初中一年级环保英语作文（推荐20篇）

These are lots of books in our daily life. Some are about history, some are novels, and some are even about the dream in the future. I think its useful to read stories, because it can be used sometimes. Once, there was a very difficult question in an important history exam history, which wasnt mentioned in our history books, even our teacher has never told us about it. But I remembered clearly that I had read it in a history story, so I answered the question without difficulty and became the only student in our class who answered the question correctly. In my view, its useful to read stories.

桥是沟通人与人之间的心灵通道。

——题记

桥对于每个人来说都有不同的意味，而对于我来说，桥是心灵沟通的通道。

老师是一座桥

老师是一座引领我们走上知识殿堂的桥梁。在学校，我们正处于青春期总是做一些让自己后悔的事，老师，是您一次又一次无私的原谅我。使我，一步一步地改正自己的错误，并且您的话触动了我的心灵，让我开始努力学习，老师你是我心灵的桥梁。

父母是一座桥

父母是一座教育我们做一个好孩子的引向正确道路的桥梁。我从小就是一个调皮的孩子，况且现在处于青春期。我一回到家就打开电脑，看视频，打游戏，作业也不写。那一次您对我说的话，触动了我的心灵，让我不在这样地沉迷电脑下去，而是一回家就埋头学习。父母，您们是我心灵的桥梁。

朋友是一座桥

朋友是一座理解我，帮助我将我引向分享的桥梁。因为住宿在校，当我生病的时候，父母不在身边，只有朋友在身边照顾我。当被老师，父母误解时，朋友理解安慰我；当有困难时，朋友会尽她所能帮助我，使我的心灵不再感到孤独，害怕。朋友，你是我心灵的桥梁。

感谢我的老师，父母，朋友，为我架起沟通心灵的桥，让我更快地成长，进步。

[初中一年级作文：桥

Since the first day of my winter vacation, I’ve decided to make it a

valuable and enjoyable one. I made a plan to finish my homework within the first

week, and after days of hard working, I actually got all my assignments done a

day earlier. I am pretty proud of myself for not —as usual —hang out with my

friends until the last few days of my vacation and rush through my homework.

In the rest of my winter vacation, I made up my mind to improve my reading

skills. I’ve had tons of books that I simply bought and put them on my shelf,

wishing some day they would be finished themselves. But this time, I realized I

was not trying my best last term and decided to make some change. I finished a

couple of novels and watched some classic movies, I also went to a library to

borrow some new books for next term. The more I read the more enthusiastic I

became, and now I’ve developed my reading skills a lot.

Another event in my winter vacation is that I went to hiking with my

parents. It was a warm, sunny day, which is pretty precious during winter time.

I can still remember the scene when we drove

1995 I went into taizhou junior middle school.Totally we had 7 classes,I was in class 4.The head-teacher of the class was a middle age woman.she was so strict with us.for example, i was catched when i ate a big rabbit sugar during class time,she asked me to buy that bland sugar one peice for everyone.in my opinion ,she hated everyting except study,everyweekend ,she asked us to study in school,sunday afternoon was just the free time for us.when she saw we played football,she must get the ball back to her office.someone who was to be in love was found by her,he would be punished just like a shit.luckyly,i was not found by her.i liked the girl who was my Elementary school schoolmate during my junior middle school.i didnt know she konwed or not.it ended when we graduated.but i liked to talk with others during class time,everytime i was found by her,she asked me to write 3000 words to explain why and how to do in future. nowadyas every time i remeber what happened in my junior middle school,i deeply appreciat her kindness.she is real a good teacher.

My junior middle school time has pasted ,but it will influece till the end of my life.

In the old China, people were seduced by opium and many people had ruined

their lives. Today, China becomes stronger and opium has become the history, but

the new type drug catches peoples attention all the time. When we walk around

the street, we can find that most people are lowering their heads and playing

smart phone. Smart phone has been the new drug for people, especially for young

generation. They play it for such a long time that their body health is under

threat. The news has reported many incidents of people feel uncomfortable after

playing mobile phones for a long time. We need to use mobile phone in the proper

way, or we will get into trouble.

