Abstract: Through the documentation research, this paper studies the difference in Chinese and British tea culture, and analyses the reasons and influences of such differences. The differences of Chinese and UK tea culture lie in the origin, the development and the custom of the tea culture between the two countries. The reasons for the differences are mainly due to the different history，social development, and economy of the two countries. Exchanges of the tea culture between the two countries also have a big impact on the Sino-British relationship.

Key words: tea culture; comparison of the differences; reason; influence

CONTENTS

Abstract

中文摘要

1. Introduction . 1

2. The Definition of Tea Culture1

3. The Tea-culture Differences between China and UK2

3.1 The Origin of Tea Culture

3.2 The Development of Tea Culture

3.3 The Custom of Tea Culture    

4. Causes of the Tea-culture Differences between China and UK4

4.1 Historical Reasons

4.2 Social Reasons

4.3 Economic Reasons

5. Influences of the Tea-culture Differences 6

5.1 The Influence on Communication 

5.2 The Influence on Economy 

5.3 The Influence on Literature

6. Conclusion8

Bibliography.9

Acknowledgements10