I have many.
there are 2 stories that I like most.
The legend said that Kang Xi or Qian Long went to a village. He was sick. A villager offered him the tea. And he healed very quickly. The emperor sent the tea to his mother/queen or Tai Hou, whe she was sick. And she healed,. too.
thus the tea was granted as the Yu Yong or used by the imperial court.
The dragon well tea was used by the imperial court and the grand queen.
2 Bi Luo Cun.
Either Kang Xi or Qian Long, the emperor of Qing.
One day he was thirsty and had “heat stroke”. The tea was offered by a village girl. The tea healed him right away. The tea is with soft/light scent and taste. and yet it quenches your thirst and “heat”/anxiety/stress/— right away.
The name was a bit not good, so the emperor gave the name Bi Luo Cun or green snail in the spring since the shape of tea leaves is coiled like a snail.
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what is your story/legend about tea, coffee–
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there is a good restaurant serving all kinds of teas named tea station.
I frequent a lot.
Bi Luo Cun was harvested for emperor use, too.
it is called Gong Pin or gift item to the emperor.
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http://www.adagio.com/green/dragonwell.html?SID=3dd5d23adea709cb704a7a1fb1622411
http://www.adagio.com/green/pi_lo_chun.html
WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE.
I have some Bi Luo Cun and Xi Hu Long Jin.
I only make them when I have to entertain some very close friends.
shuu.
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hehehe.
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wow you have a thread entirely to yourself. I feel I’m intruding
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srL1_4Z3VKI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CPjIDlU6R8&mode=related&search=
just thought green tea deserves a thread of its own.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNMh0tdwxyQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lb70h8Qwko&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoYZqd5tHN8&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhllhcofYcg&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV2W7gCxZK4&mode=related&search=
some tidbits about tea ceremony or sa do (Ca Dao; the way of the tea).
One of my favorite Tea stories actually involves Grandmaster Sensie Chan Tai San and Granmaster Sensei Takeshi Ukeno, 1oth dan of Shaolin Ninjitsu.
They were discussing the fabled meeting of Kung Fu-Tzu and Laozi, when Kung Fu-Tzu offered the white goose and sat at the table for a discussion, sharing wisdom and food.
Anyways, they discussed this fable and its many meanings for hours over a cup of green tea, flavored with a touch of fresh plum.
I really like this thread, SPJ. It brings back memories.
Is there any way you can clear up your postings, though? Syntactically, they’re rather incomprehensible.
Thanks,
John Takeshi.
yes. I posted them when I was very tired from work.
and I did not read them afterwards.
oops.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLcGch6koh4&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CsEVtCgkNU&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th86Ge4fFJs&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylJhPNnQq-Q&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuWgd-Ct_FE&mode=related&search=
Pu Er is my father’s fav.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfUuZxkgcMc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wyNYBLzw4E&NR=1
general tea making.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjtihDEYI08
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UO6S3VFIEU&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C13L0QX-gOM&mode=related&search=
A visit to Pu Er tea house in Yun Nan province.