The Topic of the Resource

Nowadays, tea is one of the most popular beverages in the whole world. The popularity of tea is attributed to its potential health benefits with attractive and pleasant flavour. Based on the different processing methods, tea can be usually classified as green tea, oolong tea, black tea, white tea, yellow tea, and dark tea in China. Also, “tea-tasting was considered a refined cultural activity and an artistic preoccupation for Chinese literati and officialdom. Tea and tea-related activities have penetrated various aspects of social life and take on unique cultural characteristics” (Li, 1993).

The topic of our group’s interactive learning resource is about the basic knowledge of Chinese tea culture. Specifically as discussed throughout this blog, there are four main parts of this topic, including the origins of Chinese tea, tea’s nutritional value, types of Chinese tea, and Chinese tea ceremony. People will learn about Chinese history, culture, traditions, and characteristics from this topic clearly.

Technology Tools

As a fully asynchronous online project, a variety of social media tools will be applied to help you engage in your learning process, interact with the materials, and achieve success in this project. More specific introduction will be shown in “Rationale for Technology Choices“

Textbook & Required Resources

You are NOT required to purchase a textbook for this project. All readings will either be freely and openly available on the web or will be accessible through the University of Victoria library.

References

Xiousong, L. (1993). Chinese tea culture. Journal of Popular Culture, 27(2), 75-90.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-3840.1993.00075.x