1. The seven necessities to begin a day
firewood rice oil salt sauce vinegar tea

2. 神农氏
King Shen Nong
Father of tea

3. What are the main kinds of tea in China?
How can we make a good cup of tea?

4. Green tea 绿茶
西湖龙井
Black tea 红茶
祁门红茶 keemun black tea

5. Yellow tea 黄茶
蒙顶黄芽
White tea 白茶
White peony白牡丹

6. Known as compressed tea In bricks, cakes and other shapes
Dark tea 黑茶
Known as compressed tea
In bricks, cakes and other shapes
Degree of fermentation and processing

7. Tea: color flavor shape
Water: clear sweet
Fire: clean no odor
Ware: china purple clay tea set
They believe that different tea sets affect the tea's flavor.

8. Pottery Tea Sets – "The Best Tools for Brewing Tea"
Pottery is the earliest material
Purple Clay sets are believed to be most suitable for brewing tea, since this clay is uniquely able to store and release the fragrance of tea.

9. Porcelain Tea Sets– the Most Widely Used Tea Sets
Porcelain is the most widely used material for tea sets.
It also has a high value of art appreciation.

10. Glass Tea Sets – the Best Way to Enjoy Brewing Tea
Using a glass tea set is the best way to enjoy the tea-brewing process thanks to its transparent material.

11. 1. Tea Was First Used as Medicine
Before the 8th century BC, tea in China was primarily used as a medicine.
Ancient Chinese people often boiled fresh tea leaves and drank the infusion. They believed that tea reduced "heat" (see Chinese medicinal cuisine) and improved eyesight.
To this day that white tea over 3 years still considered as a ideal antipyretics to young children with measles in North China.

12. 2. Tea is China‘s Oldest Exported Product
the first and still the largest exporter of tea.
Near the end of the Ming Dynasty ( AD), British merchants set up trading posts in Xiamen, Fujian Province and first started to trade in Chinese tea.
In Mandarin Chinese, "tea" is "cha". The only region where it wasn't called it cha was Fujian Province. What the people of Xiamen called tay, the British spelled as "tea".

13. 3. The Longer Some Teas Are Stored the More Expensive
Pu'er Tea
There's a saying among Chinese tea-lovers: a brick of good Pu'er tea is more valuable than a gram of gold.
But not all tea is suitable for collecting, since some types of tea including green tea, deteriorate with age.

14. 4. Serving Tea to Elders or Guests Is a Sign of Respect
Serving Tea to Elders Serving Tea to Elders.
a traditional Chinese wedding

15. 5. Tea Is a Great Social Media Tea Time