Alex gy.com11/10/04


>> Respectfully differ with you here. Cups, properly prepared for Gung-fu,
>> are
>> quite hot. They filled with hot water which is then disgarded, then filled
>> with hot tea which is likewise disgarded. I speak of course of the correct
>> way to prepare Gung-fu tea as taught to me by my master.
>>
>> Michael
>
>
> I think we are talking about different things here. I was describing the tea
> tasting ceremony, and you - tea discarding. I must admit, for now, this is
> too deep for me. May be in the future...
>
> Sasha.

Sasha,

The preparation of the tea things (chai-inka) is an intrinsic part of
Chinese Gung-fu tea, both before drinking and between steeps. (You were
speaking earlier of respecting traditions and knowing them before deviating
from them. It is from that perspective I speak here.)

Michael