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Tea Masters

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A "tea master" is someone who makes, boils, infuses and serves tea, in other words, a server in a tea house. You can't take the term too literally. It doesn't mean an accomplished master in the tea trade or a master's degree holder in the science of tea. In a teahouse, as soon as you take your seat, a tea master will come to you, holding a shining bronze kettle and deftly putting the white set of cups on the table in front of you. Then, he'll raise the kettle and pour water into the tea cup from a height of over one chi.

Chinese Tea House

Tea House (Chaguan), a special place for the Chinese to have tea, is very popular in the Yangtze River area; it is mostly called Tea House (Chalou) in provinces like Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan, and is called Tea Pavilion (Chating) in Beijing and Tianjin of north China. Historically, there are some other names for it, such as Chaliao, Chafang, Chasi, Chashe, Chayuan, Chawu and Chashi. Although these names vary, the forms and contents are basically the same.

The Drama Tea House

The Drama Tea House

The drama Tea House was written by the noted modern Chinese writer Lao She in 1956 and first staged by Beijing People's Art Theatre in 1958. Set in a tea house and involving over 70 characters, the...