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Manchu Han Imperial Feast

Manchu Han Imperial Feast
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Watermelon with Sauce, Beijing Style

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China is the homeland of tea. The Chinese minority ethnic groups not only have their own tea customs, but also formed their own unique tea culture.

Mongolian milk tea is to heat the mashed green tea with water and further add to it some milk, salt, fried rice and other seasonings. The host of the Mongolian yurt will invite the guests to drink tea with him. It is extremely impolite if the visitor refuses to drink at this time. Mongolians living in Gansu and Qinghai drink ghee tea more. The Hui tea is also called as "eight treasures tea", which adds rock candy, dried apricot, longan and so on. The Hui tea has the function of throat soothing and lungs clearing. The Tibetan ghee tea is a unique drink of the Tibetans. It is high in calorie with a refreshing effect. Drinking the ghee tea is good for digestion and nutrition supplement for the Tibetans people living in the alpine regions.

Although tea cultures of minority ethnic groups have different forms, the ways of hospitality of serving tea all have a long history.  As long as there are guests, the hospitable host will show its hospitality to guests by unique refreshments.

 

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  • Milk Tea of the Uygurs
    Milk Tea of the Uygurs
    Milk Tea of the Uygurs
    Ethnic minorities in some areas love drinking tea very much, regarding it as equally important as having meals. People in northern Xinjiang traditionally drink tea with milk.
  • Three-Course Tea of Bai Ethnic Minority
    Three-Course Tea of Bai Ethnic Minority
    Three-Course Tea of Bai Ethnic Minority
    The Three-course Tea, a tea drinking ceremony practiced by the Bai ethnic group on holidays or when treating honored guests, refers to offering tea for three times, in which the first course of tea...
  • Tibetan Butter Tea
    Tibetan Butter Tea
    Tibetan Butter Tea
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  • Eight-treasure Fried Tea of the Hui Ethnic Group
    Eight-treasure Fried Tea of the Hui Ethnic Group
    Eight-treasure Fried Tea of the Hui Ethnic Group
    The Eight-treasure Fried Tea is a unique tea favored by the Miaos in western China.
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    Dai Bamboo Tube Tea
    Dai Bamboo Tube Tea
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