bitten leaves gave a very strong fruity and honey flavor.

• Oriental Beauty tea is oxidized to a level of 60-70%, meaning that it is closer to a black tea than to a green tea.

http://www.pinglintea.com.tw/formosaoolong.htm

Taiwan Wu-Long Tea 台灣烏龍茶• Wulong tea (Oolong Cha) is a

semi-oxidized tea. (20-40%) • Taiwan produces the best wulong

tea in the world.• The best Taiwan oolong tea is

grown in the mountains of central Taiwan.

• Growing conditions-high mountains in a subtropical climate create the cool humid conditions that oolong tea thrives on.

http://www.teafromtaiwan.com/

Oolong Tea

凍頂烏龍茶dòng ding wū long chá

• One of the most famous and finest Taiwan Oolong Tea.

• The tea leaves are carefully hand-picked from Mount Dong Ding.

• The naturally sweet, fruity aroma is strong and captivating, while the taste is full-bodied, refreshing and sweet with a flavor that is reminiscent of a mouth-watering peach.

• Evenly and tightly rolled tea leaves. The infusion is yellowish green in color.

• Infusing: can be infused for over 8 steeps with long time for each steep

Oolong Tea

Oolong Tea Recommend Brewing Guide:

• Water : 17oz / 500ml 203 / 95℉ ℃•Use 1 Tablespoon / 8 Grams Tea•1 - 5 mins•Teapot may be your choice

•Water : 3oz / 85ml •203 / 95℉ ℃•Use 7 Grams Tea•7 steeps - rinse,15s, 15s, 20s, 30s, 40s, 60s, 80s• Gaiwan or small clay teapot

Chinese Gongfu Cha

Western Method

Making Wulong Tea (semi-oxidized)

1. Harvest

2. Moisture removal

3. Toss and shake

4. Wrap and Tumble

5. Stop the oxidation.

6. Roll leaves and packaging

Tea leaves indeed begin to wilt and oxidize as soon as they are picked, and this process is stopped by heating.

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4 5 6

Taiwan Mountain Oolong Tea Field

Tea in Taiwanese daily life.1

Wedding Ceremony結婚儀式 Serving Tea to the parents給長輩敬茶

Serving Tea to the guest給貴賓敬茶

Tea in Taiwanese daily life.2

On the road side

To the Teachers To Mom

Serving Tea to OthersTo show respect and thankfulness

Tea in Taiwanese daily life.3Tea is the national drink for Chinese.茶為中國人之國飲

With Friends and Family

Ice Boba Tea

Tea at leisure time

Peaceful Music Peaceful Mind

Keep Calm

And

Drink Wulong

Tea

SandalwoodZheng Music Er Hu

Wulong Tea and

Music

Er Hu Gu Zheng

Calm

Floralarrangemen

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Pottery

Drinking Tea

Calligraphy

Four Aspects of Tea Culture

Calm

Floralarrangemen

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Pottery

Drinking Tea

Calligraphy

Four Aspects of Tea Culture

Brief Tea History

• Chinese starts to drink tea since 3000 B.C.. It is saidThat ever since Shennong's discovery, tea has been grown and enjoyed throughout China.• Tea became a popular drink in Buddhist

monasteries during Tang Dynasty (7th-9th Century, A. D.), also in between all social classes.

• Paintings of people drinking tea

http://www.china.org.cn/learning_chinese/Chinese_tea/2011-07/15/content_22999489.htm

Demo: Calligraphy

Demo: Taiwan Wulong Tea

7 Things a family need daily開門七件事Wood/Fuel Salt Rice

BeanPaste Vinegar Oil Tea

Health Benefits of Drinking Tea

• Weight Management• Removal of harmful free radicals• Tea functions as an antioxidant • Healthy skin and younger looking• Healthy bones• Controls diabetes• Anti-cancer properties• Stress management• Mental performance and health

Caution: Oolong Tea in high in Caffeine

Let’s Serve Tea!

Thank you for coming!Hope you enjoy our

presentation!