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Ep. 140-8 | Ladies and Gentlemen, Oolong Tea
Ep. 140-8 | Ladies and Gentlemen, Oolong Tea
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26 minutes
Released:
Jan 17, 2015
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The loving embrace of tea given by those of the Buddhist faith continues on into the Song Dynasty. Some Chan Buddhist master came up with the term "Tea and Chan Buddhism are one taste" 茶禪一味. There's also more about sad Emperor Huizong, the birth of white tea, and Japan's great Buddhist monk Myōan Eisai. We'll end this eighth installment of the history of tea with an intro to Wulong (Oolong) Tea and the emergence of the Wuyi Mountains 武夷山 in northern Fujian province as a tea powerhouse.
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Released:
Jan 17, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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