Illustrated Modern Reader Of The Classic Of Tea

Author : Juenong Wu,Tony Blishen
Publisher : Shanghai Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781938368752

Get Book

Illustrated Modern Reader of 'The Classic of Tea' by Juenong Wu,Tony Blishen Pdf

This commentary on the Chinese masterpiece, The Classic of Tea, offers a fascinating perspective on this ancient pastime and art.The Classic of Tea, the first known monograph on tea in the world, was written in the 8th century by Lu Yu who devoted his entire life to the study of tea and is respected as the Sage of Tea. Wu Juenong, an agronomist and economist specializing in agriculture, has studied tea all his life. This book is the culmination of lifelong research on Chinese tea culture and history, introducing the readers to modern findings of effects and properties of tea, types of tea preparations, the evolution of tea growing regions and tea drinking customs across China, in addition to extensive annotation. Both scholarly and informative, An Illustrated Modern Reader of 'The Classic of Tea' has been acclaimed as a New Classic of Tea.An Illustrated Modern Reader of 'The Classic of Tea' also includes vivid illustrations and pictures of tools and utensils for the making and drinking of tea, either hand-drawn or collected by him, which the original The Classic of Tea lacked. Selected Chinese traditional paintings in the book illuminate the elegant art of brewing and drinking tea, the social rituals associated with tea drinking, and the reformative and cultural significance of tea ceremonies.

Author : Jiping Qiu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Tea
ISBN : 1622460502

Get Book

The Illustrated Classic of Tea by Jiping Qiu Pdf

"The Classic of Tea, written by the Tang dynasty scholar Lu Yu and finished in the years 760-770, is the earliest existing and the most comprehensive book about tea. It explains the production history, origin, current situation, production and drinking skills of tea and is considered "the tea encyclopaedia" which should be read by all tea lovers. This book is an illustrated interpretation on The Classic of Tea. By showing a large number of precious historical photos, it enables both common readers and professional readers to understand the essence of the original book and benefit from it."--

Author : John Blofeld
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000292817

Get Book

The Chinese Art of Tea by John Blofeld Pdf

First published in 1985, The Chinese Art of Tea is an exploration into the history of tea and the Chinese art of tea, known as ch’a-shu. The book begins by delving into the history and legends surrounding tea before moving on to a study of the Emperor Hui Tsung’s treatise on tea and approaches to tea during the Ming Dynasty. It discusses tea gardens, teahouses, the relationship between tea and ceramics, and the connection between tea and health. The book also features a detailed manual for practising the art of drinking tea, including advice for choosing tea, buying tea, different types of infusion and drinking vessels, and the attitude required for obtaining the fullest satisfaction from tea. The Chinese Art of Tea is ideal for anyone with an interest in the history and art of drinking tea, and the social and cultural history of China.

Author : Bret Hinsch
Publisher : Bret Hinsch
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Tea
ISBN : 9789744801296

Get Book

The Ultimate Guide to Chinese Tea by Bret Hinsch Pdf

Author : Michelle Francl
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781839165917

Get Book

Steeped by Michelle Francl Pdf

Author : Yu Lu,Francis Ross Carpenter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0880014164

Get Book

The Classic of Tea by Yu Lu,Francis Ross Carpenter Pdf

Discusses the history and tradition of brewing and drinking tea, covering ingredient selection, brewing equipment, and the tea drinking environment

Author : Hartwig Bohne
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 567 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783110758719

Get Book

Tea Cultures of Europe: Heritage and Hospitality by Hartwig Bohne Pdf

"No matter where you are in the world, you are at home when tea is served." -- Earlene Grey Tea has its very own significance in every consumer’s life. However, above all, tea represents enjoyment, the ritual of preparation and the appreciation of the moment. In this sense, tea creates hospitality and peace, tea brings people together to talk and to make time for each other. Tea needs time, tea spends time. In this pioneering book featuring hospitality embraced by tea culture, you will read of fascinating tea ceremonies, impressive tea china and comfortable tea houses as well as different national and regional tea-related habits in European countries. Nearly 50 contributions provide unique insights -- Samowars in the East, Dresmer blue porcelain in Germany, tulip glasses in Turkey and around, silver tea pots in Great Britain and, many more. The first tea plantations in Portugal or Georgia are discussed, as well as tea in arts, tea events, tea flavoured signature products, tea pairing and, impulses for entrepreneurship and education. Tea Cultures of Europe is written for tea lovers, educators and students, as well as industry practitioners (tea sommeliers, tea masters) and entrepreneurs.

