Abstract
Tea and coffee are among the most popular beverage in the world. Tea has a long history in China while the coffee also occupies an extremely important place in the British history. Both tea and coffee are endowed with the cultural elements that they have long been rooted in.
This thesis presents the history, characteristics and importance of tea and coffee to reflect different cultures of both. Moreover it discusses their category, cultural factors and some common effects produced by tea and coffee.
Key words: cultural factors, Chinese tea, British coffee
Contents
1. Introduction - Historical review 1
1.1.1 Chinese tea 1
1.1.2 English coffee 2
2. Demonstration 3
2.1 Classification of Chinese tea and English coffee -3
2.1.1Variety -3
2.1.2 Characteristics- 6
2.1.3 Functions 7
2.2 Culture elements of Chinese tea and English coffee- - - -8
2.2.1 In social activities- 8
2.2.2 In literature - -9
2.2.3 In etiquette - 9
3. Conclusion -10
Works Cited 11
Bibliography 12 ，英语论文网站，英语毕业论文 |