The autumn is coming, and the rice in the field is golden and sprinkled with a layer of gold. Flower beds in the chrysanthemum opened, chrysanthemums started a golden yellow, smiling smile, really lovable. The fruit of the orchard is fragrant and fragrant. People in the orchard to help pick the fruit! The leaves become old, the leaves were forced to leave the tree mothers side. Leaves dancing in the air, beautiful posture, like a dancer.

The air in the morning is very fresh. I opened the window, enjoy the fragrance of the morning, but also enjoy the people particularly like the smell, that is, fruit and fruit fragrance. Grass greedily admire the crystal dew, I revel in this autumn to send cool. Fruit and charming autumn scenery, I began to like the autumn girl, the autumn girl sprinkled the life on the rice, sprinkled in every corner of the world ... ...

Suddenly, the wind, the lightning cross, I have expected to be the next heavy rain. Rumbling, mine that possession of a long drum, heavy knocking up. The wind blows hard. Bored for a long time the rain finally fell under. Rain "crashed crashed" underground, as a child was criticized by their parents, tears can not help but flow down.

The spider is afraid to hide in the leaves, the geese insist for their own dreams, braving the rain, flying in the air ... ...

The rain was still falling from the sky, and the house was surrounded by rain. From the window, the window seemed to be surrounded by a layer of gauze, and I looked like a waterfall.

After a while, the rain was getting smaller. From the window looked, and a new look, misty rain, like a needle like, I am good to observe, the rain stopped, the field was restored calm, the streets painted a long river. Open the window to see, like in the sea, the air is particularly fresh, the spider hanging from the tree. A rainbow hanging in the sky, that scenery do not mention the United States.

I like the fall, prefer the rain of autumn.

时间是最伟大的魔术师，能将任何事物变换无奇。

——题记

不知道是谁给予我生命，我有一个好听的名字叫“珍贵”。从我记事时起，我就给一只猎狗盛饭吃。浑身脏兮兮的，我知道，我和别的器皿不同，原因我也不清楚。总之，骨子里有个声音在叫嚣，我的一生不该如此。

尽管过的压抑，但生命仍在继续。我只好每天祈祷。盼望能有出头之日。有一天，命运给我开了个玩笑。那是个可怕的下午，我正在睡觉，一阵剧烈的摇晃将我摇醒，紧接着天昏地暗。我听到小主人歇斯底里地喊着“爹…娘…”那声音越来越远。等我镇静下来，发现周围一片漆黑，而且很闷。我急得大哭起来。这时，听到一个苍劲有力的声音说道：“别怕”。

他说他的名字是“箭”。他每天帮主人狩猎。我见过他。记忆中，他只要有弓的帮助就英勇无敌。他告诉我，我们被埋在土里了，还说过不了多久，主人会救我们出去。于是，离开这个鬼地方，成了我目前最大的心愿。

在这里，我和箭彼此作伴。他去过好多地方，知道很多神奇的事，他的故事总是很吸引我。一段时间后，我听他说话的声音越来越疲倦，感觉像是生病了。他说他的身体开始腐烂，我十分恐惧，拼命地喊着，想要找人来救救他。可是，没有一个人来。感觉箭日益虚弱而我却无能为力。直到有一天，箭费力地说我一定要活下去。说完后，无论我怎么叫他，他都不再说话。我知道箭离开我了，永远地离开了。

忘了有多久，当一缕阳光映入我眼睛时，我听到有人欣喜地叫道：“青花瓷”。又来了一个人将我从土里挖出去，仔细地看了半天说：“这是真的，年代久远，保存的完整，应该是迄今为止最珍贵的青花瓷了吧”。我听到他叫我的名字，感觉怪怪的。再看他们的打扮，和以前的主人一点儿都不同。我很纳闷儿。

