My Stories with China Tea(Fujian)(I-3): Seventy-five Years Enveloped in Tea's Embrace; A Shared Symphony of China and UK - The Legendary Tales of Fujian Tea Import & Export Co., Ltd. and JAZZ TRADING (LONDON) LTD

Comparison of Chinese and British "Tea Cultures"

China

UK

喝茶吗？

a cup of tea?

History of Tea drinking

Over 2,000 years of history.

The birthplace of tea.

Originated during the Zhou Dynasty,  developed in the Tang Dynasty, and prosperous in the Song Dynasty.

Over 400 years of history.

During the Age of Exploration in the 17th century, the Dutch introduced tea to the UK.

How much people love tea

Annual per capita tea consumption:0.565KG

Annual per capita tea consumption: 1.94KG. 80% of the population has a tea - drinking habit.

Tea Pairings

Mainly "pure brewing", just steeped with boiling water. Some may add American ginseng or jujubes, etc.

Add milk, sugar or orange slices, jasmine, etc. to make Earl Grey tea, jasmine black tea, etc.

Appearance of Tea Leaves

Prefer whole leaf tea. Most tea leaves remain intact.

Prefer broken tea. One teabag at a time, and it is discarded after use. Because the tea leaves are very broken, there is a filter in the British teapot.

British Tea time

Tea time

Name

Breakfast

Breakfast tea

20 minutes morning break

Tea break

Afternoon tea with desserts

Low tea

Dinner

High tea

Before bedtime

Night tea