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開本：32開 紙張：銅版紙 包裝：平裝-膠訂 是否套裝：否 國際標準書號ISBN：9787508514857 作者：（美）謝小龍著 出版社：五洲傳播出版社 出版時間：2010年01月
"內容簡介 外國人選購中國茶的實用指南，圖文並茂，方便攜帶，實用性強。
“How to Select” series give you all the information you need to choose and buy jade, embroidery, tea, souvenirs, calligraphy and paintings in China with confidence. One in a series of three titles, it explains clearly and simply what to look for, where and how to shop in China, and questions you should ask. Great tips, price guides and cautionary advice ensure that you get the best value for your money. 目錄 Why Chinese Tea?
Turn a Leaf
In the Beginning —— The Holy Farmer
Costly Medicine
A Scholarly Beverage
Drink of the Gods
Tea Culture Comes of Age
Tea Olympics
Invasion and Adaptation —— Tea Institutionalized
Tea Comes West
The Teahouse
Coffee or Tea?
A Cure for Life
Old is New AgainWhy Chinese Tea?
Turn a Leaf
In the Beginning —— The Holy Farmer
Costly Medicine
A Scholarly Beverage
Drink of the Gods
Tea Culture Comes of Age
Tea Olympics
Invasion and Adaptation —— Tea Institutionalized
Tea Comes West
The Teahouse
Coffee or Tea?
A Cure for Life
Old is New Again
Tea-Mind-Body Connection
Categories of Tea
Green Is Gold
Black Power
Nothing Wrong with Wulong
White Makes Right
Table Talk
Tea Cultivation
Tea Producing Areas
One Plant, Sixty-Two Leaves, Ten Thousand
Days' Pleasure
Sharp Eyes
Green Teas
Black Teas
Wulong
White Teas
Red Teas
A Word on Un-Teas
Cupping, or How to Sound Like an Authority
Tea Ceremony & Teasets
Tea Ceremony
Old Tea Ceremony
The Chinese Wedding Tea Ceremony
Choosing Tea and Water
Basics
The Tea Set
Seven Habits of Highly Successful
Tea Ceremonies
Food Pairing
Shopping Spots
Shopping for Tea, Stopping for Tea
Making the Most of It: A Visit to Maliandao
A Modern Tea Market
A Royal Tea Garden
Tea Pictures
A Lady's Business
Eleven Trustworthy Teashops
The Next Big Market
The Granddaddy of Them All
If Time Is an Issue
Index: China Tea Markets and Teahouses
Appendix
A Little Mandarin Never Hurt Anyone
Watch Your Tone
At the Teahouse
At the Tea Market
20 Essential Tea Words and Phrases 前言 ForewordI had the opportunity to write this book as the result of a practical but inspired idea. Good ideas come from good questions, and the original question was, “As China is becoming more of the focus of the world and more people from other countries are visiting China, what good Chinese things can we give them to take back home?” The answers—tea, cloisonné, calligraphy, and the like are practical in that they are readily available, and not too expensive. The idea, however, to create books about these traditional Chinese crafts and how to buy them, was an inspiration.Beijing’s resultant transformation truly astounds all who witness it. Why, standing in the central business district, gazing at the CCTV Tower, and the endless phalanx of gleaming towers around it, one might not even know this was China at all! It might be any modern city in the world.Such a statement would please the Beijinger, but not the expatriate in China. While the former intones “international standard” as a rallying cry (second only to Jia you!—Add gas!), the foreigner living in China loves it for its lack of monotonous standardization, and sees every new Walmart and Starbucks as an omen, not a step forward.What does all of this have to do with tea and inspiration? Well, if in the rip tide of “Let’s show the world how modern China is,” there are still a few who are proud enough of China’s dusty, old, low-tech treasures to swim against the current, enough so to print books that say, “Have a good time watching sports in our modern metropolis, but don’t forget what makes this place special,” then we are assured that there will always be reasons for us foreigners to linger in China, long after we’ve seen the Wall and the Warriors.A world where tea takes precedence over coffee and wine counts as a compelling reason indeed, and reveals more to the credit of Chinese culture than any other custom a Sinophile may care to name. Coffee stimulates; tea uplifts. Wine blunts the senses, however delightfully at first; tea refines them. This is not to admonish or prohibit imbibing your beverage of choice, but to prod for the realization that must come of the reader’s own volition, if it is to mean anything. The realization that China’s most popular beverage grants subtle and salutary effects, rather than overt and distracting effects, leads the introspective to understanding much of what is most salient about Chinese culture.Whether cross-cultural epiphany appeals to you or not, tea remains a true Chinese treasure, and an ideal gift with which to make your way home