Author : Yuan Mei
Publisher : Berkshire Publishing Group
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-31
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781614728511

Get Book

Recipes from the Garden of Contentment by Yuan Mei Pdf

Recipes from the Garden of Contentment: Yuan Mei’s Manual of Gastronomy is the first English edition of the Suiyuan Shidan 随園食单, one of the world’s most famous books about food. It is both a culinary treatise and a cookbook, written in the late eighteenth century by the poet Yuan Mei 袁枚. This translation by Sean J. S. Chen conveys the charm, humor, and erudition of one of China’s greatest writers. The book includes recipes for well-known yet exotic dishes such as bird’s nest and shark’s fin, and offers modern readers a unique perspective on Chinese history and culinary culture.

Author : Kit Boey Chow,Ione Kramer
Publisher : China Books
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0835121941

Get Book

All the Tea in China by Kit Boey Chow,Ione Kramer Pdf

Tea lovers will want to curl up - a pot of their favorite variety at hand - and linger over every informative page of this comprehensive account of tea's history and qualities. Chow and Kramer focus on Chinese teas and tea practices; their wonderfully detailed discussions leave no stone unturned in bringing to light all facets of tea as a plant, drink and institution. Two particularly interesting chapters center on tea's health benefits (which seem to be wide ranging and consequential) and how to make a good cup of tea (no easy task, to which any tea drinker can attest).

Author : James A. Benn
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9789888208739

Get Book

Tea in China by James A. Benn Pdf

Tea in China explores the contours of religious and cultural transformation in traditional China from the point of view of an everyday commodity and popular beverage. The work traces the development of tea drinking from its mythical origins to the nineteenth century and examines the changes in aesthetics, ritual, science, health, and knowledge that tea brought with it. The shift in drinking habits that occurred in late medieval China cannot be understood without an appreciation of the fact that Buddhist monks were responsible for not only changing people's attitudes toward the intoxicating substance, but also the proliferation of tea drinking. Monks had enjoyed a long association with tea in South China, but it was not until Lu Yu's compilation of the Chajing (The Classic of Tea) and the spread of tea drinking by itinerant Chan monastics that tea culture became popular throughout the empire and beyond. Tea was important for maintaining long periods of meditation; it also provided inspiration for poets and profoundly affected the ways in which ideas were exchanged. Prior to the eighth century, the aristocratic drinking party had excluded monks from participating in elite culture. Over cups of tea, however, monks and literati could meet on equal footing and share in the same aesthetic values. Monks and scholars thus found common ground in the popular stimulant—one with few side effects that was easily obtainable and provided inspiration and energy for composing poetry and meditating. In addition, rituals associated with tea drinking were developed in Chan monasteries, aiding in the transformation of China's sacred landscape at the popular and elite level. Pilgrimages to monasteries that grew their own tea were essential in the spread of tea culture, and some monasteries owned vast tea plantations. By the end of the ninth century, tea was a vital component in the Chinese economy and in everyday life. Tea in China transcends the boundaries of religious studies and cultural history as it draws on a broad range of materials—poetry, histories, liturgical texts, monastic regulations—many translated or analyzed for the first time. The book will be of interest to scholars of East Asia and all those concerned with the religious dimensions of commodity culture in the premodern world.

Author : Jinghong Zhang
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780295804873

Get Book

Puer Tea by Jinghong Zhang Pdf

Puer tea has been grown for centuries in the “Six Great Tea Mountains” of Yunnan Province, and in imperial China it was a prized commodity, traded to Tibet by horse or mule caravan via the so-called Tea Horse Road and presented as tribute to the emperor in Beijing. In the 1990s, as the tea’s noble lineage and unique process of aging and fermentation were rediscovered, it achieved cult status both in China and internationally. The tea became a favorite among urban connoisseurs who analyzed it in language comparable to that used in wine appreciation and paid skyrocketing prices. In 2007, however, local events and the international economic crisis caused the Puer market to collapse. Puer Tea traces the rise, climax, and crash of this phenomenon. With ethnographic attention to the spaces in which Puer tea is harvested, processed, traded, and consumed, anthropologist Jinghong Zhang constructs a vivid account of the transformation of a cottage handicraft into a major industry—with predictable risks and unexpected consequences. Watch the associated videos at https://archive.org/details/PUERTEADVD1.

