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Hinsch, Bret.

The rise of tea culture in China : the invention of the individual / Bret Hinsch.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-4422-5178-6 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-4422-5179-3 (electronic)

1. TeaSocial aspectsChina. I. Title.

GT2907.C6H55 2015

394.1'50951dc23

2015026485

TM The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992.

Printed in the United States of America

What is so special about tea? Billions of people around the world enjoy many other beverages, sometimes to the point of fetish. Coffee does far more than just wake us up in the morning. Besides providing jobs for farmers and baristas, it also spawns convivial neighborhood venues where patrons can relax, chat, and play with their phones. The global soft drink industry has somehow managed to convince huge numbers of consumers that a fizzy sweet liquid embodies youth and fun. Other beverages, from craft beer to fruit juice, also have large numbers of enthusiastic drinkers. Nevertheless, however important these other beverages might be in certain respects, no other drink is as important to a culture as Chinese tea.