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https://online.ucpress.edu/gastronomica ... edFrom=PDFbelewfripp wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 6:46 amThis looks super interesting - as a Westerner who is only a few years into drinking tea "seriously" I've heard and read a lot of different things about gongfucha, with a lot of sites claiming it to be the "traditional Chinese tea ceremony" while others indicate that's not really the case and prior to the last few decades was only really known and practiced in SE China. It would be nice to have something scholarly and well-researched that provides real background on where gongfucha came from and exactly how widespread it was or wasn't prior to recent years.
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thoroughburro
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I was just about to post that. It's an excellent and very readable treatment of the same subject by MarshallN, in his professional capacity.
I'm looking forward to reading a new look at the same topic, with fresh research and insight! The more disseminated this information is the better. We need to realize that the truth is at least as exciting as the myth.
How exciting is it to be a participant in a rapidly-growing, global, contemporary branch of the tea culture tree?
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belewfripp
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Thanks for the link, I'll check it out - I haven't read that particular article, though I am familiar with some of MarshalN's research/perspective on this subject from reading his blog.
I'm a bit of an amateur historian/translator with some (small) proficiency in Classical/Literary Chinese so this sort of thing would in general be of interest even if it weren't about tea. Not anywhere near enough good scholarship in English on Chinese history and culture.
@belewfripp then you will find it useful that the original Chinese is included for the quotations.
In other news, that little Green label Qingshuini has made some progress. The handle is securely attached, now I need to sand and smoothen the Urushi putty and seal it for protection (mostly inside).
While the handle might seem a bit large in comparison to the overall pot shape, I have found this humble piece of tree branch ergonomically ingenious! There are so many comfortable ways to hold it, left- or right-handed, as a back handle or poured sideways - it all works very smoothly, at least with my hands.
While the handle might seem a bit large in comparison to the overall pot shape, I have found this humble piece of tree branch ergonomically ingenious! There are so many comfortable ways to hold it, left- or right-handed, as a back handle or poured sideways - it all works very smoothly, at least with my hands.
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And some nice corners and angles to get a good grip on the left hand as well:
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Qingshuini for yancha that fancy? I thought that was well into "hongni or zhuni only" territory. Interesting, might have to give my own qingshuini pot a run with some nicer yancha...
