中国 China • Tea 茶

while visiting friends in De'An, Jiangxi (江西德安), we went to a tea house. Tea and conversation first, then dinner, then more tea: Pu'Er tea and green tea.

The serving of tea is not an easy task; it requires stern attention to not only the steeping of the tea and use of the various tea utensils, but a good host does not overlook an empty teacup. The more guests, the more challenging the honor!

And if you've ever drank a bitter cup of tea... it certainly was not prepared in this way! There is an art to the tea ceremony, and to share it with great friends over good conversation - is always memorable.

My friends speak the local Da'An dialect (德安话), which is quite different than the standard Mandarin I've been studying in Beijing.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• china
• jiangxi
• de'an
• traditional
• tea
• ceremony
• teapot
• culinary
• anthropology

[JuanHsu]

De'An, my hometown

[dragonheadofthewest]

i know chinese take a yixing unglazed pot for pu erh but if you drink green tea what pot do you use? what is the name and is it glazed inside??