初中期中考试英语作文(经典20篇)

Chinese New Year starts with the new moon on the first day of the new year

and ends on the the full days later. In china,people regard Spring Festival as

the most important thing.People studied and worked throughout the year.No matter

how far and how busy, they must do their best to go back home.Thats a tradition

and now becoming a habit. During this time,transport is extremely busy.Although

the way is difficult,it cant reduce the urgent feeling of going home.I cant

describe this feeling,only the people that experienced it can

understand.Actually,on one hand,people miss their family,and they need to get

comfort in the family.On the other hand,getting together is a symbol of

blessedness and auspiciousness.People in other country dont have this

consciousness that going home is necessary.For example,American could celebrate

the Christmas in everywhere they like or with anybody.This diversity is

occasioned by different culture between two countries.

On Spring festivals eve,the whole family prepare the dinner.Of

course,dumplings is essential.In the

evening,family members always sit at the television and watch Spring

Festival Gala.At 0:00,people set off firecrackers and fireworks,at the same

time,children pay New Year,s call to old people.The old people give money to the

children as a lunar new year gift.Usually,people stay up late or all night.

On lunar New Years Day, the Chinese family eat vegetarian dumplings which

imply they will plain and neat in this year. People change their new

clothes,this stands for a new beginning.Next,people visit relatives with some

gifts.The second day is son-in-laws festival,the husband and married women

visit their side of the family.In a word,Chinese attach great importance to

Spring Festival.

Nowadays, with the development of technology, the market competition is

fierce and people feel great pressure. In order to improve the working

efficiency, they force themselves to work overtime. However, they are not

machine and need to slow down life pace, or they will break down sooner or

later.

We cant slow down the working hour, but we can control our private time. A

lot of young people mix with working time and private time, so they cant enjoy

their life and feel depressed all the time. The smart person will find the

balance. They will put aside the working stuff when the clock tells them that it

is time to be off work and find the way to release their pressure, such as

KTV.

Spending the time with friends and families is always a good way to enjoy

our time. No matter what kind of difficulties we face, when we recall of these

happy moments, we will have motivation to move on. We cant choose everything we

want, but we can adjust ourselves to the environment and keep the good mood.

Once life pace slows down, we control our life.

期中考试过后，我知到成绩以后，我知道我没考好，我很伤心。

我认真分析了一下，语文考了87分，没考好的原因是考试读题不认真，审错了题意，作文内容不丰富，字数太少，平时阅读不够，积累的好词好句太少，以后我要在学习语文方面做到：多阅读，积累好词好句做到课前预习，课后复习字词，平时做作业要认真审题读懂题意在做题。

数学考了87分，主要是没认真思考，认真分析题意，没有画出图形计算，应用题没认真读题只做了一步，以后我要在学习数学方面做到细心观察，认真思考，认真分析，画图计算，认真读题审题，多做练习题。把错题抄在错题本上。

英语81分，因为平时没坚持听磁带，对单词和句子没背熟，以后我要在学习英语方面做到坚持听磁带把单词、句子背熟。

要做到课前预习，上课认真听讲，课后复习。努力做到这些可以考出好成绩。

Since we were born as a little baby, we get help from others all the time. Our parents raise us, our teachers teach us and our friends company us. Therefore, it’s important for us to be grateful to those people who give us a hand. Being grateful is a way to show them our appreciation and our love. No one in the world is supposed to love us without any conditions. Moreover, Being grateful to others and to what you get can lead you are ready to help others, too. I think this is the most important impact on people that being grateful. If we are all show our appreciation to others and then help others, we could build a friendly and harmonious society.