他们将我放在透明的盒子里，还有柔软，温暖的红色床，感觉好惬意。如今，每天都有许多人来参观，他们给我拍照，我很享受这种感觉。我知道，我的价值被展现出来了。哦，对了，现在我又有了新名字，他们管我叫“青花瓷”。

酒越醇越香，珍珠越磨越大，化石年代越久越有意义。珍贵的东西，总是要经得起时间的考验。

[以珍贵为题的初中一年级作文

苏轼曾在“浣溪沙”中写道：“山下兰芽短浸溪，松间沙路净无泥。”听清澈的溪水绕山歌唱，看短短的芽尖高过水面，漫步在洁净的林间小路。人们都盼望着拥有这样一片山清水秀的自然环境。

他，是个爱思考的男孩，向往蓝天白云的明净，常常关注并积极参与我们的环境保护。阅读书籍，浏览网站，一篇篇有关环境问题的文章吸引了他好奇的目光。气候变暖，白色污染，资源的浪费令他痛心。环保无小事，环保就在你我身边。学习实践环境保护，合理利用资源迫在眉睫。他深知只有从身边做起，从一点一滴做起，大家齐心协力才能共同保护我们赖以生存的家园。关紧漏水的龙头，关闭不需要的灯，收集废弃的塑料瓶……，向同学讲解资源的珍惜和利用。虽然也有同学不以为然，不理解他的想法，但他坚持不放弃，坚定自己的信念，他深知只有坚持不懈地去实践，才能离成功更近。

身为班级卫生委员的他，以认真负责的工作态度，积极为整洁美观的班级环境贡献自己的力量。同时积极开展社会实践活动，他在班内组织了“翔羽”环保小队，研究实践羽毛球的浪费和再利用。他们通过组织问卷调查，询问专业的球场管理员和旧羽毛球的收集等，找到羽毛球回收再利用的方法，做出了回收球，并积极开展宣传推广。在他的认真组织和全体队员的共同努力下，“羽毛球头的回收利用”这个项目荣获宁波市“酷派”绿色校园活动初中组二等奖，被评为校级优秀暑期社会实践小组。

千里之行始于足下，滴水穿石需要时间的考验和岁月的沉淀。暑假他参加了在诺丁汉大学举办的宁波市环保科学夏令营，让他更多地了解了环境保护的重要性和专业知识，并与同学一起设计环保新点子，向同学宣讲环保的重要性，他希望更多的人参与到环保事业中。他坚信，一分耕耘一分收获，环保无小事，只要有付出，就一定会有收获。环境保护刻不容缓，需要你我共同努力。只要心中有梦想，只要勇敢去尝试，就能迈向成功的彼岸。

环境保护、珍惜资源，为地球创造更多的绿色，让更多的人拥有和谐美好的家园是他的梦想，他真心希望能有更多的人加入到环保队伍，从身边点滴做起，共同创造我们美好的明天！

[初中环保无小事作文

An Activity

Someone said here Lei Feng comes in March and goes in April. I thought they were wrong. This afternoon the students of our class went to the bus stop to help the drivers clean the buses.

As soon as the bus stopped at the station, a group of students got on it. Some cleaned the windows, some swept the floor, and others cleaned the wall inside. We worked hard while talking and laughing. When we found some coins lying on the floor, we picked them up and gave them to the conductors or the drivers.They were very happy and said, "It is very nice of you."

When I got home, it was five o’clock. I felt a little tired, but I was very happy to have done a good deed.

[初中初二英语作文

Im a Middle Schools student.I am busy.Next summer, I have a long vacation

and I have a very good plan for this vacation.

I think about going to the Beijing. I heard Beijing is beautiful and there

are many peopie there who are friendly.

