Tea Arts 茶藝

有記名茶精製廠位於早期台灣茶業集散重鎮的大稻埕區《台北市重慶北路2段64巷26號》，古樸的紅磚房，前面是綠蔭參天的公園，陣陣撲鼻茶香日夜吸引過往的行人。以數代傳承的經驗，負責人常赴各茶區選茶，先選定優良茶種，再經選枝、去渣(篩除茶角與碎片)、焙火、拼堆的過程，以四季如一的最佳品質，把產品推荐給消費者。有謂:「茶為君，火為臣」，可知火候對茶葉後天品質，有絕對關聯。也因為對焙火﹝不論清香或濃味﹞的重視，所推出的各級茶種，才能在行家享有極高的口碑。 http://www.wangtea.com.tw/ 有記名茶

Kyoto,Japan Tea&Incense Performance [京都:無我茶會,茶道,香道]

Herin Tea Troupe 和韻茶會 presents Tranquil Scents of Tea 靜謐茶之香 written and produced by: Steven R. Jones & Chang, Li-Hsiang (5/11/06) revised spelling censer(7/25/06) 作者： 瓊斯史迪芬 & 張麗香 This presentation will attempt to show the wonders and the many facets of tea aroma or the “Tranquil Scents of Tea”. Time is always moving so are the scents of tea changing. From the beginning before brewing until the tea is gone still there are the scents of tea in the air yet different from the beginning. And the heating of the censer, “incense burner” the tea changes scents. During this performance, the tea brewing methodology used is based on the “Lu-Yu Small Pot Tea Laws”, (陸羽小壺茶法). The tea incense heating methodology is based on the “Stoneware Chip Method”, by “Master Lin, Rai-Hsian” (老師 林瑞萱 ) from the, “Zuowang Valley Tea Lore Center”, ( 坐忘谷茶道中心 ). The two Teas used will be: Iron Mercy Goddess ( 鐵觀音茶 ), and Osmanthus Oolong ( 桂花烏龍茶 ). Both Teas will be used for heating tea incense and brewing te...

this was sent to me and i am posting it here. it sounds like a great event and learning experience. ----- Original Message ----- From: アジア文化?際交流? To: Mr. Steven Re-creation of Tang Dynasty tea ceremony by an expert from Kyoto,Jun.25 A re-creation of tea ceremony from the Tang Dynasty(618-900 AD) will be Cinducted by Chinese culture expert Mr. Kouhou TANAHASHI of Kyoto, on Sunday, June 25 at 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. at New Otani Hotel in Little Tokyo. English translation will be provided. Tanahashi will demonstrate the tea ceremony of the Tang dynasty when Chinese tea ceremony originated. The demonstration will use tea Tanahashi produced from methods of that era along with his reproduction of original utensils. His lecture will also include historical background about China and how people enjoyed tea in Tang period. In 1987, Chinese archeologists unearthed approximately 900 valuable cul- tural icons of the Chinese Court from Famen-si Temple, including Buddha’s ashes and gold and silver ...

There are some good books on tea lore or "culture/ceremonies" that are mostly Chinese/Taiwanese related, not Japanese related. I love and enjoy Japanese tea lore, its roots of course are in China but the Japanese have preserved many of the almost lost Chinese traditions, yes I said Chinese traditions as well as adding and perfecting and cultivating wonder world of tea. The reason I give you this list is that the Japanese tea ceremonies as a whole are very formal and are a metaphysical and art performance but also can be range from religious philosophical and personal enlightenment, just to say a few. The Chinese or Taiwanese tea ceremonies of today can also be almost just as formal but mostly focus around making a good cup of tea, not to say this is trivial at the least. Also tea is used throughout China, Taiwan, and England as a vehicle for communication, my own saying is "tea is our bridge", it is can be enjoyed while engaging in communication. Tea books. Chinese ...

Here is the site below. Learn Chinese Online Romanized spelling system of Chinese - Pinyin The phonological system of the modern standard language in Chinese, Putonghua or Guoyu, can be represented by letters. Of all the letters of English alphabet, 25 letters are used for Pinyin. Letter 'v' is not used, while letter '?' is added to represent the vowel sound 'yu'. Consonant letters There are 20 consonant letters use in Putonghua. Letter 'V' is not used. Three consonants are represented by combinations of two letters - 'zh', 'ch' and 'sh': b p m f d t n l g k h j q x z c s zh ch sh r y w