考完试了，成绩也出来了，我这会考得不太理想，我要的分和我现实中得到的分根本不能相比，这两个分相差的太多了。

奥数满分是五十分，我要考的分数是不低于四十分，可是我考的分三十一点五，和我要的分相差九点五分，在我奥数考试中我因为我的粗心而错了很多题，那些题我都会，可是我就是不认真想，嗨，我还想着上一次奥数考得好差啊，我这回可不能再考那一点子分了，我要在数学和英语中给我的奥数补填点分，可是我的数学也考得不好，数学一百分，附加题十分，书写分一分，总分一百一十一分，我一开始心想，就算再不会我也要考到九十分以上啊，可是我考的又不好，正面的左半边没错一道题，正面的右半边，前两道题错了，这是我明明回的题，老师讲过，我就是不认真想，减了二分，第三大题选择题，我最不应该错的一道题就是这道题，这道题让选平方米、平方千米、平方分米，那一个的合适，我选择了第一个，考完试，成绩出来了，我又读了一遍题，我就是没读题，不过，我也有好处，附加题我对了五分，可是，我明明应该对的，因为老师讲过这道题，我比有些人好，有些人一分也没得到。

我这次没有考好，我下一次考试再有这些题，我一定要作对，我不能再因为粗心而错了，我英语一定要考得非常好。

上周六我们学校进行了期中考试。

先进行的是语文考试。开始我有点紧张，但慢慢地我还是放松了下来，可是等我写到第三题时，我有些不会，这让我又着急起来，结果我花了好一会时间才想出来，可这时考试时间已快到了，有几个同学都着急得要哭了，老师看有很多同学没做完，就多给了我们十分钟，于是，我抓紧时间，珍惜一分一秒，把题目全做完了。数学考试时，有4个求平均数的题目，也花了我不少时间，但我还是在规定时间内完成了所有的考题。

这两天，考试成绩陆续出来了，万老师告诉我，语文八十七分，数学八十四分，天啊！知道这个消息后我大吃一惊，很害怕，很着急，我怕老师批评，怕爸爸妈妈打我。回家后，我将成绩告诉了爸爸妈妈，出乎我的意料，爸爸妈妈并没有打我，但从爸爸妈妈的神情当中，我能感到他们有些失望，也有些着急……

这次考试，虽然万老师一再跟妈妈说，考试题目比较难，但我觉得不能以此作为借口，因为还是有好几个同学考了九十多分，我觉得自己以前的知识学得不够扎实，以后我一定要少玩一点，把时间多放一点在学习上，上课认真听讲，做一个爱学习的好孩子。

我相信以后我一定会考出好成绩的。请大家相信我！

How To Be A Happy Kid

Good morning, dear judges!

My name is Joyce. Today I will give a speech about How To Be A Happy Kid.

Everyone deserves to have a happy childhood. We all know, life isn’t

easy all the time, even for children.

One time I didn’t do well on a math test. It was the first time for me

to get such a low mark. I felt miserable about it. When I got home, without

saying a single word to my parents, I rushed into my own room. I sat down

in front of my piano. Unconsciously, music came out from my fingers. I was

lost in the beauty of the music. My heart flew with the song in the air. The

piano music was just like a wise old man consoling me with soft words. After

playing the music, I felt very calm and happy.

We shouldn’t lack for joy in life. The key is to find ways

to be happy. For me, playing the piano helps me初中物理 find the road back to

happiness. For other children, they might find it other ways, like by

singing, dancing, playing soccer or helping people. But for all of

us, it should come from knowing our parents love us.

I am a child. Children shouldn’t worry about anything. I wish every

kid is a happy kid.

Thank you for listening!

[初中英语作文如何做个快乐的孩子

初中英语作文 《祖国的变化》

Great changes have taken place in China. Many new buildings have been built in cities, towns and villages.

The more cars we have, the more crowed the roads are. So the roads become wider and wider. Many overpasses (立交桥) have been built in big cities. Chinese people’s life is much better than ever before. We have Tv sets, washing machines, fridges, even computers, cars etc.

We’ll study harder and make our countrry stronger and more beautiful.

