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Chinese tea culture
Self-Review ENG / Ragio
Due: Thursday, November 21
Min. Length: 1 ½ pages. Times New Roman. 12 pt. font. MLA format.
For this self-review assignment, I would like you to generously and critically read your own research project. Please keep in mind that this is the end of the quarter and, therefore, the end of the road for revisions. Hence, your comments are crucial! Quote from your essay (your own words) and cite it. You may compose this as an essay, or a letter to yourself.
Some things to consider as you write your review:
- Do you state a clear and concise topic and inquiry? What are they?
- What types of sources are you using? What is the common thread linking these sources?
- Do you introduce the author(s) and the respective piece of work before discussing it?
- How are you using each source?
- From which source is a claim being countered? How is the claim countered?
- Are there sufficient number of quotes (at least one per source)?
- How are the quotes/paraphrases integrated within the text? Do they enhance or inhibit the inquiry? Are they analyzed?
- Is there a discussion following the research? What is included in this discussion?
- How do you conclude the essay?
- Where are you most interested?
- Where do you need more information? Why?
“Chinese Tea, Discover Chinese Tea Culture and History.” China Highlights, 21 Jan. 2018, www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-tea/.
According to this website, tea plays a crucial role in Chinese culture. This website provides a lot of useful information about the Chinese tea culture. For example, the source provides information how tea has played a vital role in the development of Chinese economy and preservation of Chinese traditions. Tea culture in China embodies the history and spirit of civilization. Tea is taken as a beverage to quench thirst and is characterized by different practices such as tasting tea, tea art, tea lore. There are also some rules for tea taking.
Li Xiusong. “Chinese Tea Culture.” Journal of Popular Culture, vol. 27, no. 2, Fall 1993, pp. 75–89.
Li, in this source, discusses different aspects of Chinese tea culture. The author highlights how tea is one of the widely used beverages globally. Desirably, it is cheap and easy to prepare with least adverse effect. Tea benefits Chinese not only health wise but also regarding their looks. Tea also drives different sectors of the economy such as food, coal and petro industries because of its ability to resist oxidation. The Chinese tea culture permeates virtually every realm of life. Tea culture thus influences research, marketing, politics, health and cultural aspects in China.
Prokosh, Nancy. “Tea and Chinese Culture.” Harvard Asia Pacific Review, vol. 7, no. 2, Winter 2005, pp. 12–13.
This article critically examines the cultural and social significance of tea from the Chinese perspective. The author describes almost every aspect of tea process form the point of cultivation to the point the tea is used for ritualized ceremony. Apart from the use of refreshment, tea is also used as medicine. Prokosh asserts that the Chinese have a belief that tea is equally valuable to the value of a tonic to the beauty of women. The process of making tea is a culture all of its own. As such, Chinese tea houses are spread across China. Chinese families and friends spend time together at tea houses, which is essential for strengthening family and social bonds.
Zhao-Di Yang. “Tea Culture and Sino-American Tea Connections.” Chinese American Forum, vol. 23, no. 2, Oct. 2007, pp. 8–14.
This source explains the history of tea in China. According to Zhao-Di, China has a long history of tea culture. This source holds that China is the undisputed homeland to tea. Initially, tea was used as herbal medicine to treat a number of health conditions. Tea drinking spread from China to other places in the world. Tea drinking is a routine in China today. Overtime, China has accumulated many generations of tea activities and rituals.
