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Lu Yu: Sage of Tea “Tea Jing” 《茶经》（Tea Classics) written by Lu Yu 陆羽 in 760AD was the first book of tea in the world. Tea Classification The main varieties of Chinese tea: Green Tea Black Tea Oolong Tea White Tea Yellow Tea Scented Tea Green tea 绿茶 The most well-known green teas: Longjing Tea from West Lake of Hangzhou 西湖龙井 Maofeng Tea from Huangshan Mountain 黄山毛峰 Yunwu Tea from Lushan Mountain 庐山云雾 Biluochun Tea from Jiangsu 洞庭碧螺春 * Defining Traditional Chinese Culture What Are the Subjects of Culture? language and dialect belief value Tradition Custom Institution …that are considered to be characteristic of a community, a people, a region, or a nation. Defining Traditional Chinese Culture What is Tradition? A tradition is a ritual，belief or object passed down within a society, still maintained in the present, with origins in the past. Common examples include holidays or impractical but socially meaningful clothes (like lawyer wigs or military officer spurs), but the idea has also been applied to social norms such as greetings. Traditions can persist and evolve for thousands of years—the word tradition itself derives from the Latin tradere or traderer literally meaning to transmit, to hand over, to give for safekeeping—and new traditions continue to appear today. While it is commonly assumed that traditions have ancient history, many traditions have been invented on purpose, whether that be political or cultural, over short periods of time. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) 1. Religion and Philosophy China has an approximately 4100-year recorded history. ( From the endless primeval period, around 2,100 B.C.) Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism are the three great thoughts. Most social values are derived from Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. Item Central Figure Neonatal Date Duration Sum Confucianism Confucius 479 BC To 2010 2500 years Taoism Laozi 6th century BC To 2010 2500 year