The first tea discovered in China was the wild trees of Yunnan province. Long before the meeting of the Chaozhou people and Anxi oolong, the Bai Du ethnic minority were practicing the art of kung fu tea.
I was taught this ancient method of appreciating fresh puerh tea by a monk who recently moved to the US, and I would like to share it with puerh lovers here.
http://chahai.net/?p=81
Edit: I wanted to see how many people would fall for this gag. This method is just something goofy that TIM and I made up yesterday. Some folks are actually believing it - and a lot of other hooey on this forum - treat it as a free lesson in skepticism.
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But don't forget the Tea Crystals, they only appear in the best cups of tea. So as you pour, look carefully, you might just have a tea crystal in your cup.
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very Good video. if this is a joke then could you use the same skills/set to produce one that is real or better than the one i just watched. the audio is good so tell what you are doing please.
some would find it helpful.
oh and by the way my water has a lot of minerals in it so if i boil it for a long time some shinny Crystals do form and wind up in the tea. go figure if its thought of it probably happened ....................
some would find it helpful.
oh and by the way my water has a lot of minerals in it so if i boil it for a long time some shinny Crystals do form and wind up in the tea. go figure if its thought of it probably happened ....................
Aug 16th, '09, 16:20
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.... And the rarest of all - Tea Pearls! Perhaps those you need a pretty tea fairy to producesAdamMY wrote:But don't forget the Tea Crystals, they only appear in the best cups of tea. So as you pour, look carefully, you might just have a tea crystal in your cup.
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Nice performance and great production values, Brandon. I'd say Hollywood is next! 
Seriously, thanks for post!
Seriously, thanks for post!
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TIM wrote:.... And the rarest of all - Tea Pearls! Perhaps those you need a pretty tea fairy to producesAdamMY wrote:But don't forget the Tea Crystals, they only appear in the best cups of tea. So as you pour, look carefully, you might just have a tea crystal in your cup.
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In all seriousness, I have seen "tea pearls" like those in the photo. Brandon, have you found any in Master Wang's 2000 shu? is that the art of tea?
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trent wrote:In all seriousness, I have seen "tea pearls" like those in the photo. Brandon, have you found any in Master Wang's 2000 shu? is that the art of tea?
me too