摘要随着世界经济的一体化发展，中国与西方国家越来越重视不同领域文化的交流。本文从世界发展的角度对中国茶文化和西方咖啡文化进行了比较研究。首先对中国茶文化和西方咖啡文化的起源、分类及特点进行了介绍，然后将这两种文化进行了对比分析，即茶文化之中庸与咖啡文化之理性，茶文化之天人合一与咖啡文化之天人二分，茶文化之佛教精神与咖啡文化之基督精神，最后阐述了这两种文化相互融合的趋势吹冰^文-论;文~网www.chuibin.com。这两种文化的对比分析有助于人们对中国茶文化和西方咖啡文化更好地了解，以达到促进中西方文化交流及发展的目的。43047

毕业论文关键词：茶文化； 咖啡文化； 对比分析

different fields. This paper compares the Chinese tea culture and western coffee culture from the perspective of the development of the world. Firstly, it introduces the origins, classifications and characteristics of Chinese tea culture and Western coffee culture. Then it makes a comparative analysis of the two cultures, that is, moderation of tea culture versus rationality of coffee culture, the unity of tea culture versus separation of coffee culture between human and heaven, and Buddhism of tea culture versus Christianity of coffee culture. Finally, it elaborates the tendency of mutual integration of these two cultures. The comparative analysis of the two cultures makes people better understand tea culture and coffee culture, so as to achieve the purpose of promoting cultural exchanges and development between China and Western countries.

Key words: Chinese tea culture; Western coffee culture; comparative analysis 

A Comparative Analysis of Chinese Tea Culture and Western Coffee Culture

Contents

摘 要 i

Abstract ii

I. Introduction 1

II. The Analysis of Chinese Tea Culture 2

2.1 The Origin of Tea 2

2.2 The Classification of Tea 3

2.3 The Definition of Tea Culture 3

2.4 The Characteristics of Tea Culture 4

III. The Analysis of Western Coffee Culture 5

3.1 The Origin of Coffee 5

3.2 The Classification of Coffee 6

3.3 The Definition of Coffee Culture 7

3.4 The Characteristics of Coffee Culture 7

IV. The Comparison Between Chinese Tea Culture and Western Coffee Culture 8

4.1 Moderation VS Rationality 8

4.2 Unity VS Separation 10

4.3 Buddhism VS Christianity 11

4.4 The Tendency of Mutual Integration 12

V. Conclusion 14

Bibliography 16

Acknowledgments 17

I. Introduction

Tea and coffee are the two main kinds of beverages all over the world. Tea is a representative symbol of Chinese culture, while coffee shows the spirit of Western culture. As we know, both tea and coffee have a long history of thousands of years. China is the homeland of tea which has the history of five thousand years. At present, all tea used in the world comes from China. That’s to say, tea is an important symbol of Chinese culture. Coffee is equally important for westerners. As an English saying goes, “If I’m not at home, I’ll be in the cafe or on the way there”(Chen Feng etc 4). It looks like a joke, but it just shows the significance of coffee in Western countries. Therefore, making a comparison between Chinese tea culture and Western coffee culture from the perspective of cross-cultural communication is necessary.