中英双语讲中国故事《潮汕功夫茶》 思仪

潮州工夫茶艺，别称潮汕工夫茶，蜚声四海，是广东省潮汕地区特有的传统饮茶习俗，也是中国古老的传统茶文化中最有代表性的茶道。

潮州工夫茶是国家级“非物质文化遗产”。潮藉大文学家秦牧称 “潮州工夫茶，堪称中国茶道代表”。潮州工夫茶是“潮人习尚风雅，举措高超”的象征。这是潮州先人留下的一份财富，也是中国茶文化一绝，乃中国古代工夫茶的“活化石”。

潮汕工夫茶蕴含了小中见大、外巧中拙、虚实盈亏的哲理，集中了中国茶道文化的精粹，乃大俗大雅的体现，是历史和传统文化的沉积。品茶并不仅为了达到解渴的目的，而且还在品茶中或联络感情，或互通信息，或闲聊消遣，或洽谈贸易，起着沟通情谊的纽带作用，包含了丰富的文化内容。

Gongfu Tea is a way of brewing tea in Chaozhou, Guangdong province. In Chinese the word “gongfu” means "skill" and "patience" because making Gongfu Tea requires skills and time. To brew the tea, we must prepare a tea set which includes a teapot, a kettle, small teacups, a heater and a base. There are many steps to make Gongfu Tea. For example, we need to warm the tea set, put tea leaves and pour boiling water into the teapot, and remove tea bubbles. Before drinking the tea, we can look at the colour and smell the fragrance of it.

In Chaozhou, people like to drink Gongfu Tea in the morning, which makes them feel fresh. More importantly, drinking Gongfu Tea is an ideal way to communicate with others. Friends or families sit together and chat with each other while one of them is making tea. Research shows that tea is good for our health. Therefore, Gongfu Tea is not only a way of brewing tea but also a healthy and important lifestyle.