Sunday, January 24, 2010

Chinese Tea Culture: The Only One Of Its Kind

By Nouella Decker

Chinese traditions are very much different from other countries of the world. Chinese tea, along with its silk and porcelain are just a few of its article of trade that reveal the uniqueness of Chinese Culture. Strategically, China is hidden in the boundaries of Siberian winters to its north, heavy rainforests to the South, the great Himalayas Mountain, Gobi and the Taklamakan Desserts. Chinese culture and traditions were developed so rare and distinct because it was made in remoteness from the rest of the world.

Aside from the famous Chinese tea traditions, there are still many aspects that have been developed since ancient days. Chinese martial arts, Chinese cuisine, Chinese paintings, Chinese opera, Chinese Literature and Chinese gardens are some of the Chinese culture that has fascinated many tourists to visit China year after year.

Some of these Chinese cultures mentioned earlier has expended in its popularity to other parts of the world included in the list are: Chinese cuisine, Chinese tea beverage and Chinese martial arts. These have been widely incorporated in the lives of many people across the globe.

Chinese Cuisine from China has become widespread in many other parts of the world ranging from Asia to America, Australia, Western Europe and Southern Africa. Experts of Chinese cuisine have also sprouted in Eastern Europe and South Asia. American Chinese cuisine and Indian Chinese cuisine are prominent examples of Chinese cuisine that has been adapted to suit local appetites.

A varieties and class of Chinese tea beverage with its aromatic fragrance, revitalizing and relaxing effect has charmed the hearts of many tea lovers in many parts of the world. Together with coffee and cocoa drinks, tea beverage is one of the top 3 beverages in the world. Tea trees in other parts of the world have their beginning directly or indirectly from China. For that reason China is well known as the home of tea.

Along with the popularity of Chinese tea, is the spread out of the Chinese martial arts known as kung fu from the district of China to the regions of Asia and to other parts of the world. At the onset, the influence of Chinese martial arts could only be read from books and seen in performance arts in Asia. In recent times it extended to movies and as a result, it has gained wider audience and influence. Many of the younger generations all over the world have become fascinated by it and included it in their lives in the area of physical fitness training and that of self-defense.

In several ways, Chinese culture is certainly unique and different from any other and continues to be influential as before. - 14130

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