The Ancient Art of Tea: Wisdom From the Ancient Chinese Tea Masters
The Ancient Art of Tea: Wisdom From the Ancient Chinese Tea Masters
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"It is my hope that this guide will motivate other people in the West to pick up the place the ancients and the writer left off and go out and search for sources of sweet water right here in North America. … It is time for us to pick up the mantle and spread the word, Tea."—Dr. Eric Messersmith, Institute for Asian Scientific studies, Florida Worldwide UniversityThe overall health benefits of tea, from green teas to white, oolong and black teas, are effectively acknowledged in our globe nowadays. How to develop the best, wholesome cup of tea is a procedure couple of individuals actually realize, producing The Ancient Art of Tea a essential manual for tea lovers.Making a excellent cup of tea is a dynamic approach that needs the proper environment, excellent spring water, a ideal fire to boil water, talent in steeping tea, and deep comprehending of tea connoisseurship.From a selection of ancient tea texts comes a broader standpoint and deeper insight into the subjects that surround the tea consuming experience. The ancient Chinese held tea and the different sorts of tea in high regard for its medicinal and rejuvenative properties. They prized the teas that grew higher on the mountains, in crags and crevices in the rocks. They believed that tea was ideal brewed with pure, clean, mountain spring water, and that fire ought to be from clean and natural sources considering that effectively heated water would define the subtle tastes of the tea. Using the appropriate utensils enhanced the taste and experience of tea drinking. And they believed that where you had your tea, along with the people with whom you shared the knowledge, all establish the value of the tea.The Ancient Artwork of Tea consists of important details to help tea drinkers in their quest for but yet another pot of delicious tea. This book teaches the two fundamental tricks to tea as practiced in ancient China—technique and taste. These exemplify some of the basic ideas of the philosophy of tea, which tremendously enhances tea enjoyment. Not only an exhaustive supply of tea expertise, The Ancient Art of Tea is also a really crucial volume in the study of Chinese tea and is positive to turn into a classic in itself.
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