tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37638642231628913452024-03-12T16:07:20.160-07:00Cha Qu 茶趣Cha Qu (茶趣)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02681842345492326252noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763864223162891345.post-27023319331443698542013-07-06T23:11:00.000-07:002013-07-06T23:15:39.855-07:00The Way of Serving A Short Demonstration of Serving Tea
Serving tea is worship for the value of our precious presence. It is a way of giving with full respect, discipline and inner peace.
Cha Qu (茶趣)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02681842345492326252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763864223162891345.post-52058153234621396582013-04-21T22:56:00.002-07:002013-04-21T23:03:48.007-07:00Great Tea Time in China!
10 years old aged raw puer from 1100-1200 years old wild ancient arbor tea tree.
The package of the 10 years old aged raw puer from 1100-1200 years old wild ancient arbor tea tree - - Rui Gong Tian Chao
The liquor of the 10 years old aged raw puer from 1100-1200 years old wild ancient arbor tea tree
On this trip, I am so lucky to be introduced to Mr. Xiao who owns Cha Qu (茶趣)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02681842345492326252noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763864223162891345.post-6644520587427101002013-04-18T01:49:00.000-07:002013-04-18T01:51:55.121-07:00Ready for a China Tea Adventure
China Tea Harvest Trip
Yeah! 4.5 hours away, I will leave to the airport, fly back to China for an exciting tea trip.
A friend of mine who is 6th Generation of making Phoenix Dancong lives on the top of tea mountain invited me to stay with him. Seriously, I really can not wait for that. I have been dreaming that moment for so many years. In addition, my Cha Qu (茶趣)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02681842345492326252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763864223162891345.post-57728076868351806432012-11-15T17:41:00.000-08:002012-11-15T17:47:58.341-08:00The Presence Of Tea<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Cha Qu (茶趣)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02681842345492326252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763864223162891345.post-21862003845584409432012-11-15T16:12:00.002-08:002012-11-15T16:28:00.680-08:00Private Tea Ceremony
I am so pleased to announce you that there is a tea ceremony just for you.
Firstly, I would like to invite you to my experience of performing tea ceremonies. I tried to explain what my feelings are, but it is something can not be said by words. The sound of pouring tea is one of my favorite enjoyments. ' The Sound Of Pouring Tea', stayed in my heart for a long time.
Today, I would like Cha Qu (茶趣)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02681842345492326252noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763864223162891345.post-91287039789485261992012-11-15T15:25:00.001-08:002012-11-15T15:29:47.815-08:00Tea Meditation
This cup of tea in my two hands, mindfulness held perfectly. My mind and body dwell in here and now.
Drinking tea in noble silence, the tea becomes real with our mindfulness and we are fully aware of its taste.
We allow the silence and the calmness to penetrate our flesh and bones. We allow the energy of tea and its mindfulness to penetrate our body and mind. We drink Cha Qu (茶趣)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02681842345492326252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763864223162891345.post-60282232998746617032012-07-26T21:44:00.000-07:002012-11-15T15:30:15.791-08:00Voice from guests of Guitian's Tea Club
Tea is changing me. Really I'm changing me. Tea is my helper. Tea
is beginning to slow me down. Tea is helping me eat healthier. One
evening after tea class, I lay in bed and there was no pain in my legs
and feet. None at all. There is always pain in my legs and feet when
I lie down. I even found after having tea with my husband--relaxing,
Cha Qu (茶趣)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02681842345492326252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763864223162891345.post-33394998913841647942012-07-21T23:30:00.000-07:002012-08-13T23:34:46.084-07:00Photos of 3rd Tea Ceremony at Guitian's Tea ClubCha Qu (茶趣)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02681842345492326252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763864223162891345.post-36748753884814230842012-07-18T23:00:00.000-07:002012-07-18T23:08:23.773-07:00How water affects the taste of tea
Chinese see everything in the world as a manifestation of either a male or
female principle. For example, water is female, which means tea must be male. A funny thing is that when a boy chases or flirts with a girl, it is called “to brew -
pao 泡” in Chinese. Well, if water is female, this means a woman brews a man in this
situation, and a man wishes to be brewed by a good woman, don’t you Cha Qu (茶趣)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02681842345492326252noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763864223162891345.post-90276692035573070122012-07-15T09:30:00.001-07:002012-07-16T00:39:17.233-07:002nd Tea Ceremony at Guitian's Tea Club
We broke the ice by broke the table. It was my fault, and it meant to be. That's why we connected each other quickly and we lasted our ceremony until 12:30am.
We tried 4 kinds of tea plus White cockscomb. We shared the tea poems and discussed them, we talked about the water, the steeping, the beauty, the way of drinking, the tips of choosing a good tea and eating cherries, egg cakes, Cha Qu (茶趣)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02681842345492326252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763864223162891345.post-5822422164213302182012-07-04T23:18:00.002-07:002012-07-15T09:31:13.902-07:00Birth of Guitian's Tea Club
Finally, it happened, and yet successfully and delightfully! I have planned this since last year. Until my dear friend couldn't wait for it any longer, he came over to me, and said, here is the place for you, start it now. Yes, I didn't know what I was waiting for. He is right, if I never give myself a space, there is always a tomorrow, tomorrow.
No excuse any more.