I am going to the Tianan Men Square, going to the Palace Museum ,going to

the Great Wall and going to the Beijing Hutong.These famous places can make me

to have fun.For something else , I can go shopping, go sightseeing, go having a

lot foods. At night, maybe renting videos and sleeping a lot……

A great vacation! I cant wait!

Pollution around us

In recent years our life is becoming better and better. But our environment is becoming worse and worse. Its very bad for our life. Now many people have air-conditioners and cars, they produce (give off ) waste gas. More and more trees are being cut down. There are so much sand on the earth (leaving only sand ) . We often see factories pour waste into rivers or lakes. Water in the river is quite dirty. We havent enough clean water to drink in cities. Now we are in danger. Its very necessary and important to protect the environment well. I think if everyone tries his best to protect the environment, the world will become much more beautiful , and our life will be better and better .

我们周围的污染

近年来我们的生活越来越好。但是，我们的环境越来越糟。它对我们的生活很糟糕。现在很多人都有空调和汽车，他们生产的（出）废气。越来越多的树被砍伐。有那么多的沙子在地球（只留下沙）。我们经常看到工厂把废水倒入河流或湖泊。河里的水很脏。我们没有足够的干净的水的城市。现在我们有危险。这是非常必要和重要的保护好环境。我想，如果每个人都尽自己最大的努力去保护环境，世界将变得更加美丽，我们的生活会越来越好。

This dog is my uncle gave me.

A pair of pointed little ears, sparkling little eyes, black and white body, round small tail, composed of a lovely puppy - handsome. Often stroll it, the other passers-by likens it into a cat. Because it is too small, too thin, and sometimes I want it to grow up, but uncle said: "It is a small dog, not too big.

It is time to eat, really picky. Only eat beef and chicken, dog food sometimes do not even look at a look. When sleeping is really different. Because it has an indispensable item before going to bed, thats what Im throwing plush toys. 1,2,3,4 ... ... 15, it still refused to stop, I continue to play with it until more than 20, it was rest. getting ready to sleep. And sleep is very strange time, often I liken it as a cat: because the cat is always a pattern of sleep, handsome is the case.

That sharp call, often makes me feel the buzzing ears. Sometimes the guest came in, it will be called, how to say it can not stop, it may be the dogs nature it! But its call, it is not the same ah! Really do not understand. It also has a poor side. I remember once: my mother and I went out to buy something, handsome with that eyes looked at me, I thought: it is too poor, why can not take him?

Handsome hands out to play, may be vigorously. Sometimes bite the tail to the tail, and sometimes happy to jump high, and sometimes ... ... really excited do not know how the good! To the downstairs quickly run up, two small ears vertical, hair with the wind fluttering. It can be run when the strange, and other dogs are running, and it is dancing run, run a few steps to look back at us, and then continue to run up. You have to meet, and must laugh!

This is my little pet - handsome, I really like it!

Im a middle school student. I’m upset these days because of my parents.

They pay too much attention to my study. I have to report my test results to them every time.

If I get good grades they will be happy and satisfied. But if not they will be worried about me, especially my mom. I never want to let her down, but she has made a plan for my future.

I am very disgusted with it. I dont know what to do. I know they really love me. I also know knowledge is important for everybody. However, I cant stand they are always making me study. Im really expected they can understand me.

我是一名初中生。因为我的父母，我最近很心烦。他们过于关注我的学习了。每次测验的结果我都要报告给他们。如果我取得好成绩，他们就会开心和满意。但如果没有，他们就会担心我，尤其是我妈妈。我从来都不想让她失望，但她已经为我的未来制定好计划了。我很讨厌这一点。我不知道怎么办才好。我知道他们是真心爱我的。我也知道知识的重要性。然而，我不能忍受他们总是让我去学习。我真的希望他们能够了解我。

