During this time Chinese tea drinking was on the rise, as were elegant teahouses and teacups carefully crafted from porcelain and pottery.
Also at this time drinking powdered and frothed tea or tea scented with flowers was widespread while other earlier flavourings were not being enjoyed any more.
It was at the same time as Zen Buddhism was caught on in Japan, via China which brought with it tea-drinking temple rituals.
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fascinating. such ritual surroundes tea and these days we chuck water over a bag in aug!
I know, it’s amazing to know how long and how the chinese adhere to their tea rituals, nothin like us Brits, :):)
Interesting I have always loved tea. Of course I love coffee also
The Chinese are the tea drinkers of the nation I think 🙂
And I. More tea than coffee.
Me to, love my tea 🙂