A Comparative Analysis of Chinese and British Tea Cultures Base on Social Structure Differences and Mainstream Philosophy Influence

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10.2991/978-2-38476-259-0_87How to use a DOI?

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Tea Cultures; British; Chinese; comparative analysis

Abstract

This paper adopts a comparative analysis method to compare the tea-drinking ceremonies, the aesthetics of tea tea and the purpose of tea drinking, and to understand the differences in tea culture between China and Britain after the spread of tea culture. In addition, based on the historical background of the development and tea culture in the two countries, the social structure and the philosophy of thought, the paper explores the differences between Chinese and British tea culture. From the analysis, the British tea culture is mainly influenced by the aristocrats, now still retains a lot of related aesthetic characteristics, and also reflects the spread of tea culture through the integration of local culture. China is the origin of tea culture with a diversity of characteristics, but at the same time also shows the unity, that has been affected by the philosophical thinking of Chinese Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, so the philosophy behind the tea ceremony is similar. Although tea culture spread from China to the UK, due to the differences in cultural development and social development between the two countries, tea culture was eventually localised as it developed in the UK. While traditional Chinese philosophy has always influenced the Chinese people, combined with the influence of regional culture, Chinese tea culture still retains more traditional and local characteristics. This is the reason why the difference between Chinese and British tea culture later developed more and more.

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AU  - Dong Yi Tian
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TI  - A Comparative Analysis of Chinese and British Tea Cultures Base on Social Structure Differences and Mainstream Philosophy Influence
BT  - Proceedings of the 2024 3rd International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities and Arts (SSHA 2024)
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