Xi-Zhi Hao dude, MengHai DaYi commerical and pu-erh country

[hop_goblin]

Owner of Xi-Zhi Hao in action

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoFv3N2m ... re=related

DaYi Commerical

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M60yeyFB ... re=related

Puerh Country Vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAcd6fgp ... re=related

[Salsero]

So Xi-Zhi Hao is owned by Chinese hippies?

The second is great as a lesson in how to say "Dayi puerh cha" in Chinese.

Thanks for posting these.

[hop_goblin]

No problem Sal. Just came across them on Youtube and thought others would like to see them. They can be hard to find because they are typed in Chinese.

[Wesli]

Sweet, thanks Bill.

So how'd you do it? You learn hanzi overnight or something?

[RemedialLogic]

i came across those vids a few days back when abx and i were looking for tea docus on the cctv site.


checked my history i think was watching these on YT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFPiSLZ6 ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fLSRS6u ... re=related

and also a 3 part mini docu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiXia86t ... re=related

[Geospearit]

So Xi-Zhi Hao is owned by Chinese hippies?

Lol. Why? Just because of their long hair? Asians wore long hair before there were hippies... it's more traditional. Oh, and they're wearing watches... thus they are not true hippies. Hippies live on rainbow time... no use for watches.

Great vids!

[RemedialLogic]

for those of you who understand cantonese found a clip of a tvb segment about pu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W_AkhVE ... re=related

[tenuki]

I found it interesting how picky he was winnowing the leaves, then he did the wash in a small bowl and then transfered _some_ of the leaves to the pot for brewing. Wonder what he was thinking and looking for during that process...

[engar]

Thanks for the links. I was thinking the same tenuki, why to rinse in a gaiwan and why and how to choose the leafs properly.

[heavydoom]

I found it interesting how picky he was winnowing the leaves, then he did the wash in a small bowl and then transfered _some_ of the leaves to the pot for brewing. Wonder what he was thinking and looking for during that process...

i saw that too in the first vid. washed the pu in that gaiwan, then pouring the rest of the wet tea leaves in the brewing vessel.

[puerhking]

Wow those guys are hard core...as you would expect. Ive been walking around today saying daa yee puu..waaar. Too funny.

I wonder if they transferred from gaiwan to teapot just to hydrate the leaves so the infusions would be more consistant? Thanks for the vids.

[tony shlongini]

Unbelievably cool post, Hop.

[hop_goblin]

Ok, I have been doing some thinking as to why Xi-Zhi hao hippies may have used the Gaiwan before putting the leaves in a Yixing. Well, if the tea is really old that has many different molds and dust from storage, than perhaps he didn't want his Yixing to be exposed - you know to keep it "clean".

[Salsero]

perhaps he didn't want his Yixing to be exposed - you know to keep it "clean".

First class ratiocination, my good man!

[hop_goblin]

perhaps he didn't want his Yixing to be exposed - you know to keep it "clean".

First class ratiocination, my good man!

HAHAH I had to look up to see what precisely that ratiocination meant. I thought you were cussing at me! lol