英语考试记得姚老师说要举行一次英语考试，我心里高兴极了，老师好几次都说要发奖状，这次我一定会得奖的。老师特意留意了单词和句子，我一看太好背了，于是看了几遍，志在必得的样子，觉得明天的奖状非我莫属。可谁知道第二天，我怀着喜悦的心情考完了试，把听写本交了上去……发本子时，只听见最前面的都是100分，唯独没我的名字，我心里一直浮现着记单词句子时，没有什么不会的呀？听见老师喊道：“马昕宇，99分。”我羞愧地低着头跑上去拿了本子，心里有一种说不出来的滋味，就像打翻的五味瓶一样，在课堂上，我伤心的差点哭出来。回到家，我大哭了一场，我想了想，以后必须要认真了，如果再这样粗心大意，我永远不会得到奖状了。是啊！小树只有经历风雨后，才会更坚强。但是，人们常说：虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后！

Lucy once was my classmate, but now she has moved to another city. However, we communicate with each other all the time, sharing our lives with each other. When she firstly moved to the new city and went to the new school, she did not adapt very well. But she is outgoing and talkative, it did not take very long time for her to get on well with others. She is so kind that people are likely to make friends with her. Therefore, I do not worry about her in the new environment. I hope she will have a new start in the new city and school and I am sure she certainly will.

露西曾经是我的同学，但现在她已经搬到另一个城市。然而，我们彼此交流，彼此分享我们的生活。当她第一搬到新的城市，去了新学校，她并没有很好地适应。但她是外向和健谈，这并没有花很长的时间让她与别人相处。她很善良，人们很可能和她交朋友。因此，我不担心她在新的环境。我希望她在新的城市和学校有一个新的开始，我相信她一定会。

[初中英语作文：我的朋友

监考老师踏着铃声走进了教室，我的心每分钟200次地跳动，扑通！扑通！老师一脸严肃的样子，毫不留情地瞅着我们，面对我们拆开了卷子。我看了看大队委小杨，她吞了一口又一口的口水，拍了拍胸脯，嘴里叽里咕噜地大概在乞求上帝保佑。

老师把卷子反放在第一个同学的桌上，我搓了搓手，叮叮叮，铃声吓得我毛骨都立了起来。同学们把卷子传了下来，我在胸前不停地画十字，嘴里念念有词：南无阿弥陀佛，南无阿弥陀佛。卷子离我越来越近，心跳也加速，100次、200次、300次卷子传到了我面前，我闭上眼睛，把卷子放在桌上，我对着它吹了一口仙气，把卷子翻了过来，眼睛一睁，迫不及待地浏览了一下卷子：一题看拼音写词语，OK！二题工整抄字，简单！第三题组词，小KS！啊！心里的一块巨石被我平时的努力给击碎了，我真是个天才！

我一阵狂喜，看了看假正经老王，他的笔从手里滑了下来，手和身子一动不动，嘴巴成了O字型，半天也闭不上；我又转过身看了一下好朋友小甘，他吹着口哨，好象一点也不着急。我想：朋友们都没事儿，那我就开动吧！我写到第二题时，老王才开始动笔，嘻嘻！真是可惜呀！

[期末考试的初中作文500字

6月是毕业季，以下是小编整理的关于初中毕业典礼英语作文，欢迎阅读。

Good morning,my dear teachers and schoolmates,

It’s a great honor for me to make a speech on behalf of the graduating classes.

How time flies! Our junior high school lives will come to an end.

In the past three years, we’ve had a beautiful school and it provides us with a good study place. Teachers are our friends. They’ve given us interesting lessons and we all love them.

We’ve learned a lot from them, not only knowledge but also the way to solve problems in life. Thanks for our teachers’ training, parents’ support and the help from classmates. Without them, we couldn’t have so much wonderful time.

At last, we hope our school will become better, our teachers will be healthy for ever and all our dreams will come true.

Thank you .

【译文】

早上好，我亲爱的老师和同学们，

能代表毕业班作演讲，我感到非常荣幸。

时间过得真快!我们的初中生活就要结束了。

在过去的三年中，我们有一所美丽的学校，它为我们提供了一个学习的好地方。老师是我们的朋友。他们给我们上了有趣的课，我们都很喜欢。

我们从中学到了很多东西，不仅是知识，而且是解决生活中问题的方法。感谢老师的培训、家长的支持和同学们的帮助。没有他们，我们就不会有那么多美好的时光。

最后，我们希望我们的学校会变得更好，我们的老师将永远健康，我们所有的梦想都会成真。

谢谢。

Such a movie called “Growing Pains” seems full of knowledge and experience.

So it does because all of us have growing pains and also growing gains in our

lives.

