茶作为世界三大饮料之一,受世人所欢迎。而中国作为茶产生的地方,被誉为茶的故乡,茶文化源远流长。日本虽为后起之秀,其茶道在世界茶的发展史上有着关键性的作用。中日两国的茶文化有共性也有差异,中国的茶最初作为药材使用,后来被作为饮料,中国的茶文化博大而精深。日本的茶道自产生之时起就与禅宗等结合,属于日本上层社会,日本茶道专而深,却难博大。 Tea as one of the world’s three major drinks, welcomed by the world. As a place where tea is produced, China is reputed as the hometown of tea and tea culture has a long history. Although Japan is a rising star, its tea ceremony has a crucial role in the history of tea in the world. There are commonalities and differences in tea culture between China and Japan. China’s tea was originally used as a medicinal material, and later was used as a beverage. China’s tea culture is broad and profound. Japanese tea ceremony since its birth with the combination of Zen, etc., belong to the upper class in Japan, Japan, deep and special tea ceremony, but difficult.