The home of tea, which has more than 4 000 years of history, is China.
有著4000多年歷史的茶之鄉是中國。
People throughout China drink tea daily.
全中國的人們每天都喝茶。
Of the three major drinks--tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by the largest number of people in the world.
在茶、咖啡和可可這三種主要的飲品中,茶在世界上的飲用人數最多。
Tea from China, along with silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export since then.
一千多年前,來自中國的茶葉、絲綢和瓷器就聞名世界,從那時起便是中國重要的出口物資。
The words for "tea" in different languages came from the Chinese character, "cha".
不同語言中的“茶”來自漢字中的“茶”。
The English word, "tea", sounds similar to the Pronunciation of it in Xiamen, Fujian province.
英語中“tea”的發音與福建省廈門對“茶”的發音很相似。
The Russians call it "cha'i", which sounds like "chaye" (tea leaves) as it is pronounced in northern China.
俄羅斯人將其稱為“茶衣”,聽起來很像中國北方所說的“茶葉”(茶樹的葉子)。
The Japanese character for "tea" is written exactly the same as it is in Chinese, thought it is pronounced a little differently.
日語對“茶”的寫法與漢字一模一樣,不過發音上有細微差別。
Tea leaves are produced mainly in the south of China because of the mild climate and rich soil there.
茶葉主要產在中國南方,因為那里有溫和的氣候和肥沃的土壤。
Longjing, Pu'er, Wulong and Tieguanyin are all famous teas.
龍井、普洱、烏龍和鐵觀音都是很出名的茶。
They're produced in the provinces of Zhejiang, Yunnan and Fujian.
它們的出產地在浙江、云南和福建。
Over the past centuries, Chinese people have developed their unique tea culture, including tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making and tea drinking.
過去的幾百年間,中國人發展出了自己獨特的茶文化,包括種茶、采茶、制茶和品茶。
Tea is aslo a popular topic in dances, songs, poems and novels.
茶在舞蹈、歌曲、詩歌和小說中也是很受歡迎的主題。