The Chinese tea ceremony in full.

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hen hao he!

[elmiller1004]

I wish we could have some kind of translation as to what she is saying. The people she is brewing the tea for appear to be Australian or british from the accent. Please post a version of the video with sub titles perhaps. Thank you

[krgrimm]

@elmiller1004 The first part of her speech is translated up above in the Top Comments section. I wish the rest was translated too. But you can infer what she is saying with her movements.

[batonryep]

@aieoua That first "brew" is used to clean the tea leaves (they are hand picked and rolled) "wake up" the leaves and warm up the cups. The length of the second brew is dependent on the type of tea. Some teas reach their best flavor in seconds, other take a couple minutes. Over brewing (too long or too hot) usually results in bitter tea.

[YaDingus]

I buy my tea out of plastic jugs. America!

[lobzdik]

@aieoua good tea does not need to be brewed for that long, especially the way they make it in China (they age the pu-ehr tea) Also, as she washes the tea beforehand, it has already opened up by the time she pour in the water again

[FastKart27]

Not sure why, but tea ceremony vids relax me and put me to sleep at night. :)

[krgrimm]

@FastKart27 Me too!  :)

[Kimothy80]

@FastKart27 Me three! Sooo soothing after a long day at the office! :-)

[ADRIEL296]

and make sure to no follow this ceremony in the mornings before going to work..... cuz u are probably going to arrive late lol XD

[krgrimm]

I'm always very thirsty after watching this. Thirsty and calm.

[SuperBookworm365]

Very intresting. I wish I was there to smel the aroma.

I saw it at Taiwan.

[rsbonati]

@aieoua The Chinese never brew the tea for anything like 3-5 minutes, which I guess would get all the flavour out of the tea-bag. About twenty seconds is more than enough, and they use the same tea over and over again.

[AnnaZnna]

Well, 4 isn't a lucky number...of course she wouldn't give them 4 cups...-____-

[oOoOflowerpowerOoOo]

o O o O F l o w e r P o w e r O o O o

[seonidh]

Nice ceremony, calming but shouldnt the ceremony be in a nicer room and have a table without a wooden board and plastic table legs with an old rag over it? Or a table cloth so you cant see it?

[cooleeohs]

LOOL "Don't be shy, drink your tea!"

[cooleeohs]

... White noobs. I am Chinese, my parents were born in Beijing and we never even heard of a traditional tea ceremony >__>

[thekingofmoney2000]

@cooleeohs Then your family must not be very traditional! My grandma still does it, although not very often. ^_^

[TheChineseTeaCompany]

All you who are visiting London, why not come and see the Chinese Tea Ceremony for yourselves? You can visit our tea house and try the tea we make in the ceremony. Check out The 'Chinese Tea Company' (Video above)

[taciturnbadger]

May I just say.. I love this video SO MUCH!

[shohisbubbleking]

I have been comparing Chinese, Japanese and Korean (alphabetical order) tea ceremonies with various videos online. I am confused by the discard bowl in Chinese tea ceremony. I understand its usage in Japanese and Korean tea ceremony, since they don't have anywhere else to dump the water used to warm the teapot and cup. However, Chinese tea ceremony uses that tray, so why do they need a discard bowl?

[TheBuddhaLight]

I bought myself a Chinese Gong Fu Cha, after taking a traditional lesson on the process of the ceremony. Additionally I learnt a lot from this video. Thanks for the nice upload.

[theflush]

It's cool to see that the Japanese and Chinese tea ceremonies are so different. The Japanese ceremony seems like architecture, it has tight movements and strong visual composition. Whereas the Chinese ceremony seems like a ballet, it has fluent movements and it feels more organic.

[taciturnbadger]

A beautiful ceremony!

[Zilgisgit]

Yes, thanks very much for the translation. It is surprising to learn that those grungy surroundings are apparently a tea shop. The young lady and the ceremony, though, couldn't be lovelier. A frequent must-watch for me.

[subtleserveyor]

I wonder what type of tea she made...

[rsbonati]

@subtleserveyor - I think that it is pu'er cha (tea).

[tzw001]

@rsbonati - It is Da Hong Pao, which are tea leaves from the Wuyi Mountains in Fujian Province.

[Tilimilitrjamdija]

@rsbonati @subtleserveyor - Nope, this is not pu er. Its Da Hong Pao (she said this) - chinese imperator's high fermented Wu long tea...mmm... but I wonder why she made a pin cha ceremony (the simpliest one) but not gong fu cha ceremony - the special ceremony exactly for wu long teas(

[roxterat]

@subtleserveyor

Dahongpao

[paulhow0722]

@subtleserveyor That's "Da-Hong-Pao", a kind of woolong tea.