Drinking a lot of tea Cha Qu (茶趣)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02681842345492326252noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763864223162891345.post-72593101284789182932012-06-17T20:07:00.000-07:002012-06-17T20:51:11.801-07:00A New Home of Tea
The rain was like cats and dogs. My thoughts were like cats and dogs too. I was sitting on the bus waiting in traffic and so worried that I wouldn't arrive at my new "home" - a family teahouse called "Three Fate Hall" (三缘堂) - on time. It was my second visit there. Every minute when we shared tea together was so wonderful and precious that we all agreed on my first visit that our meeting togetherCha Qu (茶趣)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02681842345492326252noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763864223162891345.post-66078064542717315732011-07-16T13:54:00.000-07:002011-07-23T10:20:37.710-07:00Zen Tea
It finally arrived! A big shipment of tea from my brother, including the type of green tea produced in my village, so that when I opened the package, my entire apartment smelled like my home town. What a sweet feeling! But the most special thing he sent might be the tea from a temple close to my home, which is produced in only extremely limited quantities and only Cha Qu (茶趣)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02681842345492326252noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763864223162891345.post-31583866807585063862011-03-01T23:22:00.000-08:002011-03-01T23:27:09.137-08:00How to store your puerh teaI was so excited! One of my friends invited me to taste a puerh tea produced in the 1980s. The cake had just arrived from China, and in a week we would meet to share it together. This week seemed neverending. When the date we set finally arrived, I raced to his place for a taste of something genuinely special.
After eagerly opening the paper wrapper, I noticed some white spots spread unevenly Cha Qu (茶趣)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02681842345492326252noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763864223162891345.post-77052781201544471192011-01-28T16:13:00.000-08:002011-04-05T11:49:12.444-07:00How to identify the differences between raw puerh and cooked puerhIt makes me very glad to meet more and more people in the USA who enjoy drinking ripe/cooked (shu 熟) puerh. However, it seems to me that many people still fail to appreciate the depth and value of raw/uncooked (sheng 生) puerh. Moreover, many people are unable to distinguish cooked and raw puer. This confusion has prompted me to write about the differences between these two teas.
Raw puerh is alsoCha Qu (茶趣)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02681842345492326252noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763864223162891345.post-71195264558314437582010-12-01T00:01:00.000-08:002012-06-11T22:20:28.610-07:002011 Spring Harvest Tea Tour to China
Nov 28, 2010 10
Freshly picked green tea leaves
Longjing Xia Ren (龙井虾仁), or shrimp with Longjing tea - a local delicacy from Hangzhou
Understanding tea needs experience. Little by little, as we learn more about tea, all of us also learn how much more we don't know. Tea is deeper, broader and more diverse than any one lifetime. Cha Qu (茶趣)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02681842345492326252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763864223162891345.post-1271528099726479792010-11-30T15:45:00.000-08:002010-12-02T21:13:09.442-08:00Daily Itinerary of 2011 Spring Tea Tour to China
The Special taste and aroma of fresh Chinese tea…
A fascinating and sensual experience in the motherland of tea – China
The 2011 Spring Tea Harvest Tour is specially designed for tea lovers, tea explorers and people who simply want to release their stress and discover Chinese culture.
Daily Itinerary
Day 1: After a long flight, we will relax in an historical area of tea farms in Cha Qu (茶趣)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02681842345492326252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763864223162891345.post-52343382948463633852010-08-06T10:08:00.000-07:002010-08-06T10:08:15.401-07:00Green Tea: Production ProcessBaby tea buds and leaves on the tea bush
Machine-picking
hand-picking
Fresh budsets after picking
Machine production (1)
Machine production (2)
pan-firing
Firing and shaping the tea leaves by hand
Longjing (Dragon Well) tea ready to drink
Would you like a cup?
To be able to appreciate the aroma and flavor of tea from little sips is a great pleasure; to understand a little of the art of teaCha Qu (茶趣)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02681842345492326252noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763864223162891345.post-30577649800875510812010-07-24T17:11:00.001-07:002010-08-06T10:16:06.325-07:00Worldwide Pronounciations Of Tea
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Recently, I introduced a dark oolong called Big Red Robe (Da Hongpao 大红袍)to my friend. He inspired me a lot with his deep and joyful experience of this tea, so I have decided to share some of the experience of the extraordinary and phenomenal flavor and aftertaste of this tea with you.
Big Red Robe was created more than 350 years ago in the Ming Dynasty and is the most well-known of the Wuyi Cha Qu (茶趣)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02681842345492326252noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763864223162891345.post-37151532586339632462010-01-14T22:48:00.000-08:002010-01-22T22:10:02.865-08:00Unique Puerh tea Generally speaking, the fresher a tea is, the better its quality and more expensive it is, with one notable exception: Puer.Puer (also written Pu-erh, Pu-Er, Puerh) tea is named after the city of Puer in Yunnan Province, located in southwest China on the border of Laos and Burma. The reason Puer tea has the same name as the city of Puer is not because tea was traditionally grown there; rather, Cha Qu (茶趣)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02681842345492326252noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763864223162891345.post-2510341295641912009-12-31T22:36:00.000-08:002010-03-25T20:45:05.394-07:00Tips on how to savor a cup of teaWhen tea is served in a tiny Chinese tea cup, the size of the tea cup and the amount of tea might make you feel it is barely enough for a mouthful, to be drunk in one gulp. Please don't do that.The processing of tea is an art, the preparation of tea is an art, and drinking tea is as well. If you don't believe me, please just try the method I am going to introduce; you will find tea is much more Cha Qu (茶趣)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02681842345492326252noreply@blogger.com8