{"id":2164,"date":"2020-10-22T01:23:32","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T01:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teadocumentary.com\/?page_id=2164"},"modified":"2025-01-11T22:18:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T22:18:53","slug":"chinese-tea-tasting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teadocumentary.com\/chinese-tea-tasting\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Tea Tasting &#8211; A Living Art Form"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2164\" class=\"elementor elementor-2164\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56f640d0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56f640d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51ea815b\" data-id=\"51ea815b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ca423b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ca423b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">CHINESE TEA TASTING: A LIVING ART FORM<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c91a8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c91a8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Gong Fu Cha - Origin of Tea Tasting Traditions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bed0787 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bed0787\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc16b36\" data-id=\"fc16b36\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f00ccae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f00ccae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">The Art Of Chinese Tea Tasting<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-351635a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"351635a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-460ee395\" data-id=\"460ee395\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-276b8227 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"276b8227\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-10b4f621\" data-id=\"10b4f621\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75413d5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75413d5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chinese Tea Tasting Revives the Mind, Body &amp; Spirit.<br \/><strong><em>Water Is the Mother, and Teapot the Father. Fire the Master.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>Discover Gong Fu Cha &#8211; Origin of Chinese Tea Tasting Traditions.<br \/>Using the same Camellia sinensis plant, Chinese tea masters invented six types of tea. Through various processing techniques, each tea offers unique aroma, flavors, and texture, not to mention health benefits. <br \/>The six types of tea are:<\/p><ul><li>White tea<\/li><li>Yellow tea<\/li><li>Green tea<\/li><li>Oolong tea<\/li><li>Black tea<\/li><li>Pu erh Tea (or Dark Tea, Hei Cha)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d0e174 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d0e174\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-570d698\" data-id=\"570d698\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-18e71c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18e71c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-37d8bcf\" data-id=\"37d8bcf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fe49d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fe49d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Chinese Tea Tasting Culture Expands Globally<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54f92ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54f92ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Similar to tea-making, the art of tea-drinking also evolved throughout the millennia in China. As tea flowed out to different parts of the world, tea-drinking was adopted and tailored to local culture. Here are the major tea-drinking traditions, starting from ancient times to present days.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b53a6e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1b53a6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b7052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79b7052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EVOLUTION OF TEA TASTING TRADITIONS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c343cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c343cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><strong>Cooked Tea: <\/strong>In pre-Tang Dynasty (6th century) China, tea was boiled with ginger, mint, scallions, citrus peel, etc.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li><strong>Powdered Tea:<\/strong>\u00a0 Lu Yu, the greatest tea sage in <a href=\"\/chinese-tea-culture\/\">Chinese tea culture<\/a>, promoted Powdered tea.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li><strong>Whipped tea:<\/strong>\u00a0Around the 10th century, in the Song dynasty in China, Whipped tea became fashionable. Japan adopted Whipped tea as Matcha 500 years later, giving birth to Chado, or Chanoyu, also known as the <a href=\"\/history-of-tea\/how-tea-came-to-japan\/\">Japanese Tea Ceremony<\/a>.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li><strong>Steeped tea:<\/strong> This tea-drinking method resulted from the invention of loose leaf tea, which happened in the Ming dynasty of China. Read more about <a href=\"\/blog\/how-is-tea-made\/\">how tea is made<\/a>.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li><strong>Zen Tea Ceremony:<\/strong> This tea tasting tradition originated at the Mount Tai temple in Shandong province in China. The practice spread throughout China and overseas. We filmed the Zen Tea Ceremony in Wuyi Shan\u2019s Mother Temple.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li><strong>Gong Fu Cha or Gong Fu Tea: <\/strong>The Gong Fu Cha Ceremony, was invented specifically to taste Oolong tea, a semi-fermented tea invented by the Buddhist monks at the <a href=\"\/blog\/wuyishan-tea-heritage\/\">Mother Temple Wuyi Mountains.<\/a><br \/><br \/><\/li><li><strong>Japanese Tea Ceremony or Chado:<\/strong> Also called Chanoyu, or The Way of Tea. This ceremony started in the 1500s using Whipped Green tea. Read the fascinating story of <a href=\"\/history-of-tea\/how-tea-came-to-japan\/\">how tea came to Japan<\/a>.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li><strong>Afternoon Tea: <\/strong>Introduced in England by the Duchess of Bedford in 1840. <a href=\"\/blog\/british-tea-culture\/\">Afternoon tea<\/a> brewing was initially a time for women to get together in their boudoirs. This social event then moved to the hotels of London in the mid-1800s. It grew into a quintessential English custom beloved by people around the world today.