[EugeniusSmith]

@subtleserveyor I think I heard her say Da Hong Pao near the beginning, which is a Chinese oolong from Wu Yi mountain.

[griffinspear]

it takes 8:00 min. to prepare the tea, and a milisecond to drink it

[taciturnbadger]

Pure beauty.. Pity the setting wasn't more fitting!

[apathy24]

thanks for posting...I have a question though...what is she speaking about in Chinese at beginning?

[rsbonati]

@apathy24 Sorry, I do not speak Chinese.

[themandarinreview]

She said : 各位嘉宾大家好，欢迎来到福寿品茗茶叶，我是99号茶艺师，今天­各位嘉宾所点的是大红袍。which means: hello everyone, welcome to the Fushou ( happy and live long ) tea shop. I am tea specialist NO.99. You are ordering Dahongpao (big and red gown ) tea .

Then she started to present the tea ceremony.

[rsbonati]

@themandarinreview - thanks for the translation

[krgrimm]

@themandarinreview Thank you so much. I've been dying to know what's been said!

[numanana]

@themandarinreview

Number 99!? Really. These Chinese Borg tendencies go pretty far.

[roxterat]

@themandarinreview

ll speacialist NR.99 xD

[JackinMilwaukee]

@themandarinreview thanks mandarin.

[jiuchongmeng]

at  Dalian？

[rsbonati]

@jiuchongmeng No - Xian

[aseggemujrainnovativ]

many years ago I had the luck to visit China for 10 days (I'm 21 now from Hungary), and also took part in a ceremony like this. I was very young back than, but I enjoyed it very much, it was really spiritual, relaxing and beautiful. (sorry for my bad english, it's 1:08 am in Hungary at this time, I'm kinda sleepy now) btw merry christmas to y'all

[rsbonati]

@aseggemujrainnovativ  No - this was in Xian.

[aseggemujrainnovativ]

@rsbonati Okay, I didn't say that it wasn't.

[rsbonati]

@rsbonati sorry, fault in the system I meant to reply to juichongmeng.

[Jammsbro1]

The girl is hot :)

[SECTACYxHD]

Why do many people not realize drinking tea is a form of spiritual cleansing and meditation? It's not how fast or how much, but how well.

[EdTheBadass]

THE 4TH CUP WAS NOT DIVINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111

[wisejo11]

Does anyone know why the tea is dipped behind the wooden tray/table used before it is placed on the small placement? This happens at the very end, and is basically the last movement. I'm writing a paper and I do enjoy being correct!

[krgrimm]

@wisejo11 She's just drying off the tea cup bottoms to make them more presentable. There should be a towel behind the tea table.

[wisejo11]

@truthinlifeful Where is this online information available? I have done an online search, and felt some of the sites I got were sketchy. I'm doing more research on it for a class and my own personal enjoyment. Any idea where to find reliable information?

[612franklin]

Honor Thanks

[wisejo11]

@612franklin sorry I didn't mean to "vote down," I accidentally clicked it and can't make it go away!

[Zilgisgit]

It is indeed a moving meditation: provides a focus that lets us quiet our mind chatter. I've watched it many times, and only wish the gracious young lady had nicer surroundings and more respectful guests. Even so, I don't know of a Chinese tea ceremony video that comes close to this one. Thanks for posting it.

[manisa00]

i could already make and drink 10 cups of tea by this time....

[rsbonati]

@manisa00 it is not about speed of brew. The main thing is that the tea making is a moving meditation.



[manisa00]

@rsbonati yes i know,,just kidding.sorry if I hurt your feelings! in our country we have mediation like yoga and such, so do have Chinese and Japanese...but i love exploring cultures like these throughout the world.

[superdave292]

What? You call this "tea ceremony"? She spent 3 minutes on washing tea cups and another minute on putting tea in cup. Then a minute on washing the tea leaves. ... Hahahaha. Funny.

[wisejo11]

@superdave292 Is this incorrect? How should it be? Where is your information coming from?

[Lenigmaa]

it's funny at such i lovely ceremony is taking place in such a dump.

[TehLeek]

CAN A BROTHA GET A FOURTH CUP?

[Teastudent]

The cellphone was a little rude... and something interesting to note about Chinese tea culture (not sure if this was the tea maker's intent or if she just miscounted) is that there will sometimes be one less cup than the number of guests. This is to allow younger guests to show respect by offering their cup to elders and other such polite gestures. Again I am not sure if that is why she only prepared three cups, but it's something to consider I guess. Wish I knew what she was saying.

