Course code

CIC6122.CI

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Hiina teekultuur

Course title in English

Chinese Tea Culture

ECTS credits

4.0

Assessment form

assessment

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Zhuoya Wu (language of instruction:English)

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

The aim of the course is to give to students a knowledge about Chinese tea culture, its history, and etiquette and philosophy of tea ceremony.

Brief description of the course

The course gives the students knowledge about the history of tea, the many varieties of tea, its production process, proper preparation with correct tea tools and tea-drinking etiquette. Equipped with the basic knowledge about tea, the wisdom and philosophy behind Chinese tea rituals will be discussed in the class. The course consists of 28 hours of contact lessons which include 2 workshops. It also requires some home reading and practice.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- knows and is able to give an overview of the history of tea;
- is able to give examples of various kinds of tea;
- is able to describe the process of tea manufactoring;
- is able to describe in detail the etiquette of tea-drinking and the rituals of tea ceremony;
- knows how to make Chinese teas from different classifications in correct ways.

Teacher

Zhuoya Wu