from China. Do please keep reading to find out why, with a humble proviso - that you reject the notion that you can find such tea back home. The endless variety, its not-so-exotic pricing, and the fun in buying it; all render an experience that can easily be ranked as one of the best during your stay here. And if you’re not in China as you read this, you haven’t been forgotten. The greater part of this book has been written to reveal why and how to enjoy tea, wherever you are.Ernie XieForewordI had the opportunity to write this book as the result of a practical but inspired idea. Good ideas come from good questions, and the original question was, “As China is becoming more of the focus of the world and more people from other countries are visiting China, what good Chinese things can we give them to take back home?” The answers—tea, cloisonné, calligraphy, and the like are practical in that they are readily available, and not too expensive. The idea, however, to create books about these traditional Chinese crafts and how to buy them, was an inspiration.Beijing’s resultant transformation truly astounds all who witness it. Why, standing in the central business district, gazing at the CCTV Tower, and the endless phalanx of gleaming towers around it, one might not even know this was China at all! It might be any modern city in the world.Such a statement would please the Beijinger, but not the expatriate in China. While the former intones “international standard” as a rallying cry (second only to Jia you!—Add gas!), the foreigner living in China loves it for its lack of monotonous standardization, and sees every new Walmart and Starbucks as an omen, not a step forward.What does all of this have to do with tea and inspiration? Well, if in the rip tide of “Let’s show the world how modern China is,” there are still a few who are proud enough of China’s dusty, old, low-tech treasures to swim against the current, enough so to print books that say, “Have a good time watching sports in our modern metropolis, but don’t forget what makes this place special,” then we are assured that there will always be reasons for us foreigners to linger in China, long after we’ve seen the Wall and the Warriors.A world where tea takes precedence over coffee and wine counts as a compelling reason indeed, and reveals more to the credit of Chinese culture than any other custom a Sinophile may care to name. Coffee stimulates; tea uplifts. Wine blunts the senses, however delightfully at first; tea refines them. This is not to admonish or prohibit imbibing your beverage of choice, but to prod for the realization that must come of the reader’s own volition, if it is to mean anything. The realization that China’s most popular beverage grants subtle and salutary effects, rather than overt and distracting effects, leads the introspective to understanding much of what is most salient about Chinese culture.Whether cross-cultural epiphany appeals to you or not, tea remains a true Chinese treasure, and an ideal gift with which to make your way home from China. Do please keep reading to find out why, with a humble proviso - that you reject the notion that you can find such tea back home. The endless variety, its not-so-exotic pricing, and the fun in buying it; all render an experience that can easily be ranked as one of the best during your stay here. And if you’re not in China as you read this, you haven’t been forgotten. The greater part of this book has been written to reveal why and how to enjoy tea, wherever you are.Ernie Xie
ThanksWe thank Ernie Xie for his earnest efforts in carrying out various researches for the book in Beijing’s early spring weather when it changed drastically from 0℃ in the early morning to 18℃ at noon.Our thanks also go to Mr. Cao Guo Dong, Director of Maliandao Cha Cheng (Tea City), for his expert recommendation on the trustworthy teashops within “his territory”.We also thank Violet Phoon for her kind advice regarding the book.Last but not the least, we would like to thank you, our dear reader, for purchasing the book! To improve the title to make it a real handy and up-to-date manual is our ultimate goal. We thus ask your kind feedback to the book by dropping a note to us at the following email address: MCBeijing@gmail.com. We will pass your feedback to the authors. We may incorporate your comments/suggestions to the next edition. If you don’t want us to do so or to have your name acknowledged, please kindly indicate. We will present you with a complimentary copy of the next edition if your comments/suggestions contribute notably to the improvement of the title.
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