[Kimothy80]

I've watched this many times and I'm still amazed that someone had the nerve to leave their cell phone on.

[Malangsufi]

thanks a simple lipton is good enough for me!

[rsbonati]

@Malangsufi it takes all sorts to make a world.

[inskiller]

@Malangsufi you re stupid simpleton with your lipton-shit-tea

[Here2Crusade]

If that lady went through all that I wouldn't even open my mouth, let alone moan about a fourth cup !!

[emorris1853]

She overflows each cup so that the water washes the impurities from the outside of the cup, generally she does the same by pouring tea itself over the pot and cups a second time to give the porcelain a nice luster.

[FranFFXII]

why have a bowl if she's going too use the tea table ?

[612franklin]

Way Fine. Thanks fo the Cleansing . .. ... .....

[krgrimm]

Does anyone know what she is saying?

[OperaG01]

the whole ceremony is very soothing, until the man talks at 6:01 and starts bitching that he needs 4 cups.

[Obitosenpai]

@OperaG01

+1

[chrishew77]

@OperaG01 exactly what i was thinking! perfect video except for that disrespectful jackass.

[blufkin25]

@OperaG01 No kidding. It's like, shut up and let her make it. Cool vid though. I've only seen Japanese tea ceremonies. It's interesting to see how the two differ.

[wisejo11]

@OperaG01 I TOTALLY agree. Shut up and let her do the thing!

[fauxsham]

@OperaG01 agreed, not sure why, but had the hairs on my arms and neck standing up, lovely.

[elmiller1004]

This is such a beautful ceremony and these dorks sitting there watching her don't have the comman decentcy to turn off their fucking cell phones!

[qloudz]

her voice is so relaxing

[andrew3656]

what about her mouth lol

[ChenStyleJohn]

Very relaxed and well-paced! Is this a DanCong oolong ceremony? Maybe that's why there were only 3 cups (traditional number).

Thanks for sharing the video!

:-)

[Blackthorne369]

Handling those long wooden tweezers looks kind of hard. She looks so at ease though! Thank you for uploading!

[westernkate]

Yes as I have seen it, the first pour is the weakest, for rinsing, warming and opening the tea, and the cups. The second likewise is for warming the cups but can be taken. The third pour is for drinking. As for why she poured that little bit of water into the large bowl, I am stumped. Correct me if I'm mistaken.

[scottrekishika]

ok, i understand warming all the cups and all that, but what i dont get is why she pours or overflows all the hot water into the wooden recepticle except for one. i dont understand why she pours one serving cup worth of hot water into the big ceramic bowl insead of through the wooden slats liek all the other water and tea..... any aswers??

[azoraXhimori]

She's 'washing' the cups. If you go to any chinese restaurant and watch, at the beginning when the waiter sets the dishes, even if the bowls and utensils are clean they like to wash them in the tea or hot water. If there isn't a bowl set aside for the dirty water they tell a waiter to take it away. As for why she over blows them, probably to make sure none of the dirty water stays in the clean cups.

[littlemissconcerned]

what is she doing when she takes the tea below the table? is she just drying it?

this is very interesting, and it's quite different to the japanese tea ceremony - i wasn't expecting that.

[boatoflol]

Yea I think shes drying the bowls.

[wildflower8]

I love how her motions are so fluid and gentle.

[blondefyi]

this is so relaxing i added it to my favorites thanks for this video.

[MoonSheWolf]

I really liked this video :)

[Hokayshenao]

She sounds like a native speaker, and I think she has a bit of a cold. She has very good pronunciations.

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[senliwei]

I love it!!!

Watching this video I have to to ask my Chinese teacher to teach me how to perform Chinese tea ceremony!

[Arimane]

Why does she let the hot water rest with the tea just few seconds?

Very interesting cerimony, yep!

[primadog]

In general, Chinese tend to use more and stronger tea every brew than the western counterparts, so if the water is left in too long, the taste would be too heavy and unpleasant. Timing is part of the skill in tea serving.

[uranther]

@primadog Why use more and stronger tea? Does this allow for more and quicker steepings? Also, how does she know if the water temperature is appropriate?

[SlikkTim]

My favorite chinese tea ceremony video on youtube !

[tierlover5]

mine too

[Zakiagatgo]

and mine !

[boohooicaughtyou]

Why doesn't she pour out the water from the last cup right away?

I love the makeshift table!!

[SlikkTim]

Awesome video. I only knew about Chanoyu, but this chinese tea ceremony is incredible too... very nice ambiance and sound too