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Tea Mountain - Jan. 28, 2009

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March 15th 2009
Love the way Chao Zhou tea is served. Tea is served in what seems like porcelain shot glasses and poured from a ceramic cup with no spout. The object is to get as few bubbles as possible in each shot glass as you continuously pour. One never stops pouring until all of the shot glasses are filled. The amount of spillage is a minor matter. The locals always seem to find any reason to kick b ... read more

Asia » China » Guangdong

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more