中国茶 (Zhōngguóchá) Chinese Tea

Chinese tea has a history of over 5000 years in China, and it has been a daily beverage for most Chinese. There is a variety of Chinese tea, such as white tea, green tea, black tea, pu’er tea and so on. In ancient times, Chinese people recognized the benefits of all kinds of tea. For example, green tea is helpful for “减肥 (jiănféi) losing weight,” black tea for preventing heart disease, and pu’er tea for “美容 (měiróng) facial beautification” as well as hypertension. Nowadays, more and more young people take tea in order to “减肥 (jiănféi) lose weight“ or for “美容 (měiróng) facial beautification.”

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