Late Tang Tea

A avid rebel against of British taxation Samuel Adams helped popularize the disdain in Boston to the newly enforced Stamp Act created by Britain. He also played a major part in the Boston Tea party helping to organize it which was shown as a rebellion towards the Tea Act in which British Tea was taxed, problem was that British tea was basically the colonist choice. Adams for Massachusetts from 1765 to 1774. Also he founded Boston's Committee of Correspondence, which helped to coordinate and help with the American Revolutionary War. After he left from his position as state legislature, Adams served as a Massachusetts delegate to Continental Congress until 1781. While in that position he advocated for independence from Great Britain, which could

There are many things that shape the course of history. Powerful rulers, deadly diseases, and influential religions are a few common examples of these. But, one group of influential commodities to shape history that not many people consider is beverages. In particular, beer, wine, spirits, tea, coffee, and cola are six that have significantly shaped the course of history. The nonfiction book, A History of the World in 6 Glasses, written by Tom Standage, discusses the significance of these six popular drinks in relation to human culture shaping around their existence.

“This was the routine of the old China trade. These were the commodities traditionally brought to China and traditionally carried away. And at the heart of the trade was tea. It came from no other place. India did not then produce any, nor Ceylon, Java, or Formosa; Japan was inaccessible; the world perforce drank China teas. Above all, the English drank them” (17).

When did the Boston Tea Party take place you may ask? The Boston Tea Party lasted approximately 3 hours on December 16, 1773. Which this time of year in Massachusetts it is extremely cold at night. I bet now you’re wondering why it’s called The Boston Tea party, or why does it contain the word tea. Did we really have a fight over tea? The Boston Tea Party didn’t get this name til the 1820’s. Before then is was called the destruction of the tea.

Tom Standage’s A History of the World in Six Glasses discusses the importance of six beverages (beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, Coca-Cola), each of which define distinctive periods of civilization. The comparably minor, yet crucial role of water is also represented in support of Standage’s argument regarding not only the necessity of each drink as a requisite to life, but also the role of each drink as a stimulus for cultural diffusion and development. Various historical developments, ranging from water purification to convivia, are utilized to depict each beverage’s appeal and the contributions of each drink towards its respective era of prosperity, subsequently illustrating various historical themes that mark the progression of society

“For all the Tea in China -How England Stole the World 's Favorite Drink and Changed History

Culture is not only reflected in the performing arts or languages, but it is also more able to reflect on the food that people under different food cultural backgrounds, their eating habits and tastes are different. Every place in this world had one or more typical foods to show its culture. Wuhan, where I grew up, is famous not only of its historical sites, like Yellow Crane Tower and Guiyuan Tempe but also famous of its characteristic snacks, such as Hot Dry Noodle, Doupi and duck necks. In these special foods, Hot Dry Noodle is the most important one because it is not only good at taste, but it also can show the culture of Wuhan that this city contains enthusiasm, wisdom, gentleness, and perseverance. In order to prove thesis, I am going to discuss the history of Hot Dry Noodles, Hot Dry Noodles in Wuhan people’ lives, and the culture aspect of Hot Dry Noodles.

Timothy Brook’s book, The Confusions of Pleasure: Commerce and Culture in Ming China is a detailed account of the three centuries of the Ming Dynasty in China. The book allows an opportunity to view this prominent time period of Chinese history. Confusions of Pleasure not only chronicles the economic development during the Ming dynasty, but also the resulting cultural and social changes that transform the gentry and merchant class. Brook’s insights highlight the divide between the Ming dynasty’s idealized beliefs, and the realities of its economic expansion and its effects. Brook describes this gap through the use of several first hand accounts of individuals with various social statuses.

Despite this reverence for Confucian scholarship and increased education during the time period, civil service examinations were briefly discontinued for a short amount of time, Hongwu consolidated power, and a strong central police, the Jinyiwei, was created to help consolidate this power. (Hucker, 13; Fairbank, 130). Under this dynasty, merchants and markets were rethought and in revisiting this shift in prevailing attitudes, one can see how China emerged as one of History’s advanced societies. This changing view was made apparent as people realized the inherent worth of merchants in relation to their impact on society as a whole. The acts of commerce merchants undertook, led to increased state revenues, used to fund education of China’s educated bureaucracy (Brook, 90–93, 129–130, 151). This trend of social upheaval was a continued and more pronounced growth of general trends that were also seen in Chinese society under the Song dynasty (Gernet, 60–61, 68–69). As the state realized the potential benefits that could come through market forces they ultimately realized these merchants could help value resources (Brook, 102). In the increasingly global economy the Ming mainly traded large amounts of finer finished goods, while many of their imports could be viewed as an integral part of their internal function. Silk and porcelain are two products that the Chinese have been historically associated with. This

Looking at the years of progression of food in china it started with Chinese imperial food originated around the Zhou Dynasty 11th century B.C. – 476 B.C. Although China’s dietetic culture developed and grew prior to the Zhou Dynasty, it truly flourished during the Zhou, Qin, and Han dynasties 1122 B.C. – 220. (www.china.org.cn/english/imperial/25995.) But when we look at the food today it has a mix of diversity of mix culture with the main ideas of the imperial dinning back in Zhou dynasty. We can look at food like curry which came from India and the Chinese culture took the spice and added to its food but also remembering the balance of sweet and sour and hot and spicy as well as tart. We can also look at the U.S.A and seeing the

They drank as much tea as much as we drink coffee. All of these innovations in China’s culinary arts were shared with neighboring cultures when they traded and voyaged with them. These ideas were then spread more and more and eventually all over the world. Another influence of China’s neighboring

Once established as England's national drink, tea imports from first China and India led to massive trade. The book describes the power of the British East India Company, which “generated more revenue than the British government and ruled over far more people,”

With a great rise in mass production and consumption of ginger (in addition to its malleable uses in the kitchen), the now well-known commodity does not retain the more modest and sacred aura as it did many centuries ago. Ginger’s first records were written by Confucius in The Analects of Confucius c. 893 CE. His approach and attitude toward ginger were noted in these observations (Kongzi & Slinglerland, 104 and Confucius & Waley, 64, respectively):

As a traditional Chinese food, dumplings occupy conspicuous position in Chinese festival and people’s daily life. Unlike noodle or rice, dumplings are no longer just a kind of food. It involves special meaning such as auspiciousness and foison. On every important holiday or event, for example, Spring Festival, a wedding or a funeral, the food people cannot miss is dumplings. How could Chinese have such a special emotional feeling for a food? We need to see the history of dumplings to find out the answer.

When I was on middle school, I spent my holiday vacation with my family to go to China. I went to some part of China such as Beijing, Luoyang, Shanghai and the others, but I only remembered the one in the Beijing mostly. I was really surprised that China got many cultures that I had not known before. These cultures include food, history and some local tradition. In this essay, I will tell my experience in China and some China’s culture that I have gotten in my trip.