[初中英语作文：我的烦恼

朋友，你见过秋天的校园吗？今天我要带你去参观一下黛溪中学的美丽校园。最引人注目的是那些挂满果实的果树。看，那些红彤彤的石榴咧开嘴正对着人们笑呢，一粒粒石榴籽水灵灵、亮晶晶，像钻石，似水晶；黄澄澄的柿子挂在枝头，从远处看，像一个个红灯笼；一个个青绿色的小梨儿藏在紫红色的叶子中，像一个个躺在妈妈怀中睡觉的小娃娃。

我们这些小孩子，经常被这些诱人的果实吸引在树下，“口水直流三千尺，想吃水果够不着。”更有趣的是，那些树叶像变魔术般变得多姿多彩。柳树的长辫子已经由绿发变成金发，像一个婷婷少女突然间漂染了头发；银杏树叶的边沿慢慢变黄，中间还是绿的，像一把把镶着金边的小扇子；法国梧桐的叶子有些已经枯黄，大部分还是绿色，黄绿搭配，将树冠打扮得更加多彩。

秋风吹过，这些树叶互相摩擦，发出沙沙的响声，好像在向人们炫耀他们的漂亮。只有松柏依然翠绿，像挺拔的战士笔直地站在风中。秋天，新学期开始了。校园里的学生们个子长高了，年级升高了，目标提高了，大家感受着秋天的收获，同时也为自己新学期的长进种下了希望的种子。你听，琅琅的读书声更加高昂，你看，每个同学的表情更加自信。秋天的校园，因此而变得更加生动。晚上，站在操场上，仰望星空。天，格外高，格外广，星星格外亮、格外多，一闪一闪眨着眼睛。没有了同学们琅琅的读书声，也听不到知了的嘶鸣，只有偶尔几声秋虫的吟唱，更显出了校园的空旷和安静。这时候我想起了杜牧的那首《秋夕》：天阶夜色凉如水，坐看牵牛织女星。我非常喜欢秋天的校园。朋友，现在你知道秋天校园的美了吧？

[秋天的校园初中一年级作文

Once a child asked such a question: What can I benefit from being "a good

child"? Among the many answers he received one ran like this: "A good child" is

the most precious gift God gives to you. And the same can be said for being

honest. It pays to be honest.

Yes, its true that dishonesty exists almost everywhere in the society.

Consumers often found themselves being blackmailed by those merchants selling

shoddy products; and there are students

Cheating in order to pass the exams or get high marks; moreover, we are not

short of examples that many rich professionals evade the taxes by sacrificing

the interests of government.

But havent we seen their results? "A fall into the pit, a gain in

customers wit", which would surely drive those dishonest merchants out of

business. Regret of wasting time yet being

Empty-handed would accompany those dishonest students all their life. On

the contrary, we could have all they lost, especially a good reputation and a

clear conscience, which are the best qualities of human beings. Thats why we

say "It Pays to Be Honest".

“妈妈，您瞧，月亮还没有我的巴掌大呢！袖珍得像颗扣子。但它为什么不像扣子一样黯然？而会发亮呢？为什么我碰不到它的边缘？为什么……”一位七岁的小女孩沐浴在月儿的银辉下，眨着好奇的大眼睛，托着腮，扬起脸问道。满脸期待地望着身旁的母亲。

“嗯，它住在茫无涯际的宇宙里，周围是太阳系的其它绚丽的‘同伴’，就像镜子一样本容量，折射了太阳的光辉，它离我们太远……”

小姑娘听得入了神，眼里流露出了憧憬的神情，月亮在她的眼中延伸了，放大了，她仿佛早已置身于星河间，真的与月亮见面了。这个女孩就是我，也就是从那一天开始，我叩中了科学的大门，带着好奇心和求知欲，迈出了前往科学道路的第一步。“科学”这个新名词也从此沉淀于我的内蒙古自治区心，令我开始了与它的故事，与它的奇缘。

起初，妈妈是领我认知世界，走近科学的向导，就像“万事通”一样有求必应。但是到了后来，我不于满足于发以妈的解释，我开始与“百科全书”打交道，并向它汲取科学的甘霖，爱上了它字里行间的油墨清香。我用它的文字解释飞禽走兽，了解生观世界，亲近自然，探索星系宇宙。再后来，我们已经能用自己的话，自己的手，创造新事物，解开新迷题。

