China，the homeland of tea，is the birthplace of tea culture.The tradition of making and drinking tea has been thousands of years.The Chinese tea culture has been famous all over the world.China had tea as early as five to six thousand years ago，and Chinese people started to plant tea two thousand years ago.Tea is produced in most areas of China from Hainan Island to Shandong Province，from Tibet to Taiwan.There are four major areas in China：
    The Jiangnan area
It lies south of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.The largest number of green tea comes from here.Some black tea is also produced here.
    The Jiangbei area
    This refers（指） to a large area north of the same river，where the temperature is usually 2°C-3°C lower than that in the Jiangnan area.Green tea is the major variety （品種） there，but Shanxi and Gansu provinces，which are also parts of this area，produce compressed（被壓縮的） tea.
    The Southwest area
    This area covers Sichuan，Yunnan，Guizhou and Tibet，producing black，green and compressed teas.Pu'er tea of Yunnan Province enjoys a good sale in China and abroad.
     The Lingnan area
    This area includes the southern provinces of Guangdong，Guangxi，F(xiàn)ujian and Taiwan.It produces Wulong tea，which is well known both at home and abroad.
    Now the number of tea drinkers in the world is large and is still going up.The habits of tea drinking are different from country to country.In China，tea is often served when people get togejye.air.The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at home or in tea houses.They prefer their tea plain（樸素的），with nothing else in it.
    In England，the late afternoon is "tea time".Almost everyone has a cup of tea with cream and sugar.They also eat cakes，cookies and sandwiches at tea time.In the USA，people drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals.

Chinese tea
Introduction	The Chinese tea culture has been world-famous and China has had tea for a long time.China is（1） homeland of tea homeland of tea with four major areas in it.
Major areas	The Jiangnan area This area produces most green tea and some black tea. The Jiangbei area Green tea as well as compressed tea，（2） is produced is produced in this area. The Southwest area Pu'er tea of Yunnan Province sells well（3） in China and abroad in China and abroad . The Lingnan area Wulong tea in this area is（4） well known well known both at home and abroad.
Habits of tea drinking	In China，people drink tea with（5） nothing nothing in it at any time of the day. In England，people drink tea with cream and sugar.They eat cakes，cookies and sandwiches in the late afternoon. In America，people drink tea for breakfast or after meals.