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> > Tea Cup
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> > Emperor Xuan Zhong reign [1] tea cups with pointed footings are of
> > superior quality and style, solid and not easily
> > cool off, they are as white as jade, great for check out the color of
> > tea. This is number one tea cup
> >
> > Emperor Shi Zhong reign [2] altar cups made for tea, fruit juice
> > and wine, the one with inscription "Gold Charm Ceremony
> > Altar " is fine as well.
> >
> > White Ding Kiln[3] tea cups are collectibles not for day to day
> > use. Due to the fact that a cup for steeping tea
> > ought to be warmed up in order to creat milky foams on the surface
> of
> > tea, porcelain ware from ancient kiln may be
> > damaged by heating, this is something one ought to bear in mind.
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> > There are also pots made by Old Man Chui's Kiln, somewhat larger,
> > can be used as container for
> > fruit and nuts; the fruits must be limitd to those which do not take
> > away aroma such as filbert seeds, pine seeds,
> > fresh bamboo shoots, chicken peas and lotus seeds; tangerine, orange
> > and jasmine are positively out.
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> > [1] Emperor Xuan Zhong reign : 1426-1449
> > [2] Emperor Shi Zhong reign 1523-1565
> > [3] Ding Kiln was founded in Tang dynasty, it became one of the most
> > famous kilns in North Song Dynasty.
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> Choice of Charcoal
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> Water for steeping tea abhors smoke, therefore things like falling
> leaves, tree twigs, pine cones, even though
> fashionable to talk about, but actually can not be used.
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> Furthermore, cracking charcoal and smoking charcoal may fill a
> room with dense smoke, they are the worst enemy
> of tea.
> Charcoal from the Chang Xin tea mountain, known as "golden
> charcoal" is the right size, when kindled with cinder, it
> is the best friend for preparing water for steeping tea.
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> Translated from Wen Zhen Heng: Zhang Wu Zhi (On Superfluous Things)
> Chapter 12, by Martin Tai
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Nice to find someone who shares the interest for ancient treatises. Did you
posted also the parts regarding tea varieties?
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