久久久无码人妻精品无码_6080YYY午夜理论片中无码_性无码专区_无码人妻品一区二区三区精99

US EUROPE AFRICA ASIA 中文
China / Society

Tea traditions spring back in East China

By Zhao Ruixue (China Daily) Updated: 2012-09-09 08:34

Jinan is known for its natural springs. And these abundant water sources are giving new life to a disappearing tradition. Zhao Ruixue reports from the Shandong capital.

Tea shops and stalls were popular all over the country in harder times. They were convenient and cheap, and provided respite for the hardworking on hot dry summer days when the sun beat down mercilessly. Holding a big bowl of tea, passers-by could quench their thirst and mop their brows, relaxing a little while they sipped their drink.

Tea traditions spring back in East China

Dawan cha is the preferred beverage of choice by the side of Jinan city's famous springs. [Photo by Ju Chuanjiang / for China Daily]

It was nothing fancy, just a diluted brew of low-quality tea sold at only 2 fen ($0.03). The dawan cha (big bowl tea) stalls were common enough along the streets, wharfs, factories and farms, and even by the rural fields.

But as the country got richer, and people's livelihood improved, the stalls gradually faded from popularity.

Fast-forward a few decades, and the scene sharpens again into focus.

By the side of the city moat running around Jinan, the Shandong capital, Wang Yiyan, an out-of-town visitor from Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang province, is cooling off in the shimmering heat with a large bowl of tea in his hands.

"It not only cools me down but gives me a taste of tradition," he says as he gulps down the bowl of tea.

It is a transplanted tradition, since dawan cha is more emotionally tied to Beijing, although it is very hard to find now in the bustling Chinese capital.

There is even a Beijing folksong that recalls the big bowls of tea sold in Qianmen, one of the nine gates of the Forbidden City.

The lyrics say it all:"When I am back in Beijing, I cannot help tasting the dawan cha of my childhood even though I have been away so long.

"There are hundreds of other beverages in the world, and our tea may cost the least, but its mellow taste clings to my memory no matter how far I wander."

Tea traditions spring back in East China

A tea stand beside Black Tiger Spring sells at least 300 bowls of dawan cha on weekdays and more during weekends. [Photo by Ju Chuanjiang / for China Daily]

The big bowl tea definitely belongs to the common man. It is simple and unpretentious, and doesn't require the good manners or money invested in delicate purple clay teapots and the most expensive leaves. It is tossed back with gusto, drunk in large bowls, and its main function is to ease the tired and nourish the thirsty.

That is probably why there is now a tea renaissance in Jinan. Dawan cha is enjoying instantaneous popularity now that it has been re-introduced to the city of natural springs.

"We sell at least 300 bowls on weekdays and more during weekends," the tea stand owner at Black Tiger Spring says. His stand is simply equipped, with six tables, dozens of big bowls, three huge teapots, a disinfecting cabinet and several buckets to replenish the spring water supply when it runs out.

A yellow pennant with red letters flies high above the stall, greeting guests and telling them where they can enjoy a big bowl of tea.

But, the tea now sells for 2 yuan a bowl, still cheap considering that the average salary is now about 100 times more than in the 1980s when dawan cha cost 2 cents.

What makes the tea in Jinan special is the water, collected from famous springs around the tea stands.

"I heard that the tea brewed with spring water tastes different, so I wanted to try it while I am here," Zhang Guoliang from Jining says.

Tea traditions spring back in East China

A banner designed for a dawan cha stall in Jinan. [Photo by Ju Chuanjiang / for China Daily]

Like all good things, it's the ambience that sets the mood. With a big bowl of tea in their hands, shaded by the gently swaying willows, the tea drinkers can also participate in the community activities. They can enjoy folk performances, or even practice their English.

The English corner held here each Sunday has attracted hundreds of people.

"It's a good place to get close to nature and people come here with their families, interact in the English corner, or taste the tea," says Craig Harter from the United States.

His friend Wang Chao adds: "It's a good combination of the traditional and the modern."

According to statistics from the Jinan government, the spring water is rich in trace elements and minerals, and good for health. That is why Jinan residents come here to collect water, every morning, religiously.

Yu Weimin, 71, is among them, and he travels to Black Tiger Spring by bus every day to collect the water.

There are dozens of small springs around the Black Tiger Spring and they all taste different, according to Yu.

"The water is softer and sweeter at a few of the springs," Yu says, speaking from experience. He has been using spring water since his childhood. "My mother cooked with spring water and we cleaned towels in the spring water."

He is still fascinated by the magic of the water. He says dirty towels can be totally cleaned in the spring water, without any soap at all.

"The springs are nature's gifts to Jinan," Yu says.

Contact the writer at zhaoruixue@chinadaily.com.cn.

A 40-year-old man in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province who claimed to be a poet who was climbing the barren mountain in search of creative inspiration, somehow became stranded on a cliff on Thursday.

