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[[Image:Shanghai-Huxinting Tea House.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A tea house in Shanghai, China.]]

[[Image:Shanghai-Huxinting Tea House.jpg|thumb|right|A tea house in Shanghai, China.]]

[[Image:Teahouse-Nanjing.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A tea house in Nanjing Presidential Palace Garden]]

[[Image:Teahouse-Nanjing.jpg|thumb|right|A tea house in Nanjing Presidential Palace Garden]]

'''Chinese tea culture''' refers to the methods of preparation of [[tea]], the equipment used to make tea and the occasions in which tea is consumed in China. The terms ''chayi'' "Art of Tea 茶藝" and [[Tea Ceremony]] have been used, but the term "Tea Culture 茶文化" includes more than just the ceremony. Also "culture" is easier to translate into English from the Chinese term "art 藝".

'''Chinese tea culture''' refers to the methods of preparation of [[tea]], the equipment used to make tea and the occasions in which tea is consumed in China. The terms ''chayi'' "Art of Tea 茶藝" and [[Tea Ceremony]] have been used, but the term "Tea Culture 茶文化" includes more than just the ceremony. Also "culture" is easier to translate into English from the Chinese term "art 藝".

==Tea drinking customs==

==Tea drinking customs==

[[Image:China tea.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A pot of Chinese tea]]

[[Image:China tea.jpg|thumb|right|A pot of Chinese tea]]

[[Image:Ngong Ping Tea House Demonstration.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A hostess serves tea at a traditional Chinese tea house]]

[[Image:Ngong Ping Tea House Demonstration.jpg|thumb|right|A hostess serves tea at a traditional Chinese tea house]]

There are several special circumstances in which tea is prepared and consumed.

There are several special circumstances in which tea is prepared and consumed.