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Culture Lesson—Tea Art.
The Chinese people, in their drinking of tea, place much significance on the act of “savoring.” “Savoring tea” is not only a way to discern good tea from mediocre tea, but also how people take delight in their reverie and in tea-drinking itself.
Snatching a bit of leisure from a busy schedule, making a kettle of strong tea, securing a serene space, and serving and drinking tea by yourself can help banish fatigue and frustration, improve your thinking ability and inspire you with enthusiasm. You may also imbibe it slowly in small sips to appreciate the subtle allure of tea-drinking, until your spirits soar up and up into a sublime aesthetic realm.
On September 22th, we went to a tea house near Omeida to learn about the art of Chinese tea making as well as sample a few types of Chinese tea.
Our teacher is a very experienced in the art of tea-making, and comes from a region of China that is very famous for its tea.
There are many different kinds of tea inChina. Tea comes in many different forms, and these different forms come from many different regions ofChina. Typically, different teas require different brewing methods.
Apart from the tea, we also need to prepare the tea set. Along with the standard cup and teapot, we also need a tea filter, teaspoon, tea plate, etc.
Do you know what this is? Haha! Normally, you will see this animal on a tea table. It is a golden toad with three legs. Chinese people believe that this kind of animal will bring you wealth.
Our teacher began by giving us a general background on tea. There are several places inChinathat are very famous for producing tea. To name a few, Anxi inFujian,HangzhouinZhejiang, and Puer inYunnanare all very famous for their own unique types of tea.
In order to achieve the best taste, we brew different teas at different temperatures and for different lengths of time.
In this picture, our teacher is making tea for use—he is truly a professional at this.
Puer tea is a kind of special tea. It is packed and stored in extremely dense disks, so we need a knife to cut it.
Once brewed, the color of green tea is a light yellow.
While the tea’s brewing, the tea leaves will expand and release a powerful fragrance—the smell consumed the entire teahouse.
Tea drinking inChinais similar to the art of drinking wine in western countries. Before we drink tea, we like to examine the color and smell its fragrance. The very last thing we do is sip the tea. How is it? Tastes good?
