OT: fav tea story

[SPJ]

I have many.

there are 2 stories that I like most.

1. Long Jin or dragon well tea.

The legend said that Kang Xi or Qian Long went to a village. He was sick. A villager offered him the tea. And he healed very quickly. The emperor sent the tea to his mother/queen or Tai Hou, whe she was sick. And she healed,. too.

thus the tea was granted as the Yu Yong or used by the imperial court.

The dragon well tea was used by the imperial court and the grand queen.

;) :D

[SPJ]

2 Bi Luo Cun.

Either Kang Xi or Qian Long, the emperor of Qing.
One day he was thirsty and had "heat stroke". The tea was offered by a village girl. The tea healed him right away. The tea is with soft/light scent and taste. and yet it quenches your thirst and "heat"/anxiety/stress/--- right away.

The name was a bit not good, so the emperor gave the name Bi Luo Cun or green snail in the spring since the shape of tea leaves is coiled like a snail.

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what is your story/legend about tea, coffee--

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there is a good restaurant serving all kinds of teas named tea station.

I frequent a lot.

:D :)

[SPJ]

Bi Luo Cun was harvested for emperor use, too.

it is called Gong Pin or gift item to the emperor.

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:D

[SPJ]

http://www.tongfatea.com/greentea.php

link to some info.

:)

[SPJ]

http://www.adagio.com/green/dragonwell.html?SID=3dd5d23adea709cb704a7a1fb16224 11

http://www.adagio.com/green/pi_lo_chun.html

WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE.

:)

[SPJ]

http://www.teaspring.com/Xi-Hu-Long-Jing.asp

west lake long jin.

:)

[SPJ]

I have some Bi Luo Cun and Xi Hu Long Jin.

I only make them when I have to entertain some very close friends.

shuu.

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hehehe.

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:D

[SPJ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLtaVoH0WAc

a comedy.

:cool:

[SPJ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcu2op4x00s

a slice of heaven, indeed.

:)

[laugarkuen]

wow you have a thread entirely to yourself. I feel I'm intruding :D

[SPJ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srL1_4Z3VKI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CPjIDlU6R8&mode=related&search=

just thought green tea deserves a thread of its own.

:D :cool:

[SPJ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNMh0tdwxyQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lb70h8Qwko&mode=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoYZqd5tHN8&mode=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhllhcofYcg&mode=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV2W7gCxZK4&mode=related&search=

some tidbits about tea ceremony or sa do (Ca Dao; the way of the tea).

:)

[Mega-Foot]

One of my favorite Tea stories actually involves Grandmaster Sensie Chan Tai San and Granmaster Sensei Takeshi Ukeno, 1oth dan of Shaolin Ninjitsu.

They were discussing the fabled meeting of Kung Fu-Tzu and Laozi, when Kung Fu-Tzu offered the white goose and sat at the table for a discussion, sharing wisdom and food.

Anyways, they discussed this fable and its many meanings for hours over a cup of green tea, flavored with a touch of fresh plum.


I really like this thread, SPJ. It brings back memories.

[Mega-Foot]

Is there any way you can clear up your postings, though? Syntactically, they're rather incomprehensible.

Thanks,

John Takeshi.

[SPJ]

yes. I posted them when I was very tired from work.

and I did not read them afterwards.

oops.

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:D ;)

[SPJ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLcGch6koh4&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CsEVtCgkNU&mode=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th86Ge4fFJs&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylJhPNnQq-Q&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuWgd-Ct_FE&mode=related&search=

Pu Er is my father's fav.

:)

[SPJ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFjndwuRblE

hand roast Long Jin.

:)

[SPJ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzTAj5-8gdg&mode=related&search=

Kung Fu tea brewed and served.

:D

[SPJ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfUuZxkgcMc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wyNYBLzw4E&NR=1

general tea making.

:)

[SPJ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjtihDEYI08

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UO6S3VFIEU&mode=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C13L0QX-gOM&mode=related&search=

A visit to Pu Er tea house in Yun Nan province.

:)

[SPJ]

Pu Er tea from Si Mao, Yun Nan. It has history of 2700 years.

Intro of Wang Xia tea factory in Si Mao. Her tea won awards and used as gifts for important foreign guests such as foreign ministers from foreign countries.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSXFnWqVtBE

1. largest tea cake in 2001.

2. highest bidding price for a tea in 2002.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPLrXSrD0R8&mode=related&search=

how to make Pu Er tea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-AxwioEqB4&mode=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DEWWHLfzpA&mode=related&search=

how to tell the different grades of Pu Er.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5n_fG0_VKM&mode=related&search=

:)