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茶文化
是中国最重要的饮料之一。中国分为六大类：、、白、黄、和黑。喝不只是为了解渴，也是一种生活方式。中国有''文化，注重的艺术和与人共饮的。中国是世界上最大的叶生产国。
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Tea was reportedly discovered by Emperor Shennong around 2737 BCE, when tea leaves accidentally fell into his pot of boiling water — making it one of the oldest beverages in human history.
What Westerners call 'black tea' (e.g., English breakfast, Earl Grey) is called 红茶 (hóngchá, 'red tea') in Chinese because of the reddish color of the brewed liquid, not the leaves.
The Gongfu Tea Ceremony (功夫茶道) is an elaborate ritual involving specific teapots, cups, and precise steeping times. Oolong and pu-erh teas are most often used.
China exports tea to over 120 countries. The word 'tea' in most European languages comes from the Min Chinese pronunciation 'te' (e.g., French thé, Spanish té), while 'chai' comes from the Mandarin 'chá.'
1.How many major categories of Chinese tea are there?
2.What does the Chinese term 红茶 (hóngchá) refer to?
3.According to legend, who discovered tea?
4.What does 'chádào' (茶道) refer to?
5.China is the world's largest producer of which product?