英国下午茶与广东早茶的文化比较.doc

题目： 英国下午茶与广东早茶的文化比较 On Cultural Comparison Between British Afternoon Tea and Cantonese Morning Tea 摘 要 茶文化博大精深，而茶又是人们生活中不可或缺的一部分。中国和英国都是饮茶大国，各自独特的茶文化代表着东西方不同的饮茶风格，是各自传统文化的重要组成部分。本论文以英国下午茶和广东早茶文化为研究对象，详细描述了两地丰富的茶文化特色，从而对两地茶文化的异同进行比较。首先本论文简单追溯了中英两国的茶文化概况。接着分章节叙述了英国下午茶与广东早茶的起源及其历史发展：其中包括英国维多利亚时期的下午茶盛况，清朝广州的茶楼，以及英国下午茶和广东早茶的风格和特点；同时包括两地的茶文化的现状，等等。最后对两者之间的不同点与相似处进行了比较和总结。从中，我们不仅能了解丰富的茶文化知识，还能由此更深地探索两地的文化异同。本文将要探索的是，除去那些表面的差异，两者在文化层面的相似之处：茶在社交功能方面所发挥的作用。 关键词：茶文化；下午茶；早茶；文化比较 Abstract Tea culture has a long history. Tea is an indispensable part of people’s daily lives, whether in Britain or in China. Their unique tea culture represents a different style of tea in the East and West, and belongs to an important part of their traditional culture. This paper takes the British afternoon tea and the Cantonese morning tea as research objects, describes the rich characteristics of both culture, aims at making an comparison between them. Firstly, this paper briefly dates back to the culture overview of the British afternoon tea and the Cantonese morning tea. Then it describes the origin and development of British afternoon tea and Cantonese morning tea culture in details, which includes the prosperity of the afternoon tea in Victorian Era, the tea house of Guangzhou in Qing dynasty and the features and present situation of the British afternoon tea and the Cantonese morning tea. In the meantime, it also includes their drinking styles, tea categories, tea cakes and so on. Finally it makes a conclusion of the differences and similarities between the two cultures. We can not only get to know the rich knowledge about tea culture of the two countries, but also make in-depth exploration of the differences and similarities of cultures. Apart from the superficial differences, this paper will go to explore the similarity of these two cultures :the role of tea in the social intercourse. Key Words: tea culture; afternoon tea; morning tea; cultural comparison Contents 摘要.......