Author : Louis Chu
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780295747064

Get Book

Eat a Bowl of Tea by Louis Chu Pdf

At the close of the Second World War, racist immigration laws trapped enclaves of old men in Chinatowns across the United States, preventing their wives or families from joining them. They took refuge from loneliness in the repartee and rivalries exchanged over games of mahjong in the backrooms of barbershops or at the local tong. These bachelors found hope in the nascent marriages and future children who would someday grow roots in American soil, made possible at last by the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1943. Louis Chu tells the story of a newlywed couple that inherits the burden of this tightly bonded community’s expectations. Returning soldier Ben Loy travels to China to marry Mei Oi, a beautiful, intelligent woman who then emigrates to New York. After their honeymoon, Ben Loy becomes impotent, and his inability to father a child frustrates both Mei Oi and the Chinatown bachelors. This discontent boils over when Mei Oi has an affair and the community learns of Ben Loy’s humiliation. Eat a Bowl of Tea remains a groundbreaking and influential work. The first novel to capture the tone and sensibility of everyday life in an American Chinatown, it is an incisive portrayal of Chinese America on the brink of change. A new foreword by Fae Myenne Ng explores the depth and meaning of Mei Oi’s lust and elucidates the power of Chu’s uncompromising writing.

Author : Amanda Sellet
Publisher : HMH Books For Young Readers
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780358156611

Get Book

By the Book by Amanda Sellet Pdf

"A teen obsessed with 19th century literature tries to cull advice on life and love from her favorite classic heroines to disastrous results--especially when she falls for the school's resident lothario"--

Author : Linda Gaylard
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-07
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781465445711

Get Book

The Tea Book by Linda Gaylard Pdf

Where does tea come from? With DK's The Tea Book, learn where in the world tea is cultivated and how to drink each variety at its best, with steeping notes and step-by-step recipes. Visit tea plantations from India to Kenya, recreate a Japanese tea ceremony, discover the benefits of green tea, or learn how to make the increasingly popular Chai tea. Exploring the spectrum of herbal, plant, and fruit infusions, as well as tea leaves, this is a comprehensive guide for all tea lovers.

Author : Warren Peltier
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781462900909

Get Book

Ancient Art of Tea by Warren Peltier Pdf

The Ancient Art of Tea is a delightful look at the philosophy, history, and culture of tea in China. The health benefits of tea, whether white, green, oolong or black, are well known in our world today. However, creating the perfect, healthy cup of tea is a process few people genuinely understand. As expert Warren Peltier explains, making an ideal cup of tea is a dynamic process that requires the right environment, clear spring water, a suitable fire to boil water, skill in steeping tea, and a deep understanding of tea connoisseurship. The Ancient Art of Tea offers a thorough, much-needed guide for tea lovers. Peltier's commentaries include discussion of: Zhang You Xin's Chronicle on Water for Brewing Tea. Xu Ci Shu's Discourse on Fire. Lu Yu's Description of the "Three Boils." Chen Ji Ru on the Merits of Tasting Tea with Company. Gu Yuan Qing's Eight Requisites for Tasting Tea. The Ancient Art of Tea parses historic tea texts to offer a broader perspective and deeper insight into the topics that surround the tea-drinking experience. The book contains vital information to assist tea drinkers in their quest for yet another pot of delicious tea. It teaches the two fundamental secrets to tea as practiced in ancient China--technique and taste. These exemplify some of the basic concepts of the philosophy of tea, which greatly enhances the enjoyment of the beverage. Not only an exhaustive source of tea knowledge, The Ancient Art of Tea is also a significant volume in the study of Chinese tea and is sure to become a classic in its own right.