茶飲文化在全球化資本主義潮流的角色

The Role of the Culture of Drinking Tea in the Trend of Globalized Capitalism

茶葉自資本主義萌芽的17世紀開始，成為國際貿易的主要商品之一。英國更進一步，控制茶葉生產製造、配售和消費市場，將茶飲文化內化為帝國生活的時尚，帶來茶飲的全球化。自20世紀80年代以來，日本、台灣、中國和印度的經濟崛起，茶飲文化的主要角色，顯現出還返東方的跡象，帝國主義與民族主義的商業資本再次交鋒，在全球地方感的氛圍裡，茶飲將開發出新的典範。

Since the advent of capitalism in the early 17th century, tea is one of the most influential commodities internationally. The British controls the market of tea production, distribution and consumption, and drinking tea had brought into fashion within the Commonwealth. Tea culture spreads globally. The economic uprising of Japan, Taiwan, China and India in the last three decades, that situation will accelerate tea culture to play a significant role gradually. Commercial competition of tea industry between the Western imperialism and the Eastern nationalism is fiercely. However, within the atmosphere of global sense of place, tea drinking culture would evolve into a new paradigm.