Understanding Tea Leads to Good Tea Making 读懂茶才能泡好茶

只有把茶读懂才能泡好茶，才能真正去享受茶。
only by understanding tea well, can one make good tea and enjoy the beauty of tea.
中国的茶一直给人非常淡定的感觉，中国人的生活当中，因为有了茶才会丰富多彩。茶的颜色有十种，有翠绿、杏黄、杏红、橙黄、中国红、琥珀色、干红，这些色是原生态的，非常艳丽。还有豆花香、桂花香、水蜜桃香等六大类的茶香，自然界的花香都在茶里面出现了，而且没有任何添加剂。
China’s tea always presents a composed feeling. The life of Chinese people becomes colorful thanks to the presence of tea. Tea has ten colors, such as jade green, apricot yellow, apricot pink, orange, China red, amber, dry red which are ecological and beautiful. In addition, it has six kinds of tea aromas, including beancurd flower aroma, osmanthus aroma and honey peach aroma, among others. Flowery flavors of the nature all appear in tea without any additives.
以龙井茶为例，除了区域特有的香外，在制作过程当中，如果你要闻到那种焦味的话，肯定是火高了，如果闻到青草味就是火没有到位。如果闻到特有的花香或者特有的豆花香，这就是真龙井。
Take Longjing tea as an example. Apart from flavor peculiar to a region, if you smell out the burnt flavor, it must be over-cooked; on the contrary, if you smell out the grassy taste, it must be under-cooked. only when you scent out the peculiar flowery flavor or beancurd flower aroma, it is the real Longjing tea.
对于茶叶我们要懂得去欣赏它，可最基础的却是尊重它。一些关乎泡茶的标准，应被遵守。如果没有标准，不仅泡不好茶，而且对好的茶叶来说也是一种亵渎。
We must learn how to enjoy tea, but the most fundamental thing is to respect it. Standards for making tea shall be followed through on. Without standards, we couldn’t make good tea which may represent profaning of tea.
譬如，泡茶时应把水烧到95度，但如果使用的是自来水则一定要烧开。95度的水温，可以在这时候把水里面所有的微量元素都激活了，用这种水泡茶，一定可以把茶的味道突显得最好。一般最好用活水来泡茶，而不要用自来水泡茶。为此，爱茶人喝茶用“山泉水”为最优。
For instance, water shall be boiled to 95 degree. But if running water is used, it shall be boiled. 95 degree temperature can activate all micro elements in water which can highlight the tea aroma when being used to make tea. Flowing water is better than running water in this respect. Therefore, tea lovers often use “spring water” when making tea.
同时需要对所有烧水的器皿有一个全面的了解，在品茶的时候，温度也有讲究。一般泡碧螺春用80度，龙井85度，但前提是这些都是从95度的水冷却下来的。在泡茶的投茶量上，也有标准。一般绿茶是3克，铁观音则是8克。最后在出茶上，也有讲究。现在市面上很多人泡大红袍，都说太难喝，其实是方法不当，若拿盖碗，取8克茶叶，水烧到95度再泡，再尝一尝就非同一般了。所以说，只有把茶读懂才能泡好茶，才能真正去享受。
In the meantime, we have to gain a comprehensive understanding about utensils used in boiling water. Furthermore, temperature is necessary in tasting tea. 80 degree water, 85 degree water are separately used in making Bi Luo Chun tea and Longjing tea on the conditions that the water is cooled down from 95 degree. Beyond that, there is standard for the amount of tea used, such as 3 gram of green tea and 8 gram of Tie Guanyin tea. Finally, we shall pay attention to tea cup. Many people argued that Dahongpao tea is bad in taste. As things stand, it can be attributed to improper method. If covered bowl is used to make 8 gram tea with 95 degree water, the taste would be extraordinary. So it makes sense to say that only by understanding tea, can one make good tea and enjoy the beauty of tea.