Tea Arts 茶藝

some photos taken in Rome in January, uploaded yesterday: http://www.pbase.com/aictea0108/roma

茶香之旋律 Melody of Tea Incense 作者: Steven R. Jones This paper, along with many other tea related papers, were collected published in a book by Lu-Yu Tea Culture Institute (2008, Taiwan) 摘要：寫這篇文章的目的，是要在這廣闊的香文化與藝術領域中，探討其中的一小部分，特別的茶之香。在遠古時代就記載著，茶之所以受到讚賞不僅是為了它的味道，而且也為了它的香味，更欣喜地稱為”芬芳，茶香或香味”。自古以來茶與其它配料混合一起可作為許多種不同的合香。在茶之香的儀式中是使用純正的茶，並且茶是注意力的焦點。 Abstract: The purpose of this writing is to explore only one small part of the many elements of Incense Culture and Arts, specifically Tea Incense. It has been recorded since ancient times that tea has been appreciated not only for its taste, but also for its odor, more pleasantly known as, “fragrance, aroma, or scent”. Through history tea has been mixed with other ingredients to make different varieties of incense. In a Tea Incense Ceremony pure tea is used as incense and the focus is purely on tea. Key words: Incense, Tea, Tea Incense, Incense Ceremony, Tea Incense Ceremony “a scent is worth 10,000 words” Preface: I am very fortunate to be

learn and teach tea arts From the bottom of p.60 Taiwan Travel Guide Lonely Planet 7th Edition / November 2007 ISBN: 9781741045482 400 pp / 16 pp colour / 89 maps next edition due: October 2011 Robert Kelly , Joshua Samuel Brown === Over 30 years of experience and affiliated with the Tenfu Tea College . Certification and classes are from " 天福茶職業技術學院Tenfu Tea College" and   " 陸羽茶藝中心Lu-Yu Tea Culture Institute "  .

---many writings and quotes from many people, link at bottom--- Quotations involving Tea All the following quotations have a reference to tea and are found in literature all over the world. Most of them are well known and we make little claim to researching deep and long into the night to find them. However, that sounds like a good way to spend time to me, especially if armed with a nice cuppa. If any one out there finds any more, please send them in via e-mail. That goes for any of the other subjects in this website too – you can quote me on that! "Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea."Henry Fielding "Tea is drunk to forget the din of the world."T'ien Yiheng "Strange how a teapot can represent at the same time the comforts of solitude and the pleasures of company."Anon "Each cup of tea represents an imaginary voyage."Catherine Douzel "Tea had come as a deliverer to a land that called for deliverance; a land of bee