梅塔耶博士是法国国立自然历史博物馆馆长、法国药物植物研究中心所长和法国词书家,为编“中英法茶叶字典”,于1978年11月由北京农业出版社编辑陪同梅塔耶博士夫妇来安徽农学院茶业系访问,由系主任王镇恒教授和陈椽教授接待,从9～11日与陈椽教授交流中法茶业科学发展的意见,互相获益。这篇“法国饮茶史”是陈教授特约写的,由我院干以壮同志译。 Dr. Metaye is a curator of the National Museum of Natural History in France, director of the Center for French Research Institute of Medicinal Plants and the French word book home, in order to compile “English-Chinese tea dictionary”, in November 1978 by Beijing Agricultural Publishing House editor Metaye Dr. and his associates came to visit the tea department of Anhui Agricultural College and were received by Professor Wang Zhenheng, Dean of the Department and Professor Chen Ran. They exchanged views with Professor Chen Qian on the scientific development of tea in China and France from September 9 to 11, benefiting each other. This “French tea history” is a special written by Professor Chen, by our hospital stem to strong comrades.