Tibetans: Buttered tea, milk tea.
Characteristic tea species: butter tea, sweet tea, milk tea and camellia soup. There is a Tibetan saying: "You can eat rice for one day, but you can't drink tea for one day." This sentence shows that drinking tea is the top priority in the daily life of Tibetan people. Tibetans love to drink butter tea, and it is a noble etiquette for Tibetans to offer a cup of butter tea to guests at home.
Mongolian: Mongolian milk tea, brick tea.
Characteristic tea species: milk tea, brick tea, salt tea, Guizhou tea and salt tea. In pastoral areas, Mongolians often drink tea three times a day, but eat one meal a day. Among the Mongolian people, tea is called "Xiancao Shenwan". Mongolian people especially like to drink blue brick tea and flower brick tea, and regard brick tea as the top grade of diet.
Uyghur: milk skin tea, Fuzhuan tea.
Characteristic tea species: milk tea, milk tea, green tea, fragrant tea, sweet tea and Fuzhuan tea. Uygur tea culture is an important part of Uygur culture. There are many kinds of Uygur tea, including black tea, Fuzhuan tea (Guizhou tea), blue brick tea, green tea and scented tea. Among them, Fuzhuan tea (Guizhou tea) has been cited for the longest time and is very popular.
Dai nationality: bamboo tube fragrant tea, lemon tea.
Characteristic tea species: bamboo tube fragrant tea, scented tea and lemon tea. The "three major teas" of the Dai people refer to the bamboo tube tea, scented tea and lemon tea that the Dai people often drink. Bamboo tube tea is a kind of family tea, which was used by Dai people to entertain guests in the past. Scented tea is a unique feature of Dai compatriots. Lemon tea, in fact, is love tea, which is the most brilliant and unforgettable one of Dai's "three flavors of tea".
Korea: ginseng tea, Sanzhen tea.
Characteristic tea species: ginseng tea, Sanzhen tea and barley tea. Unlike Korean tea, Korean "traditional tea" does not put tea leaves and does not need boiling water to brew, but soaks, ferments or decocts raw materials for a long time. Honey or sugar is usually added to become a sweet drink that emphasizes nature and health. Common are five-grain tea, herbal tea and fruit tea. The most common drinks in Korean families are barley tea, ginseng tea and Sanzhen tea.
Miao nationality: Mi Chong tea and camellia oleifera.
Characteristic tea species: Mi Chong tea, green tea, camellia oleifera and tea porridge. Miao people have a long history of planting and drinking tea, and drinking tea has become a custom, and tea has been used as a carrier for generations to entrust or express their thoughts, feelings and even philosophical concepts. Tea is indispensable for Miao people's daily social communication, such as food, clothing, housing and transportation, weddings, funerals, sickness and death, festivals and entertainment.