Of course, we are speaking of tea as drunk by connoisseurs and not as generally served among shopkeepers. 我们所描写的当然是指鉴赏家的饮茶，而不是像店辅中的以茶奉客。 No such nicety can be expected of general mankind or when tea i
The enjoyment of these things, like the enjoyment of the moon, the snow and the flowers, must take place in proper company, for this I regard as the thing that the Chinese artists of life most frequen
Hence as a Chinese writer expresses it:For enjoying flowers, one must secure big-hearted friends.For going to a sing-song houses to have a look at sing-song girls, one must secure temperate friends. F
I do not think that, considered from the point of view of human culture and happiness, there have been more significant inventions in the history of mankind, more vitally important and more directly c
For such a quiet studio, one should have wut'ung trees in front and some green bamboos behind. On the south of the house, the eaves will stretch boldly forward, while on the north side, there will be
Thus chastened in spirit, quiet in mind and surrounded by proper company, one is fit to enjoy tea. For tea is invented for quiet company as wine is invented for a noisy party. There is something in th
Third, half of the art of making tea lies in getting good water with a keen edge; mountain spring water comes first, river water second, and well water third; water from the tap, if coming from dams,
In a true tea lover, the pleasure of handling all the paraphernalia is such that it is enjoyed for its own sake, 凡真正爱茶者，单是摇摩茶具，已经自有其乐趣。 as in the case of Ts'ai Hsiang, who in his old age was not able
Ten, the flavor expected of the best tea is the delicate flavor of "baby's flesh." 第十，茶味最上者，应如婴孩身上一般的带着"奶花香"。 In accordance with the Chinese practice of prescribing the proper moment and surrounding f
“In my studio, all formalities will be abolished, and only the most intimate friends will be admitted. They will be treated with rich or poor fare such as I eat, and we will chat and laugh and forget
Tea is then symbolic of earthly purity, requiring the most fastidious cleanliness in its preparation,from picking,frying and preserving to its final infusion and drinking, easily upset or spoiled by t
Tea is then symbolic of earthly purity, requiring the most fastidious cleanliness in its preparation,from picking,frying and preserving to its final infusion and drinking, easily upset or spoiled by t