Highlights
Hot Topics
...
久久久无码人妻精品无码_6080YYY午夜理论片中无码_性无码专区_无码人妻品一区二区三区精99

    国产日本一区二区| 亚洲一区二区三区视频在线播放| 成人h动漫精品| 亚洲欧美日韩一区二区三区在线观看| 91高清在线观看| 天天色图综合网| 2欧美一区二区三区在线观看视频| 国产精品综合av一区二区国产馆| 成人免费一区二区三区在线观看| 在线观看不卡一区| 麻豆国产91在线播放| 日本一区二区三区国色天香| 色婷婷国产精品| 日韩avvvv在线播放| 国产视频在线观看一区二区三区| 99精品视频在线观看| 视频在线观看国产精品| 久久亚洲影视婷婷| 91看片淫黄大片一级| 免费成人在线观看| 国产精品黄色在线观看| 欧美日韩dvd在线观看| 国产曰批免费观看久久久| 亚洲摸摸操操av| 日韩天堂在线观看| 成人18视频在线播放| 午夜免费久久看| 国产日韩欧美一区二区三区乱码| 色噜噜偷拍精品综合在线| 麻豆精品在线视频| 亚洲欧洲精品成人久久奇米网| 欧美日韩成人一区二区| 高清国产一区二区三区| 亚洲18女电影在线观看| 亚洲国产成人在线| 欧美另类高清zo欧美| 成人激情免费网站| 蜜桃精品视频在线观看| 亚洲精品日产精品乱码不卡| 精品美女在线观看| 欧美性一级生活| 国产成人精品在线看| 三级一区在线视频先锋| 国产精品网曝门| 日韩欧美www| 在线精品视频免费观看| 国产成人午夜电影网| 日韩在线卡一卡二| 亚洲卡通欧美制服中文| 久久久精品国产免费观看同学| 欧美日韩午夜影院| 成人av午夜影院| 久久国产精品区| 香蕉av福利精品导航| 国产精品国产精品国产专区不蜜| 日韩三级在线免费观看| 91精品福利在线| 国产成人a级片| 另类的小说在线视频另类成人小视频在线| 自拍偷拍亚洲综合| 久久久www成人免费毛片麻豆| 91精品免费观看| 在线区一区二视频| 成人精品国产福利| 精品亚洲成a人| 日韩精品一二区| 亚洲一区免费视频| 亚洲色大成网站www久久九九| 国产视频不卡一区| 精品免费一区二区三区| 制服丝袜激情欧洲亚洲| 91久久人澡人人添人人爽欧美| 丁香六月久久综合狠狠色| 狠狠色综合日日| 免费看精品久久片| 午夜激情久久久| 一区二区三区久久久| 国产精品嫩草99a| 久久精品一区八戒影视| 精品国产三级a在线观看| 欧美一卡2卡三卡4卡5免费| 欧美日韩中文一区| 欧美在线免费视屏| 日本丰满少妇一区二区三区| 99久久99久久免费精品蜜臀| 成人午夜精品在线| 懂色av中文一区二区三区| 国产成人aaa| 国产高清精品网站| 国产精品18久久久久久久久 | 亚洲黄色av一区| 日韩码欧中文字| 成人欧美一区二区三区白人| 中文字幕一区二| 国产精品理论片在线观看| 中文字幕乱码一区二区免费| 欧美经典一区二区| 中文天堂在线一区| 亚洲欧洲日本在线| 亚洲免费在线看| 亚洲一区二区三区视频在线 | 亚洲一区二区偷拍精品| 亚洲一区二区高清| 亚洲www啪成人一区二区麻豆| 午夜成人在线视频| 日韩黄色小视频| 蜜桃视频第一区免费观看| 麻豆精品久久久| 国产一区久久久| 成人免费毛片app| 99国产精品国产精品毛片| 色综合久久久久| 欧美探花视频资源| 欧美一区二区三区免费大片| 日韩美女在线视频| 久久久久久久久免费| 国产女主播视频一区二区| 国产精品久久久久永久免费观看 | 亚洲午夜影视影院在线观看| 亚洲国产另类av| 日本中文字幕一区| 国产在线不卡一区| 成人的网站免费观看| 色综合久久九月婷婷色综合| 欧美日韩一区二区三区视频| 日韩三级视频在线看| 国产欧美一区二区在线| 亚洲四区在线观看| 亚洲一区二区三区四区不卡 | 毛片一区二区三区| 国产福利91精品| 91蜜桃在线免费视频| 欧美日韩中文一区| 2017欧美狠狠色| 国产精品电影一区二区| 亚洲精品国产第一综合99久久| 亚洲国产sm捆绑调教视频| 久久99在线观看| 成人深夜视频在线观看| 欧美影院一区二区三区| 日韩视频免费直播| 国产欧美日韩一区二区三区在线观看| 亚洲视频在线一区观看| 日韩在线一区二区三区| 国产高清无密码一区二区三区| 一本高清dvd不卡在线观看| 欧美精品 日韩| 欧美激情综合在线| 亚洲电影中文字幕在线观看| 久久99精品视频| 色综合久久久久综合99| 日韩欧美一级特黄在线播放| 国产精品素人视频| 亚洲电影一区二区三区| 国产麻豆精品在线| 欧美亚洲国产一区二区三区va | 99免费精品视频| 欧美福利视频一区| 国产精品三级视频| 日韩成人免费电影| 99精品一区二区| 精品奇米国产一区二区三区| 亚洲卡通欧美制服中文| 国产一区二区在线观看视频| 在线观看一区二区视频| 精品99一区二区三区| 亚洲一二三四在线| 成人影视亚洲图片在线| 555www色欧美视频| ...中文天堂在线一区| 青娱乐精品在线视频| 91免费看视频| 国产视频亚洲色图| 日本中文在线一区| 在线亚洲高清视频| 中文字幕第一区| 麻豆久久久久久| 欧美性大战xxxxx久久久| 欧美国产一区二区在线观看| 天堂在线亚洲视频| 一本大道久久a久久精二百| 26uuu色噜噜精品一区二区| 亚洲成人在线免费| av在线不卡免费看| 久久婷婷色综合| 视频一区欧美精品| 日本精品免费观看高清观看| 国产午夜精品理论片a级大结局| 舔着乳尖日韩一区| 91美女在线观看| 亚洲国产激情av| 黄页视频在线91| 欧美一级国产精品| 亚洲午夜在线电影| 色综合网色综合| 国产精品精品国产色婷婷| 国产精品一二一区| 欧美电影免费观看高清完整版在| 亚洲一区二区欧美| 色婷婷久久久久swag精品|