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c4a35a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c4a35a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57bc96f\" data-id=\"57bc96f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-370fcc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"370fcc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Origin of Gong Fu Cha<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3dbc9c7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3dbc9c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ace4d9\" data-id=\"1ace4d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca18a7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca18a7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-235bdfe\" data-id=\"235bdfe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0b4aa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0b4aa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The most renowned Chinese tea tasting tradition is Gong Fu Tea. This ancient custom was invented by the Buddhist monks to taste Oolong tea, which is invented in the Wuyi Moutains.\u00a0 A beautiful and tranquil tea tasting tradition, Gong Fu Cha tea tasting is accompanied by a host of exquisite <a href=\"\/tea-things\/\">Chinese tea things.<\/a><\/p><p>Oolong tea is the most complex tea type ever invented by Chinese Buddhist monks in the 16th century. A semi-fermented tea, Oolong tastes exquisite, awakening your senses like a springtime walk in the mountains. Oolong tea abounds with healthy qualities, like weight loss for example.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>To fully experience the majesty of this artisan tea, the monks invented a ceremony called Gong Fu Cha. This Zen Tea tradition offers tea drinkers not only a tea-tasting experience but also elevated spirituality and connectivity with others. <a href=\"\/blog\/origin-of-oolong-tea\/\">Oolong&#8217;s origin story<\/a> is fascinating.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p>Throughout the ages, tea immortalized countless tea connoisseurs in China. Emperors, artists, and poets worshiped the charm of this humble beverage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3366237d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3366237d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e71d40\" data-id=\"6e71d40\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bc36eb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"2bc36eb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=2PPt2OkBjjs&amp;list=PL0uwRV7NNJmxAplPU1bkSDDFfuUENNbnL&amp;index=2&amp;t=0s&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/teadocumentary.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-26-at-8.18.39-PM.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:878,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;lazy_load&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/teadocumentary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-26-at-8.18.39-PM-r4jup7yymrwe4bvkz0pk3zknz4zt4xuvvanksiamuu.png);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-play\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-605a216d\" data-id=\"605a216d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55c1e49e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55c1e49e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tang dynasty poet Lu Tong penned the famous \u201c7 Cups,\u201d while he was tasting tea. Legend has it that he was tasting Wuyi Rock tea, renowned for its long-lasting brews.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-624fcc21 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"624fcc21\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ab3cce2\" data-id=\"7ab3cce2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-66b429a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66b429a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-232111ca\" data-id=\"232111ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2804c676 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2804c676\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Wuyi Rock tea or Wuyi Oolong tea inspired countless poets in China during the Tang Dynasty (over 2000 years ago.)<br \/>One of the most famous tea poems is SEVEN CUPS by Lu Tong. Here is the English translation.\u00a0<\/p><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #dd9933;\">7 Cups<\/span><\/h5><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The first cup moistens my lips and throat;<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The second cup breaks my loneliness;<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The third cup searches my barren entrails but to find therein some five thousand scrolls;<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The fourth cup raises a slight perspiration, and all life\u2019s inequities pass out through my pores;<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The fifth cup purifies my flesh and bones;<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The sixth cup calls me to the immortals;<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The seventh cup could not be drunk, only the breath of the cool breeze raises in my sleeves.<\/p><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #dd9933;\">&#8211; Lu Tong (790-835 A.D.)<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ed6fb3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6ed6fb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e8f0c82 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e8f0c82\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-68b64f3a\" data-id=\"68b64f3a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52f81a52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"52f81a52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=BX5D_XMGW10&amp;t=3s&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/teadocumentary.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/06\\\/ActionFliks-9-Dragons-Tea-Gong-Fu-Cha-Ceremony-Christy-Hui-Offering-Tea-To-Bruce-Richardson-02.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:440,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;lazy_load&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/teadocumentary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/ActionFliks-9-Dragons-Tea-Gong-Fu-Cha-Ceremony-Christy-Hui-Offering-Tea-To-Bruce-Richardson-02-r4jur6guvckwb316jd6kszs8j1cc68mr4zkzs9e3w6.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-play\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cbea668\" data-id=\"4cbea668\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70fa73a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70fa73a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Experience the art and beauty of Chinese tea tasting tradition - GONG FU CHA. 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