中国是全球最大的茶叶生产国,英国是全球最大的茶叶消费国,两国人民都把茶叶视为“国饮”。茶文化产生于中国,英国把茶文化不断推向新的高度。习近平主席2015年10月访问英国时在演讲中说到:“中国是茶的故乡,英国则将下午茶发挥到极致。”1中国茶叶对英国经济的巨大吸引力催生了下午茶文化中国是世界茶树原产地,是全球最大的茶叶生产国和消费国,中国茶叶产销量约占全球的40%,联合国粮农组织政府间茶叶代表常凯松于2015年 China is the largest tea producer in the world. Britain is the largest consumer of tea in the world. Both peoples regard tea as a “national drink.” Tea culture originated in China, the United Kingdom continue to push tea culture to a new height. In his speech to the UK in October 2015, President Xi Jinping said in his speech: “China is the hometown of tea while Britain exerts the greatest effect on afternoon tea.” 1 The great appeal of Chinese tea to the British economy has given rise to an afternoon tea culture. Is the world's tea tree origin, is the world's largest producer and consumer of tea, China's tea production and sales accounted for about 40% of the world, the UN Food and Tea Representative on behalf of Chang Kai-shek in 2015