Tea Culture
East Asian Tea Culture
- Tea Ceremony video (China)
- Tea Ceremony video (Japan)
- Tea Ceremony video (Korea)
- Tea Culture resources
Background information about tea in China:
- China Thirsts for the World’s Tea (Economics)
- The Coronavirus Impact on China’s Tea Harvest
- China Remains the World’s Top Tea Exporter
- China’s Tea Origins: Eastern Belt
Tsiosophy (Primary Source Materials with translations) Tsiosophy is the wisdom of tea, a journal devoted to the history and literature of Camellia sinensis and Chinese poetry. Primary source material (history, literature, reports) in Chinese with translations. Some include:
- Cha jiu lun㤊䜦䂪 (Discourse Between Tea and Wine, ca 742-760)
- The Censor’s Jar
- Poem Wang Fuli of the Qing Dynasty
- The Huzhou Lei Tea Jar
- Tea in the Warring States Period
- Tea in the Han Dynasty
- A Little Tea Book
- Chronologies for China, Japan and Korea
Chazhidao Chinese Tea Traditions School: The Way of Tea Online Course (free) Lessons include main categories (below) and subcategories:
- An insight into the modern Chinese tea tradition. Tea.
- An insight into the modern Chinese tea tradition. Basic brewing techniques and the choice of tea-ware.
- Tea production and brewing history in China
- Modern methods of tea leaf processing in China
- Pin Cha Method of brewing Chinese tea (includes videos)
Examples of some lessons include:
Database with list of types of tea (includes name, form, type, province, picture w/map)
Tea pot forms: Includes many different types of tea posts with pictures
Map (map of China with various tea)
Other Resources:
- Distinctive Liupao tea finds a global growth flavor, China Daily
- Culture down to a tea , China Daily
- The world's favorite beverage, China Daily
- A thirst for tea culture, China Daily
- How important the Tea Was in Ancient China?, China Culture.org
- A tea town infused with prosperity, China Culture.org
- Plantations cultivate poverty alleviation in a Guiangxi village, China Culture.org
- Turning over a new leaf, China Culture.org
- Tea aroma lingers in mountainous village China Culture.org with video
- Cultivating prosperity infused with dedication, China Culture.org
- Chinese Tea: Tea & Health, Tea Tourism, Tea Customs, Tea How-to, Videos, Gallery
- Chinese Tea in World History, Education About Asia
- Tea Culture in China, National Museum of Asian Art
Background material about tea in Japan:
World Green Tea Association:
Includes varieties of tea, utilization of tea, distribution and consumption, culture, scientific research, natural powers of tea, history, tea cultivation:
- Teach me Tea cha: extensive source of information about tea
- Encyclopedia of O-CHA(tea): includes terms, processing of tea
- Culture and manner: how to prepare Japanese and black tea
- Health Benefits: benefits of different types of tea
Ito en: Largest green tea distributor in Japan
- All about Green Tea
- Varieties of Japanese green tea
- How to prepare the perfect cup of Japanese green tea
- Production of green tea in Japan, tea growing regions
- Major components and health benefits of Japanese green tea
- History of Japanese green tea
Other Resources:
- The New Way of Tea, website including virtual tour
- A Historical Walk through Japanese Tea
- Reviving Japan’s Tea Lands, World Tea News
- The Culture and History of Uji Tea
- Tea Museum Shizuoka
- Japanese Green Tea Cultivation - Green Tea Farm - Green Tea Harvest and Processing (Youtube)
- How Japanese Green Tea is Made (Youtube)
- A Tea Leaf Growing (Timelapse) (Youtube)
- Tea, Japan-guide.com
- History of Tea, Five College Consortium
- Chanoyu: The Japanese Art of Tea, Asian Art Museum
- What Is Teachable about Japanese Tea Practice? Education About Asia
- The New Way of Tea, Asia Society/Japan Society (includes virtual tour)
Background material about tea in Korea:
- Taste Korea’s Tea History, World Tea News
- The Korean Way of Tea in History and Today (Youtube)
- Tea Culture in Korea (Youtube)
- Visiting a Korean Tea Plantation | Boseong, South Korea (Youtube)
- Premium Tea on the Rise in South Korea
- Tea Museum of Korea
Background material about tea in East Asia:
- The history of Tea – Shunan Teng (TED-Ed 4’)
- Chinese Green Tea: How it's made, with Master Gu
- Let's Talk Tea with Steven Owyoung
Gardens:
Portland Japanese Garden Virtual Visit
Teaching Resources/Lesson Plans:
- Standage, Tom. A History of the World in Six Glasses. 2006.
- Celadon Wares and Tea Culture, Cleveland Art Museum
- The Way of Tea, Asian Art Museum (video)
- Tea Ritual, San Jose State University
- Technology and Tea Culture, National Museum of Asian Art