Growing up is not a very enjoyable time. It means I have to work hard in

studying and in family. There’s always so much homework given by teachers and so

many arguments between the parents and me. The time is fair, but it seems it

gives pains three quarters and only one quarter to gains.

But gains give me power and confidence. Successes and friendship make me

happy and enjoyable. We played with snow in the winter that seldom snows, we

flew kites in the night that usually belongs to homework, we ate several ice

creams that almost made us cold. We picked up leaven that no longer high up!

Although pains are always more than gains, I believe both of them make my

life more colorful.

在教我的老师中，有亲切和蔼的语文老师，有严肃认真的数学老师，有活泼开朗的音乐老师，还有幽默诙谐的体育老师……这些老师都无私地教给我们各种知识，让我们在学习的海洋中自由地翱翔。最让我难忘的是教我英语的蒋老师，她不仅让我爱上了英语，更让我成为一个勇于克服缺点的人。

刚上一年级时，由于我在换牙，口齿不清，所以在英语课上根本就不敢进行口语练习，生怕同学们笑话我“大舌头“。当时同学们在老师的带领下，都能流利地用英语谈话，而一句简单的“my name is yuxiaolin”我都说不出来。面对老师的提问，我总是把头低下，心想：别叫我，千万别叫我!开始，同学们都踊跃举手，所以蒋老师也就没有发现胆小的我。

可是随着时间的推移，老师终于在一次口语练习的时候叫到了把身体都快溜到课桌下的我。我在大家的注视下，红着脸站起来了，我感到自己的眼泪快要流出来了。“别着急，说出你的名字。”老师的语气是那么柔和，可是我说不出口。时间就在我的窘迫中渐渐流逝，终于老师打破了沉默，“我知道你的名字，老师们都夸奖你是个学习认真的孩子。同学们，是不是呀?”同学们都不假思索地应和：“是!”听到这些，我的眼泪不由自主地流下来了。蒋老师带领大家一起说出：“my name is yuxiaolin! my name is yuxiaolin!”奇怪，我竟然不害怕了，也跟着同学们一起说连续说了两遍，就在大家都停下时，由于惯性，我又说了“my name is yuxiaolin”。“你真棒!”老师竟然祝贺我，“好孩子，你能再大声说一遍吗?” “my name is yuxiaolin!”我终于敢张开嘴了，心里也仿佛卸下了一块大石头。同学们没有嘲笑我，老师没有批评我，耶!我不怕了!

从那以后，不论什么课，我都勇敢地举手发言了，胆小的毛病终于摆脱了。在英语课上，我的积极性更高，不仅敢发言，而且还愿意和老师、同学们对话，英语的口语交际能力明显提高了。当初那节英语课一直留在我记忆的最深处，蒋老师如春风般的话语时刻在我耳边响起。

Now, many encyclopedias, such as: "hundred thousand whys", the mystery of

the world "and so on a wide variety, all kinds of books can give us many

benefits, our world is so vast, some things in the world, and books have,

encyclopedia like" dumb teachers diligently teach us knowledge. Visible, how

useful book! Also, we learn knowledge also want to use in our daily life, to be

accurate and determine whether to do so, the right to enrich our knowledge, the

outside is good for our healthy growth. You said, a lot of the benefits of

reading?

Nowadays, more and more of the books in the library, we should also learn

to read and appreciate books, should put the book back on the in situ after the

play, not just throw the place. Also, we must find a give us the knowledge of

books to read, dont look at those who are not good for our growth.

In short, the benefits of reading. Come on! Let us to soar in the sky of

knowledge fully!

Now many students of Grade 9 are under too much pressure. They always feel

too tired to listen to the teachers carefully in class.

It’s important for students to relax. Only in this way can they study well

and be healthy. Here are some different ways to relax themselves. For example,

they can try to have enough sleep,or they can listen to their favourite music

after class. They can also read some books or do some sports. For me, I often

hang out with my friends.

While you are studying, don’t forget to relax. You will study better after

a good rest.

When memory began for me, my grandfather was past sixty-a great tall man

with thick hair becoming gray. He had black eyes and a straight nose which ended

in a slightly flattened tip. Once he explained seriously to me that he got that

flattened tip as a small child when he fell down and stepped on his nose.

