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010 lng jng Dragon Well Tea kui l xu hn yqng sng yu ho j Enjoy learning Chinese and it is carefree and

arefree and easy. d ji hozh l sh kui l zhng gu Hello, everyone! Welcome to Happy China. w sh kui l de hn ji I am happy Han Jia. w sh kui l d ni I am happy Daniel. i hn ji Hey, Han Jia. n r bu r Do you feel hot? b r No. n n k ma Are you thirsty? b k No. i n zn me k nng b k Hey, how come you are not thirsty? jn tin b sh shu qng w h lng jng ch ma Did you say you would invite me to drink Dragon Well Tea today?

yo b sh n t xng ww hi zhn gi wng le I would forget it if you didn't remind me. yo b sh n t xng ww hi zhn gi wng le I would forget it if you didn't remind me. y ku jng Oh, a well. w zh do lezh l kn dng jio lng jng I know. It must be Dragon Well. d ni zhn cng mngy kn ji mng bi le You are so smart.You got it immediately. zh lng jng ch ji sh d mng y zh ku jng Dragon Well Tea got its name from this well. n w men xin zi kn do le lng jng We have seen Dragon Well. yng gi k y h ch le ba Can we drink tea now? bi j ya gung yu shu nng chng ch ma Don't hurry. Can you make tea with water only? w xing n sh du de I suppose you are right. su y ne w men xi min ji yo q kn kn ch So we are going to take a look at the tea next. kn li yo h y ku lng jng ch It seems if you want to get a sip of Dragon Well Tea, hi zhn di fi y fn gng f you need to spend time and make effort.

n shho sh du m ma Exactly. The road to happiness is strewn with setbacks. shn me du m Well, what? i shn me y b m Hey, nothing. ho sh du m zh g chng y sh shu Hao Shi Duo Mo means ho sh qng zi sh xin hu chng gng zh qin there are often many setbacks or hardships wng wng hu jng l hn du de b zh h m nn before achievements are made. w mng bi le ho sh du m sh shu ho sh qng Oh, I see. Hao Shi Duo Mo means that there are always complications zi sh xin qin hu jng l hn du de b zh h m nn or obstacles before a happy ending is reached. n w men q kn ch y ba Let's go and see the tea. Hozu OK. Come on. id ni Hey, Daniel, kn jin qin min de zh sh b k xio sh le ba do you see the 18 small plants ahead? kn do le Yes.

i w zh dozh xi y dng sh ch sh ba Hey, I know. They must be tea plants. nr qi hi sh b y bn de ch sh ne Right. They are not ordinary tea plants. zh xi k du sh y ch They are imperial tea plants. xing chun sh qin lng hung d qn z fng de It is said that they were appointed by Emperor Qianlong. t mi nin du yo h He would drink the tea cng zh sh shng ci xi li de ch from these plants every year. nkn li zh ch y zhn b cu Right. The tea leaves look nice. i hn jiw men ch sh y zho do le Hey, Han Jia, we have found the tea plants. zh xi zng nng h do lng jng ch le ba Can we drink Dragon Well Tea now? gung kn zh sh b k ch sh y h b zhao ch ya You won't be able to drink tea just by looking at the 18 tea plants. n ya hi di b ch y cng ch sh shng min ci xi li You need to pluck the leaves from the plants. b hu sh hi yo q xu ci ch ba Wow, do you mean we need to learn to pick tea leaves? n n xing bu xing h lng jng ch le Do you want to drink Dragon Well Tea?

xing Of course. n ji gn w li Follow me. ho OK. d nikui gn shng Daniel, come on. i li le Hey, I am coming. i d ni k b nng n me zhi Hey, Daniel, you cannot pick tea leaves like that. ci ch y yo zhi nn yqi jin You need to pluck the tender and fresh leaves, pick the tips. zh yng ci ch li de ch y ci ho Then the tea can be tasty. w mng bi lexing zh yng I see. Like this. i kn zhe z j de lo dng chng gu Hey, look at the work we have done. gn ju ji sh b y yng I feel different. nhn yu chng ji gn ba Right. Do you feel like making a great achievement? nmi cu Yes.

