4。 The origin of Tea and Coffee

If we want to discover the way to promote culture, we should know the essence of it。 Tea and coffee are ordinary in modern life。 They are bond to have their own history and culture。 

4。1 The Origin of Chinese tea culture 

Considering the origin of tea, we will mention one popular Chinese legend, ShenNong, the legendary emperor of China and inventor of agriculture and Chinese medicine。 A decree that his subjects must boil water before drinking it was released in BC。2700。 After that, he decided to taste the hot mixture and it was really delicious。 So in that way, tea was invented。 ShenNong is also mentioned in Lu Yu’s famous early work on the subject, “The Classic of Tea”。 “The Classic of Tea” is a great work in the field of tea。 The elaborate information he recorded had laid a great foundation in the development of modern tea culture。 It is the first well-known monograph about tea all over the world, written during the Tang Dynasty。 So that, he was regarded as the “Tea Sage”。 The drinking habits of Chinese tea developed from Tang Dynasty, too。 Tea has a long history in China and many neighboring countries were effected by Chinese tea culture。

4。2 The origin of western coffee culture来,自,优.尔:论;文*网www.chuibin.com +QQ752018766-

The word “coffee” comes from the words “Kaweh” (Greek word), it means strength and passion。 The earliest credible evidence of either coffee drinking or knowledge of the coffee tree appears in the middle of the 15th century, in Yemen's Sufi monasteries。 Coffee drinking story spread around the world is one of the greatest thing in history。 It starts in the Horn of Africa, where the coffee tree probably originated in the province of Kaffe。 One legend of coffee was that a sheepherder named Kaldi noticed the effect of coffee beans when he was taking care of his sheep。 He found that the sheep became hyperactive after eating red beans。 Hence, he tasted a few of them and then felt overactive。 In the meantime, a knowledgeable godfather passed by, hungry and tired, so he ate some of these beans。 To his excitement, he found that these beans could help him stay awake while praying。 Another legend was that an Arabian was trapped in the desert with his friends in face of death。 In desperation, Omar and his friends found these beans and boiled them。 Eventually, the unknown food saved their life。 Later, he used these beans to save the local patient’s life。 The beans were named Mocha (coffee mocha, a beverage)。 The actual spread of coffee was started illegally。 One Arab smuggled beans to some mountains near Mysore, India and started a farm there。 Coffee culture totally plays an important role in influencing the western countries for centuries。