This morning, we were introduced to the tea ceremony in a more formal setting than we experienced at the tea factory. Before, were situated in a large, white room just to watch the tea service and see how brewing was done. Today, though, we sat down in a lovely tea house, surrounding the young woman serving the tea, and watched closely as she poured each individual cup from her tiny tea service. The sounds of American music from Simon and Garfunkle to Celine Dion floated gently in the background, re-tuned to acoustic flute, it sounds strange, but it was more strangely relaxing than anything else. The service was wonderful, and we got to try great examples of green, jasmine, and black tea brewed in a traditional, formal Chinese fashion. After the tea demonstration, we left for
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