中國茶（英文版）

　　on a sunny or a drizzling afternoon， after driving for abouthalf anhour out of the city along a winding but smooth highway， youwillsee a quiet but lively town. To be more exact， this is not atown， it ismerely a village. Because of its size and uniqueatmosphere， it is veryeasy to mistake it to be a lourishing town.　The highway winds up and down through the hills. It is greenallaround. These are miles of cleanly sheared tea farms. On bothsides of thehighway are houses， each with its own distinctivestyle， but all immersedin the unique atmosphere of the Chinesecountryside. There are always acouple of tables in the courtyardsin front of the houses; there are alwaysa couple of people chattingor playing cards， without a care in the world;and there is always acup of tea before each of them and perhaps somesnacks as well. Ifyou are there on a weekend， you might not even be ableto find aplace to sit.

　　吳一舟，is a writer， painter， and expert insericulture and tea.His work The Heavenly Wormwas awarded the National Library of ChinaWenjingPrize and the Most Beautiful Book of China Award.