中國是文明古國,禮儀之邦,很重禮節。凡來了客人,沏茶、敬茶的禮儀是必不可少的。當有客來訪,可征求意見。選用最合來客口味的茶葉和最佳茶具待客,主人在陪伴客人飲茶時,要注意客人杯、壺中的茶水殘留量,一般用茶杯泡茶,如已喝去一半,就要添加開水,隨喝隨添,使茶水濃度基本保持前后一致,水溫適宜。在飲茶時也可適當佐以茶食、糖果、菜肴等,達到調節口味和充饑之功效。
China is a country with a time-honored civilization and a nation of ceremony and decorum. Whenever guests visit, it is necessary to make and serve tea to them. Before making tea, you may ask them for their preferences as to what kind of tea they fancy and serve them the tea with the most appropriate tea set. In the course of serving tea, the host should take careful note of how much water is remaining in the cups and in the kettle. Usually, if the tea is made in a teacup, boiling water should be added when half of the cup has been consumed, and thus the cup is kept filled so that the tea retains the same scent and remains pleasantly warm throughout the entire course of tea-drinking. Snacks, sweets and other dishes may be served at tea time to complement the fragrance of the tea and to allay one’s hunger.