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Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, 2021, 4(1); doi: 10.25236/AJHSS.2021.040102.

The Exploratory Study of Feasibility of Chinese Tea Culture Entering the Curriculum of Chinese Primary and Secondary Schools

Author(s)

Yibo Li

Corresponding Author:
Yibo Li
Affiliation(s)

School of Chinese Language and Literature, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, Hubei, China

Abstract

Coffee culture is becoming increasingly popular among the younger generation in China today, on the contrary, teenagers and young adults seem to have forgotten the traditional Chinese tea culture. This article tries to figure out how to make traditional Chinese tea culture enter the curriculum of Chinese primary and secondary schools by analyzing the ways in which the other two traditional Chinese culture, Peking opera and Chinese martial arts, which have already entered the primary and secondary schools, and by combining with the reference to the related curriculum setting of China National Tea Museum and Wuhan University. The methods employed in this exploratory study are mainly literature study and case study. And there are four aspects of tea culture entering the curriculum mentioned: selection of subject, the training of teachers, content of lessons and policy support.

Keywords

tea culture, primary and secondary schools, China, traditional culture

Cite This Paper

Yibo Li. The Exploratory Study of Feasibility of Chinese Tea Culture Entering the Curriculum of Chinese Primary and Secondary Schools. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2021) Vol. 4, Issue 1: 8-12. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2021.040102.

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