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書本簡介:傅瑩,現任中國外交部副部長,2003年至2009年先後任中國駐澳洲和英國大使。本書是她擔任駐兩國大使期間所作的重要演講,內容圍繞如何了解當代中國、中國是一個甚麼樣的國家、金融危機下的中國與西方關係等。
——中西方文化交流系列
Enjoy Your Tea and Friendship (2)
在「中國茶文化展」開幕式上的致辭 倫敦,2008年6月3日
茶和威士忌一樣,最初是用於治療疾病的,後為王公貴族和文人雅士所青睞,又日漸走進尋常百姓家,成為中國人社會和文化生活的重要組成部分。中國很多文化藝術形式,如戲曲、相聲等,都發端並興盛於茶館。
茶和絲綢、瓷器一樣,打開了中國與世界各國間的交流與了解。中國茶葉不僅傳到日本和朝鮮半島,之後還傳到印度和中亞地區,繼而傳至阿拉伯半島。
Just like whiskey, tea started as medicine. It then became a popular drink with royalty, noblemen and scholars, before it reached common families and became a major part of the social and cultural life of the country. Many of our cultural art forms, such as traditional Chinese operas and crosstalk, started and first prospered in teahouses.
Tea, together with silk and porcelain, opened exchanges and understanding between China and the world. It was introduced first to Japan and the Korean Peninsula, then India and Central Asia, then onward to the Arabia.
1 medicine noun 醫學、藥物
2 royalty noun 王室、皇族
3 porcelain noun 瓷器
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