ihn ji Hey, Han Jia. w men ch sh y kn le ch y y ci le We have seen the tea plants and plucked tea leaves. xin zi gi h ch le ba Can we drink tea now? zh n yu b dng le ba You don't know this? gng ci xi li de ch y sh b nng m shng h de The fresh tea leaves cannot be drunk at once. mng hu le bn tin hi b nng h Wow, we worked so hard, but we still cannot drink the tea. bi j bi j Don't worry. zn men zh yo zi jng gu y do gng x One more step, ji d gng go chng le we will finish. d gng go chng The masterpiece is accomplished. i d nili Hey, Daniel. zh wi ji sh ho chng cho ch wng de zh sh f This is Mr. Zhu, the Master of Tea Parching. t cho de ch k sh y ju The tea he parched is unique.

zh sh f nn ho Hello, Mr. Zhu. nn ho Hello. Wshu ho tng Wow, so hot. i w wn wn nn Hi, let me ask you w men gng ci de zh xi ch yzh me xn xin the tea leaves we just picked are so fresh. gn ma yo cho t men ya Why do we need to parch them? n zu xi liw mn mn gn n jing Sit down and I will tell you. ho OK. cho ch yo cho ling c You need to parch the tea for two or three times. d y c sh b shu fn zhng f dio The leaves are evaporated during the first parching. d r c sh b ch y dng xng The tea is shaped during the second parching. Wzh me f z ya Wow, so complicated. id nixio xn tng zhe Hey, Daniel, look out. It's hot.

zh cho ch gu de wn d k yu 100 du d ne 100 The temperature of the tea parching pot is over 100 zh me r Wow, so high. n cho ch de sh f b sh hn xn k ma Then the tea parching workers must work hard. sh cho ch k sh g xn k hu Yes. Tea parching is a painstaking job. cho y jn t j de lng jng ch 0.5kg top-grade Dragon Well Tea x yo yu y g gng rn takes a worker zu zi n l cho s g xio sh four hours to parch. w ho xn k Wow, so painstaking. su y pn ch de sh hu So when you drink tea, k bi wng le gn xi zh ch de rn don't forget to thank the people who produce the tea.

pn ch de sh hu k bi wng le gn xi zh ch de rn When sampling tea , don't forget to thank the tea makers. i ch y cho ch li le Hey, the tea is parched. zh hu zhng y nng h ch le ba Can we drink tea now? bi j Don't worry.

yu yu shn me sh Wow, anything else? bi hung bi hung Take it easy. w men ji xi li yo zho y jin ho de ch lu We need to find a nice tea house po ch gi w men h yo bio yn ch y lou to make tea for us. There should be tea culture performance. i yaxi w y tio Wow, I am scared. w hi y wi zhn h b chng ne I thought we wouldn't be able to drink tea. zh g d ni Daniel. ling wi zh bin qng This way please. n xi xi OK. Thank you. qng wn ling wi x hun h din shn me ch What kind of tea would you like to have? w men xing h lng jng ch Dragon Well Tea, please. r qi sh w men z zh de lng jng ch Dragon Well Tea made by ourselves. n kn Look.

qng wn zh sh n men n l ci de Where did you get this? zh g sh w men zi lo lng jng nr ci de We picked it from the old Dragon Well. zh ch fi chng ho The tea is great. n w men y bin pn ch Should we drink tea y bin xn shng ch y bio yn ba while enjoying the tea culture performance? Ho bi wng le w men de ku ho OK. Don't forget our motto: xu shu zhng gu hupng yu bin tin xi Learn to speak Chinese and make friends everywhere. shng xn yu m ch zhng zh mi sh lng jng Dragon Well tea is endowed with all the bearties of tea. lng jng ch s yu s cu xing y wi chn xng mi s ju zh chng Featuring green, fragrance, sweetness and pretty shape . . lngjngch yn yu sh fnglng jngw yn shnh po qun s g b tng chn d Dragon Well tea is produced in four areas including Lion Peak, Dragon Well, Five Clouds Mountain and Tiger Mountain. r yu sh lng yn h de pn zhng q bi Therefore, it is categorized into four varieties that are lion, dragon, cloud and tiger lng jng chn ch tng di ji yu le j zi The history of tea production in Dragon Well can be dated back to the Tang Dynasty.

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sng di y jng wn mng In the Song Dynasty, it became very famous. zh qng diyu wi qin lng hung d su zn y It was especially commended by Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty. chng po lng jng ch x xun yng b l bi Glass is needed for making Dragon Well tea. tng mng s l fng xin q xng zh mi Olny in this way, can the tea be clear and the clolor be green, which fully embodies its pretty shape.

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