Literati have been loving tea since old days. Their preference for natural landscapes and tranquil lives is well reflected in the tea culture. Tea is a symbol of their virtue and moral principles. This ceremony, based on Wuyuan County, Jiangxi Province (the hometown of Zhu Xi, China’s greatest scholar of the 12th century), restores the tea drinking practice in the Jiang’nan region (south to the Yangtze River) in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Oolong tea is also known as Kung Fu Tea in Fujian, Guangdong, and Taiwan. The utensils are exquisite, the brewing technique is unique, and the drinking procedure is special. It is not only a daily habit but also the first etiquette of communication. The water is preferably from a spring or well. The tea is preferably Tieguanyin, which is semi-fermented, baked, and shaped. The first step is to warm the pot and cups, and then fill the tea leaves with 70% of the pot. The water has to be poured at a high place, while tea soup is distributed at a low place. Foams are scraped, and lids are rinsed.

“The greatest chefs are from the Southeast, yet Kung Fu tea and its soup taste the best” – as the old saying goes.

Oolong tea is usually served in blue-and-white porcelain.

Oolong tea, which has both the fragrance of green tea and the sweetness of black tea, has a natural floral fragrance after brewing. It has been popular since the Ming Dynasty.

Blue-and-white porcelain is mainly produced in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, which is China’s porcelain capital. People love it for its pure, elegant, and noble character.

Chinese tea culture thrived in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. Song was an important stage in the development of tea culture. Tea whisking (Dian-Cha) is a competition that appeared first in the late Tang Dynasty and became well received in the Song and Yuan dynasties, where tea leaf quality was assessed and whisking skills were compared. It is also a game popular in the Song and Yuan periods.Boiling tea, grinding tea, sieving tea, cooking water, whisking tea, tapping, etc. are not only exquisite techniques but also the ethos of that time.

The ceremony we design reflects the evolution of tea-making habits and techniques over different periods in China, such as “tea boiling” in the Tang Dynasty, “tea whisking” in the Song and Yuan dynasties, and “tea brewing” in the Ming and Qing dynasties. A quiet environment, elegant utensils, peaceful people, clear tea, and a calm spirit reflect the ancient Chinese philosophy of harmony between humanity and nature.

Inspired by “The Huishan Tea Party”, a masterpiece of the great painter Wen Zhengming of the Ming Dynasty, the ceremony manifests the ancient Chinese philosophy of harmony between mankind and nature. It is a reproduction of tea drinking back to the Ming period.

We’ve customized blue-and-white tea ware that features the Top Ten Views of the West Lake. Encompassing spring, summer, autumn, winter, dawn, morning, dusk, night, sunshine, fog, wind, rain, flowers, birds, fish, and insects, the Top Ten Views refer to an organic combination of poetry, painting, and scenery at aesthetic and philosophical levels. The tea artist will make tea in a large bowl and uses a spoon to distribute it into cups.