Saturday TeaRoom 5/30/09 Name your tearoom style?

[leiche]

I voted for the last option because I couldn't make up my mind. I would surely visit each type of tearoom if given the opportunity. It's not about the decor, it's about the tea and snacks! I'm flexible on the particulars.

Still feeling under the weather. Ugh. At least it's nice out for the first time in a week. Time to brew up the remnants of my Zhongshan Baiye.

[DQBunny]

UDub was my second choice for museology programs! They really have a nice program - probably the best here in the States. And of course Seattle has a lot of great tea places. I got into my first choice which is the University of Leicester in England.

*perks up* They have a museology program? Fantastic! I'd love to get my MA in the UK, especially since my fiancé is from Liverpool and is completing his Ph.D there. Right now, we're not quite sure what side of the pond we're settling on, it depends on the work he can find as well as what school I get into. But if my folks are willing to take in my cats for a year or so (I don't think I'd be able to bring them unless it was a permanent move), it'll be hard for me to go to graduate school over there unless I got a full scholarship.

I love exhibits that include a good deal to touch, hear, see, etc! I think the museum experience should be very sensual, not walking through with your hands behind your back.

I completely agree! One of the best memories from childhood was a section of the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts called Artworks that was extremely tactal, and designed just for younger students. In a tea museum, there's not only the potential for the visual and audio like you said, but to taste, smell and feel and actively participate - like when I did the Japanese tea ceremony when I was in college. And especially with more people getting technology like the iPhone, just think of how you could utilize the touch screen to add depth to exhibits.

*coughs and grins* Okay, I'd do double duty. Aaaand I better turn the geek mode off, the cats are staring.

[hooksie]

I thought it would be neat to have it in two sections. One that was very Asian in influence and had little kimonos for the kids to dress up in. And the other would be English garden with little flower hats and little plaid jackets for the kids to put on.

That is adorable - Children would love it - don't forget the boys - (ninja's?)

Kimono's aren't strictly female garb though, albeit there are differences in how they are designed for either men/women.

[cherylopal]

Still feeling under the weather.

healing thoughts coming your way-

[leiche]

Thanks for the thoughts, cheryl.

Recovering from an overly spicy dinner with a cup of Wuyi Amber.

[Victoria]

Trying out this Adagio's Nepal FF for '09.

Wanted to take some pictures today of some new stuff, but the
day is pretty overcast and dreary.

[iannon]

I have an affinity for the japanese sense of styles but i have been stationed there in the past and the closest ive been to china is Korea..err.well..no thats not quite tru..Hong Kong when it was still under british control.. so i picked id like to visit a chinese tea house

[gingkoseto]

I've been to quite some Chinese tea houses, but to tell the truth, I've never got sure what "authentic Chinese tea house" should be. The tea house style in China is very much lost in capitalism.

I've never been to a traditional Sichuan style tea house, and just guess I would like it very much - cheap, a lot of people and nobody is in a hurry. Like this one:

[Riene]

I'd like to visit an English style tea room again! Three-tiered tray, little sandwiches, tarts and fancy desserts, someone asking me "Indian or Chinese?"

And preferably I'd like to experience this in England or Ireland. *sighs* I want to travel again so badly...

[Cinnamon Kitty]

I would like to visit a contemporary tea house with Asian influences. Classic style scroll art with modern over stuffed couches and elegantly simple tables and chairs. Lovely, hand made tea cups and traditional brewing vessels. An awesome selection of loose leaf teas with a small bakery for treats to go with them. It would be somewhere that makes you want to relax and leave all your worries outside.

I just finished off the fifth steep of some Yutaka Midori. It had gone cold, but it was still quite good. It was a pleasant ending to a busy day of gardening, errands, and dog walking.

[iannon]

ending a long day with gyokuro hoshino..sweet and mellow to relax me down

[xuancheng]

I've been to quite some Chinese tea houses, but to tell the truth, I've never got sure what "authentic Chinese tea house" should be. The tea house style in China is very much lost in capitalism.

I've never been to a traditional Sichuan style tea house, and just guess I would like it very much - cheap, a lot of people and nobody is in a hurry. Like this one:

+1
I was going to write that there are no more 'authentic Chinese teahouses,' but that they would be my choice. However, there are still rather authentic ones in Sichuan, Guangdong and Guangxi. Traditional Chinese teahouses have food as well as tea, and musical performances or plays (my vision of the perfect teahouse).

In the area where I live tea houses are really expensive (up to 100 USD for a pot of tea, and not 50 year old pu'er.) I did find a nice modern Chinese tea shop Friday which specializes in Pu'er wholesale. They have a tea table downstairs where you can drink tea with the shopkeeper, and two tables upstairs which are self service. You can bring your own tea, and they have tiny shelves where regulars keep their personal cups.

I would love to participate in traditional Chinese Doucha, which usually took place outside.

[Aphroditea]

and i would be a regular or maybe work with the bookstore side of things

woohoo! Would you like to run the gift shop - or would that be too much temptation?

[cherylopal]

and i would be a regular or maybe work with the bookstore side of things

woohoo! Would you like to run the gift shop - or would that be too much temptation?

lets roll the gift shop into the bookstore and i'll declare bankruptcy before starting