在六年级时，老师讲到一个生疏的概念——“热胀冷缩”，同时为我们生动描述了它的大体含义，我不由想起小时候的一件怪事，本来硬塑料制成的暖水瓶，经沸涡河长期浸泡，不仅吐出大量热气，还变得有些软，质地不如之前坚硬，而将它的冷水浇瓶壁后冷却，质地又恢复了。起初，我以为只是瓶子的质量问题，通过老师口中的“热胀冷缩”，我皱了皱眉，之两者会不会有共性呢？甚至说，会不会就是密切地一体？事不宜迟，放了学，我一个箭步窜回了家，展开了实验。

我搜罗了家里所有不能材持的瓶了，一一用标签标了序号，分为四组。但是，怎样区分少许蒸气和无蒸气呢？我严回踱着步，被这个问题难住了，拿起吸管，喝起了果汁，清醒下头脑。这一喝，可喝出了问题关键：就在我冥想时，不小心吐了一口气，只听瓶子里吐噜一声，似乎有点动静。我回想到不用泡泡水吹泡泡的方法，嗯，没错，如果有气体，将吸管与气体源连接，并将另一头探入一杯自来水中，有气泡就代表有气体从管中呼入水中！让我想想，要挑瓶口较小的瓶子，缝隙处用橡皮泥封好，我陬来吸管和橡皮泥，按步骤操作。材料做好了，离成功只有一步之遥！我取来开水，均匀地浇在4号瓶壁，起初，没什么反应，过了一会儿，水泛起了细浪，开出了一朵朵小花。我顾不上欣喜，提起凉水壶将凉水覆在滚烫的瓶在，“磁——”水从吸管内回升，抽入无水的瓶中。我奋笔记录下来，依次照同一方法进行实验，结论惊人的一致：常温情况下无变化，在高温情况时气体大量排了，而在温度骤减下，压力收缩，水抽入空瓶。我为我的成功而雀跃，为我又一次证实了生活现象而自豪。

随着年级的增长，我对科学的兴趣不但不减，反而越来越浓。它让我认识了最广袤的天地，呼吸了源于科学的纯净的空气，为我打开了新视窗。相信在不久的未来，我将运用所学的科学知识，造福社会，奉献我的发明创造。

[初中一年级作文：我的科学之路

Whale are huge animals.They live in the sea and eat small fish and other sea life.One intere sting fact is whales can jump high out of water.Some kinds of whales are in danger because humans catch them formeat,fat,and oil,and use whale parts to make candles and soap.Whales are also in danger from water pollution.We should protect whales by making rules on whale protection and by not putting rubbish into the sea.I think people should learn more about whales.

鲸鱼是巨大的动物。他们住在大海和少吃鱼类和其他海洋生物。一个兴趣刺离开水是鲸鱼能跳很高。一些种类的鲸鱼是危险的,因为人类抓注,脂肪,和石油,并利用鲸鱼部分蜡烛和肥皂。从水污染鲸鱼也处于危险之中。我们应该保护鲸鱼,鲸鱼保护规则,不把垃圾放入大海。我认为人们应该了解更多关于鲸鱼。

English is the international language. Many parents have realized the

importance of mastering English and they spend a lot of time and money to help

their children learn it well. But with the development of Chinese economy, a lot

of foreigners come to China to learn its culture and language, so we cant

ignore the importance of Chinese. I have recited a lot of old poems. It makes me

feel the charm of these classic poems. Every poem uses a different way to show

the history. I find the great joy in learning Chinese. Both English and Chinese

are future language, so we need to master them well.