The little marks of laughter at the corners of his eyes were the prodnct of

a kindly and humorous nature. The years of work which had bent his shoulders had

never dulled his humour nor his love of a joke.

Everywhere he went, "Gramp" made friends easily. At the end of half an hour

you felt you had known him all your life. I soon learned that he hated to give

orders , but that when he had to, he tried to make his orders sound like

suggestions.

One July morning, as he was leaving to go to the cornfield, he said :

"Edwin, you can pick up the potatoes in the field today if you want to do that.

" Then he drove away with his horses.

The day passed, and I did not have any desire to pick up potatoes. Evening

came and the potatoes were still in the field. Gramp, dusty and tired, led the

horses to get their drink.

"How many bags of potatoes were there?" Gramp inquired. "I dont know.

"

"How many potatoes did you pick up?"

"I didnt pick any. " "Not any! Why not?"

"You said I could pick, them up if I wanted to. You didnt say I had to.

"

In the next few minutes I learned a lesson I would not forget: when Gramp

said I could if I wanted to, he meant that I should want to.

Gram hated cruelty and injustice. The injustices of history, even those of

a thousand years before, angered her as much as the injustices of her own

day.

She also had a deep love of beauty. When she was almost seventy-five, and

had gone to live with one of her daughters, she spent a delightful morning

washing dishes because, as she said, the beautiful patterns on the dishes gave

her pleasure. The bird, the flowers, the clouds-all that was beautiful around

her- pleased her. She was like the father of the French painter, Millet, who

used to gather grass and show it to his son , saying , "See how beautif ul this

is ! "

In a pioneer society it is the harder qualities of mind and character that

are of value. The softer virtues are considered unnecessary. Men and women

struggling daily to earn a living are unable, even for a moment, to forget the

business of preserving their lives. Only unusual people, like my grandparents,

manage to keep the softer qualities in a world of daily struggle.

Such were the two people with whom I spent the months from June to

September in the wonderful days of summer and youth.

期中考试作文（一）

光阴似箭，日月如梭。时间可过得真快啊！转眼到了11月份，期中考试来临了！

上午八点钟的时候，我们就开始进行数学考试。这次的数学题目好难呀！好多都没有接触过，我硬着头皮作了好多，渐渐的，心里平静了，题目看起来不是怎么难啦！我还是像以前一样写的超快。可就是因为写的快，坏了我的大事，我明明再草稿纸上写的序号是2，4，5，7，9，可到了试卷上就成了1，4，5，7，9，好可悲啊！一分啊！更因为我的粗心害我才考98！可气！

考完数学后，我们还没有什么心理准备，就开始考语文了！这张试卷有六个面，平常只有四个面的！时间好快，一会儿，老师就收卷了。监考老师前门走，朱老师后门就来了！她问我们考的怎样，还告诉我们选择题的答案，我错了两个4分呀！看来语文是拿不到90分啦！果然，下午老师就批好卷子了！结果才86！老师批评了我，我知道老师为什么批评我，尽管我是今年新的插班生，可我平常成绩都不错的！朱老师对我充满了期望，可我只考了这点分数，还有什么面子见她啊？

下午，我最讨厌的英语来了，成绩如我所料很差：85分。

这些排名是1，15，27，不仅是同学笑我降的好快，我自己都是这样认为的！可是，这样的苦恼有什么用呢？不如，行动起来，下次再努力。

人的一生有成功，有失败正如我以前的老师所说：人没有永远的第一，也没有永远的最后。失败了，我可以再来，但我不可以放弃！

期中考试作文（二）

期中考试终于来临了，这半个学期过得太快了，像流水一样，转瞬即逝。期中考试，我期待你很久了。只有你的来临，才会有我的成果。虽然说对这次不抱太大信心，但是，我坚信：功夫不负有心人。这半个学期我这么努力，努力的学习，努力的复习，努力……我努力了，我尽力了。但愿考个好成绩，这是我的希望，这是爸妈的盼望，这是老师的期望。我自己可不要辜负了我自己呀。到了期中考试那天，我一点也不紧张，好像很放松的样子。做语文时，我下笔如有神；()做数学时，我……马马虎虎；做英语时，我一丝不苟；做品科时，我认真极了。第二天，老师就把考卷发了下来，我一看傻了眼，虽然语文、英语、品科考的还称心如意，但是，数学却令我垂头丧气，数学考得太差了。一道特别简单的应用题，我竟然给做错了，我真恨我自己呀。

