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al and lofty, when in all actuality, high tea, or” meat tea" is dinner. High tea, in Britain, at any rate, tends to be on the heavier side. After British took afternoon tea to America, American hotels and tea rooms, on the other hand, continue to misunderstand and offer tidbits of fancy pastries and cakes on delicate china when they offer a "high tea." Afternoon tea (because it was usually taken in the late afternoon) is also called "low tea" because it was usually taken in a sitting room with drawing room where low tables (like a coffee table) were placed near sofas or chairs generally in a large withdrawing room. Britain is a tea-drinking nation. Every day British drink 165 million cups of the stuff and each year around 144 thousand tons of teas are imported. Tea in Britain is traditionally brewed in a warmed china teapot, adding one spoonful of tea per person and one for the pot. Most British like their tea strong and dark and with add a lot of milk. About one hundred years ago, Britain gradually developed into a system of making tea. At that time people thought the milk should poured into the cup first, so as not to crack the porcelain. The traditional way of making tea is: 1. Boil some fresh cold water. 2. Put some hot water into the teapot to make it warm. 3. Pour the water away 4. Put one teaspoon of tea-leaves per person, and one extra tea-spoon, into the pot. 5. Pour boiling water onto the tea. 6. Leave for a few minutes. 7. Service It is amazing that a plain afternoon tea has such complicated procedure. That complicated procedure has a close relationship with British tradition. Watching carefully the method to making afternoon tea, people will find every step are courteous and not fall into a flutter. It seems that the traditional afternoon tea cares about how to show a series of noble manner but not care how complicated the procedure is. Such custom comes from Britain’s tradition of nobility. British are particular about their life and pay attention to education and bearing. They think drinking tea could show their bearing. Britain is a country which attaches importance to tradition of noble. They used to show their noble in the life. So, the afternoon tea can be considered as the time to show their bearing. Those are three different afternoon teas: Cream tea, Light tea, Full tea. Everyone has its different taste. Some have heavy taste and some are light; some have cream and some have sweet. Everyone could choose the best according to his taste. Such difference proves British are particular about their life quality. A noble woman who lived in Victoria Times was the first one who enjoyed afternoon tea. Then the afternoon tea became a trend. At last it developed into a custom of the whole nation. Although afternoon tea has not been confined to the noble, but its noble origination decided its noble blood. In fact, in ordinary British’s eyes that drinking tea is a noble movement. People transmit the noble element carefully which lives in the afternoon tea. A district’s food and drinking culture infect the local people in some degree. In the passed hundred years, both noble and common people both were influenced by noble manner of afternoon tea deeply. It is not only that British enjoyed their life when they drink afternoon tea, but also they are just taking shape a national nature—looking for the noble character. In England, the traditional time for tea was four or five o'clock and no o