Everyone has a dream，Everyone‘s dreams are great, happy and distant，My dream is that my family and friends can be happy .Although this is not realistic.We nevitably experience suffering and failure in the real life.But because of this,We become strong and courageous.although some dream is unrealistic,we have dream,we live significative!whether or not the dream come ture,we should hard work,Let this life without any regrets.

谁都有梦想。每一个人的梦想都是伟大的,幸福的,遥远的.我的梦想是身边的每一个人都能够开心幸福的生活。尽管这不太现实。毕竟在现实的生活里难免会经历坎坷与心酸，但正因为这样，我们才变得更加坚强和勇敢。虽然有些梦想是不切实际的，但因为心中有梦想，我们才生活得更有意义！不管梦想能不能够实现，我们都要努力奋斗，让今生无悔！

[写我的梦想初中英语作文

雅思范文：老外写环保作文

Topic:

Environmental problems are as big as not for individual country or individual people to address。 In other word， we have reached the stage that environmental problems be solved for international view。 To what extent do you agree or disagree?

In recent years， many nations have become more aware of the environmental issues each nation faces， such as air and water pollution。 The question is， are the environmental issues a national problem or an international problem? It is my belief that the environmental issues have grown to the point of becoming an international problem needing international cooperation to resolve。

Because of the differences in environmental policies， resources and technology， international cooperation could provide quicker results and have a greater impact on bringing resolution to environmental problems for nations of differing environmental policies and of lesser resources and technology。 By pooling international resources and technology to address the environmental problems， the disadvantaged nations are provided the assistance needed。 Otherwise their environmental conditions deteriorate ultimately affecting the resources and environment of the world as a whole。

One of the difficulities to an international resolution to environmental issues is the difference in individual nations view and policies toward environmental protection。 In order for international cooperation to occur and succeed， the nations of the world must submit themselved to international standards and supervision by an international commission elected by the participating nations of the world。 All members must agree to abide by the standards established。

The environmental issues facing each country are not unrelated to the well being of the rest of the world。 The impact is long term and international in scope。 Without international cooperation and agreement to address such environmental issues as glacial melting at the South Pole， depletion of the ozone layer， water pollution， air polution， etc。， the environmental conditions of the world will deteriorate to the detriment of every nation， not just those that ignore or lack the resources and technology to resolve their individual environmental problems。

As part of the same planet， it is the responsibility of each individual and nation to protect the global environment。 Only international cooperation will provide the timely solutions and the effectiveness needed to stop the deteriorating global environment。

"When a guest comes to my home from afar on a cold night, I light bamboo to

boil tea to offer him.”— Ancient Chinese poem.

China is the home country of tea. Before the Tang Dynasty, Chinese tea was

exported by land and sea, first to Japan and Korea, then to India and Central

Asia and, in the Ming and Qing dynasties, to the Arabian Peninsula. In the early

period of the 17th century, Chinese tea was exported to Europe, where the upper

class adopted the fashion of drinking tea. Chinese tea—like Chinese silk and

china—has become synonymous worldwide with refined culture. At the heart of the

culture of tea—the study and practice of tea in all its aspects—is the simple

gesture of offering a cup of tea to a guest that for Chinese people today is a

fundamental social custom, as it has been for centuries.

China traces the development of tea as an art form to Lu Yu, known as "the

Saint of Tea" in Chinese history, who lived during the Tang Dynasty and who

wrote The Book of Tea, the first ever treatise on tea and tea culture. The

spirit of tea permeates Chinese culture, and throughout the country there are

many kinds of teas, teahouses, tea legends, tea artifacts and tea customs.

Better-known places to enjoy a good cup of tea in China include Beijing noted

for its variety of teahouses; Fujian and Guangdong provinces and other places in

the southeast of China that serve gongfu tea, a formal serving of tea in tiny

cups; the West Lake in Hangzhou, also the home of the Tea Connoisseurs

Association, noted for its excellent green tea; and provinces in southwest China

like Yunnan where the ethnic groups less affected by foreign cultures retain tea

ceremonies and customs in original tea-growing areas.