数学老师走过来，摇撼着说：“平时学习这么积极，但是这次考试太令我失望了！”我听了，心里很不是滋味，我写下了自己的反思：自己这次数学考试太过马虎，简简单单的应用题就做错了，其实我并不是不会，而是我马虎了，做完试卷后我没有认真检查，做试卷时我更没有一丝不苟的做题，这就是我这次数学考试的一大漏洞，我会用我今后的实际行动来弥补这个漏洞，使自己更上一层楼！！

期中考试作文（三）

今天，做完课间操回到教室，张老师宣布：“同学们，明天就要期中考试了，希望大家回家好好复习，挣取考出个好成绩来。”

我听了张老师的话，心里有点紧张，怕考不好。但一想自己平时就很认真上课，只要好好复习应该没问题，所以就不紧张了。还是和平时一样好好上课，认真做作业。

放学回家，我做完作业，我开绐认真的复习，复习好后就早早的上床睡觉了。由于睡的早第二天精神特别好。

考卷发下来了，我一看都很简单，但我还是认真的写答案，写完以后还认真的检查了一遍，才把考卷交上去。我相信我一定能考一个好成绩出来。

果然不出所料，成绩单发下来，各科成绩都不错，在90分以上，我很开心。但我不骄傲，希望能更上一层楼，我要继续努力加油。

The Spring Festival, the most jubilant and important festival in China, is

observed by most Chinese people at home and abroad. Our hometown is not an

exception.

Similar with other places in china, we prepare for the festival about half

a month before. With the lunar New Year approaching, the red lanterns are hung

up along the main streets, making the ancient town filled with the festival

atmosphere. While people clean up their houses, decorate it with traditional

decorations such as Chinese knots and paper cutting. Each family pastes up

Spring Festival couplets to convey their best wishes for the coming year.

这天，我一齐床，就感觉十分不自然。怪不得呢!爸爸妈妈不停地嘱咐，然后周围的空气好象都凝固在一齐——要期中考试了。但是，我一向都不会害怕考试的，不就是复习一下、检查一下每个人的学习状况吗?不就是在学校进行一场比赛吗?

吃完早饭，我们班同学陆续上楼做准备工作。前两节课要考语文，我激动地拿出铅笔盒，取出语文书开始最后的复习。很久没有举行这样大型考试了，我不免有些紧张!语文书我已背得滚瓜烂熟，不用操心基础题，关键就在于阅读题，我对这一行不感冒，课本上的知识嘛!我但是行家，有经验，只要不紧张，冷静下来思考总会有答案的。

突然，上课铃响了，同学们的表情十分难看，我也严肃了起来。爸爸总是告诉我：“考试不要嘻嘻哈哈，这样会分散注意力。”这本是很普通的一场考试，都被家长们搅得糊里糊涂，不紧张的人，都冷静不下来!老师发卷了，我拿到卷了一看，哎!好简单呀!我心中暗暗高兴。可我还是清了清嗓子，准备跳入“题海”中去遨游、探究。我还觉得平静是重要点，这样才能够静心想;努力也很重要，所谓“天下无难事，只怕有心人”，只要努力，任何事都可解决;还务必具备细心，细心的人，谁都会喜欢呀!

我最后写好姓名、班级，开始思考每一题啦!第一题几乎是我从一年级就开始做的啦，真是小菜一碟!一向做到阅读题，我才开始叹了口气，像是准备上战场一样。每一小题，我都留意翼翼的审题，把有可能的答案写上去。作文但是我的拿手绝活，一写就是一大篇，谁也比不了，好词好句源源不断地挤出“脑门”，这谁也做做不到，幽默、搞笑的语言连我自我也看得发笑。

最后到收卷的时候了，我交卷后感觉简单多了，心中的石头落了下来，准备迎接下一场考试。

"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.