The British only knew the secret of the red tea and green tea very late after they had been used to drinking it for centuries.
The misnomer "fermentation" is a typical example. Other examples are such as people used to call quicklime as "生石灰" and slaked lime as "熟石灰" or cast iron as 生铁，carbon steel as 熟铁。Always try to borrow daily life concepts to explain everything.
The firm believing of low electricity price is another typical idea, how people here know little about the heavy subsidies the gov pay to daily utilities like water and public transportation cost. But the subsidies, after all, are paid and shared by every tax payer ...
Surprised you didn't know about the red/green tea thing. Furthermore, there's also tea that's "in-between", like tie guan yin if I'm not mistaken.
The British only knew the secret of the red tea and green tea very late after they had been used to drinking it for centuries.
The misnomer "fermentation" is a typical example. Other examples are such as people used to call quicklime as "生石灰" and slaked lime as "熟石灰" or cast iron as 生铁，carbon steel as 熟铁。Always try to borrow daily life concepts to explain everything.
The firm believing of low electricity price is another typical idea, how people here know little about the heavy subsidies the gov pay to daily utilities like water and public transportation cost. But the subsidies, after all, are paid and shared by every tax payer ...