thank you:)

What a great idea! Thanks!

​@@PathofCha LOL I wish I could take credit, but I stole it from the famous Prof. Cha KZbin! 😊

Agree! 😁 Thank you!

Thank you! Glad you found it useful! 🙏🏻 To be honest with you, I never even saw a stone teapot with my own eyes. Only heard of them and saw making of it on a video:) Check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmSmiGR3nLSUhaM

sure:) To each his own. After all, it all depends on what you are looking for. If I just want a hot beverage on a cold day, or if I'm at a place where nothing better is available, I'll gladly drink Earl Grey. But when I'm looking for a practice, for a philosophy, for a lifestyle - I practice Gong Fu Cha. And, along with that, I'm not just having a quick "pick me up" or warming up before or after a long day. I'm actually blown away by the array of tastes and aromas that are there. So, to compare Earl Grey to Gong Fu Cha is like comparing McDonald's to a haute cuisine restaurant. Sure, haute cuisine may look pretentious to you, and you can say: give me a Big Mac and soda, and I'll be fine. And you won't be wrong. But still.

For me personally, this practice is about honoring our connection to all things and feeling deep appreciation for the elements of the earth coming together for us as sustenance. The tea in this culture is a master tool that helps to foster the daily, focused practice of gratitude, peace, humility and balance between all elements and between one another. I have started to question all of my daily habits and mindsets towards even the most mundane things, and this video helps me to think about what I wish to bring into my own daily life. We are all free to cultivate what we wish for within ourselves, which is a wonderful freedom.

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and thank you for your "thank you"! ☺🙏🏻

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Thank you! ☺

no, señor:) And you?

You don't have to use the saucer (most people don't), but if you are just learning, gaiwan may be hard to operate at first because the body of the gaiwan gets hot, and it's easier to hold it with the help of the saucer. We have a video showing how to use gaiwan with and without a saucer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnScZIh_ep2erKc

hey Pat. No, it's just a short, not a part of a full-feature documentary. The original comes from 条Yit (they allowed a repost) and is only about one minute longer.

@@PathofCha Ah ok I understand. Thank you for the information!

don't know the name, but it's a stock tune we purchased from Audio Jungle

Rè chá hěn bàng, dànshì hǎo hē de rè chá gèng hǎo! :)) xiè xie 🙏🏻

Thank you! Glad you found it to be valuable 🙏🏻🍃

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Thank you, Liz!

Gong Fu Tea Master is someone who excels in understanding tea and has mastered tea brewing practices and techniques. Though in China, a Tea Master is usually someone who produces tea

@@PathofCha thank you so much.

Thank you! ☺🙏🏻

sounds exactly like Cha Zui 😁

We don't know them personally and we are not sourcing our teas from them:) This video is just to illustrate the steps of processing Yancha - Wuyi Oolong tea.

thank you ☺

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😁 you are right - it's just tea. And it's what you make out of it:)

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sounds like a plan

@@BK2207 good point!

Thank you! ☺

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@@Merk01A smart;) But we need to warm up the cups to avoid temperature drop when ready for tea. So, pour hot water into the cups first, then empty the cups into a tray.

@@angelsheart85 thank you ☺️ we’ll try do our best 🙏🏻

Thank you, Justin! It is, indeed, hard to find a good Jasmine tea - balanced taste is the key. And with Jasmine, balance is not easy to achieve, it takes years of experience.

Thank you:) Happy to see such comments:) For more content like this, check out this playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLkyUb5aIUc6Elu5s8tspycakS-X57amEB&si=4h4su9aJv58S17qm

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Thank you:) We are trying to keep our channel relevant, interesting and broad-minded 🙏🏻🍵