Stove-boiled Tea: Experience Traditional Chinese Tea Culture 圍爐煮茶：感受中國傳統茶文化

Traditional tea processing techniques and their associated social practices in China were added to UNESCOs Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2022.

“Stove-boiled tea”， a new way of drinking tea， has become popular in China. The process of drinking tea has a sense of ritual， and the ceremony has become a new favorite of young people.

Usually， the process of boiling tea on a stove consists of lightly roasting tea leaves before brewing them， sometimes with rosebuds or sweet osmanthus， in a pot over a charcoal-filled stove. Boiling tea is a time-consuming process that requires constant attention to the temperature in order to properly “cook” it.

2022年，“中國傳統制茶技藝及其相關習俗”被列入聯合國教科文組織人類非物質文化遺產代表作名錄。

作為新式的茶文化體驗，“圍爐煮茶”在中國逐漸流行起來。“圍爐煮茶”的過程別具儀式感，這一喝茶方式很快成為年輕人的新寵。

通常來說，在火爐上煮茶的過程是，在煮茶之前，先稍微烘烤一下茶葉，然后把茶葉（有時會同玫瑰花蕾或桂花一起）放在炭爐上的茶壺里煮。煮茶的過程很耗時，需要持續地關注溫度，以便正確地煮茶。

People sit around the stove and have fruits， nuts， and desserts with their hot tea. Its such a pleasure to chat with friends while having this new style of tea. People also post their moments of “stove-boiled tea” while wearing traditional Hanfu in the ancient teahouses.

Similar to other trending lifestyles such as cycling and camping， “stove-boiled tea” reflects young peoples desire to escape from cities in order to embrace the nature and experience a peaceful mind. Its absolutely relaxing to drink hot tea， feel the winter breeze， and chat with friends.

“Stove-boiled tea” is also a latest “Guo Chao” or “National Trend” to blend traditional Chinese culture into peoples daily lives.

人們圍坐在火爐邊喝著熱茶，吃著水果、堅果和甜點。邊喝茶邊和朋友聊天真是一件快樂的事。人們也會在朋友圈曬出他們身著漢服在古色古香的茶館里“圍爐煮茶”的情景。

類似于騎自行車和露營等其他熱門的休閑方式，“圍爐煮茶”也反映出年輕人渴望遠離都市的喧囂，去擁抱大自然，以獲得內心的平和。喝著熱茶，吹著冬日的微風，和朋友們聊會兒天，這些都讓人感到非常放松。

“圍爐煮茶”也是新近“國潮”的一種形式，它把中國傳統文化融入人們的日常生活中。

Word Bank

embrace /?m'bre?s/ v. 擁抱

They embraced and promised to keep in touch.

breeze /bri?z/ n. 微風；和風

blend /blend/ v.（和某物）混合；融合