tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693176331381554957.post4314801165515181788..comments2024-03-23T10:16:21.093-07:00Comments on MattCha's Blog: Korean Tea Classics Book Club- Dong Cha Song- Hymn In Praise of Korean Tea- 8Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736984697520031171noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693176331381554957.post-72117351473428467452011-08-12T21:06:49.126-07:002011-08-12T21:06:49.126-07:00Yes, that's the whole point!Yes, that's the whole point!Ho Gohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12296073483005184718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693176331381554957.post-85213069563633288902011-08-12T18:23:40.767-07:002011-08-12T18:23:40.767-07:00HoGo,
Still unsure about your motive! Hahaha...
...HoGo,<br /><br />Still unsure about your motive! Hahaha...<br /><br />PeaceMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736984697520031171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693176331381554957.post-11332102619903414122011-08-11T23:31:31.275-07:002011-08-11T23:31:31.275-07:00No possibility of an ulterior motive? :)No possibility of an ulterior motive? :)Ho Gohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12296073483005184718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693176331381554957.post-10065142266045814592011-08-11T17:40:28.652-07:002011-08-11T17:40:28.652-07:00All,
Notes on Stanza 8:
This stanza stresses an ...All,<br /><br />Notes on Stanza 8:<br /><br />This stanza stresses an very important element of Korean tea culture etiquette- putting others before yourself.<br /><br />Layman Fu Dashi spends 3 years of his life growing and perfecting his tea, only to give all of it as a tribute. In giving, this Buddhist practitioner has liberated himself from possessions- not an easy task for any teamaster especially in today's world. Truly, he understood the Way of Tea.<br /><br />PeaceMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736984697520031171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693176331381554957.post-7206265867032457072011-08-07T12:12:35.676-07:002011-08-07T12:12:35.676-07:00Adam,
"I can't help but think it is some...Adam,<br /><br />"I can't help but think it is some small grove of tea plants, in the middle of this mountain forest."<br /><br />It is really a beautiful image-<br />a hermit on the side of the mountain loving tending just enough tea bushes to ensure that they are vibrant and properly processed.<br />No thoughts wasted on ways to increase yields- what tea is produced is simply what is manageable to create the best quality.<br /><br />Thanks for bringing up single bush Dan Cong- this is one area where we can see this type of care these days.<br /><br />PeaceMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736984697520031171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693176331381554957.post-52639523315885861782011-08-07T12:01:34.528-07:002011-08-07T12:01:34.528-07:00This section reminds me of a bit of a PR war betwe...This section reminds me of a bit of a PR war between several tea shops roughly 2 years ago (if my memory serves me correctly). This was involving Dan Cong, and whether is was feasible to harvest a significant amount from a single tea bush/tree to warrant its own product listing. I really should try and track down some of those posts, because I remember several people more knowledgeable about tea farming than myself, gave estimates on roughly how much tea a single tea plant can produce.<br /><br />I only bring this up because while to a single person 5 pounds of a single tea sounds excessive, at least from the view point of it being a fresh green tea in which it should be consumed in a somewhat timely manner. But for an entire production of a farm it sounds exceedingly small. So when I hear the number was 5 pounds of tea produced, I can't help but think it is some small grove of tea plants, in the middle of this mountain forest. Quite a nice picture, compared to the mass agricultural "wasteland" I see all over the Midwestern United States.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08939074707659681899noreply@blogger.com