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Chinoiserie and Tea History
Chinese Tea Aesthetic, Tea History Charlene Tranquil Tuesdays 5/20/25 Chinese Tea Aesthetic, Tea History Charlene Tranquil Tuesdays 5/20/25

Chinoiserie and Tea History

READ about the Met’s “Monstrous Beauty A Feminist Revision of Beauty” exhibit and how it relates to tea history

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“Brewing Tea” Painting and Poem on Chinese tea at the Met Museum
Chinese Tea Aesthetic Charlene Tranquil Tuesdays 5/21/24 Chinese Tea Aesthetic Charlene Tranquil Tuesdays 5/21/24

“Brewing Tea” Painting and Poem on Chinese tea at the Met Museum

View a Chinese scroll painting with a poem about drinking tea and paintings of people enjoying drinking tea from the Met Museum.

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“Tea of Ancient Classics”
Chinese Tea Aesthetic Charlene Tranquil Tuesdays 11/1/21 Chinese Tea Aesthetic Charlene Tranquil Tuesdays 11/1/21

“Tea of Ancient Classics”

View a gallery of Sun Jun’s gorgeous tea inspired photos done in his signature classical Chinese painting and modern fashion photo mixed style.

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Tea and Mooncakes
Chinese Tea Aesthetic Charlene Tranquil Tuesdays 10/31/21 Chinese Tea Aesthetic Charlene Tranquil Tuesdays 10/31/21

Tea and Mooncakes

View photos from a tea and mooncakes tasting we co-hosted with our friends Wuhao Curated Shop in their courtyard space in Beijing.

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Four Ancient Chinese Poems On Tea and One Symphony
Ancient Rituals, Chinese Tea Aesthetic Charlene Tranquil Tuesdays 10/23/21 Ancient Rituals, Chinese Tea Aesthetic Charlene Tranquil Tuesdays 10/23/21

Four Ancient Chinese Poems On Tea and One Symphony

Probing Tang Dynasty Chinese poems that discuss tea, loneliness, melancholy, and comfort plus a Mahler symphony inspired by ancient Chinese poetry.

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Finding Comfort in Tea from Ancient China
Ancient Rituals, Chinese Tea Aesthetic Charlene Tranquil Tuesdays 10/22/21 Ancient Rituals, Chinese Tea Aesthetic Charlene Tranquil Tuesdays 10/22/21

Finding Comfort in Tea from Ancient China

Watch as I discuss looking to ancient Chinese poems about tea for comfort during times of high anxiety today.

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Classic Chinese Paintings Depicting Tea Drinking
Ancient Rituals, Chinese Tea Aesthetic Charlene Tranquil Tuesdays 10/21/21 Ancient Rituals, Chinese Tea Aesthetic Charlene Tranquil Tuesdays 10/21/21

Classic Chinese Paintings Depicting Tea Drinking

View classic Chinese scroll paintings from as early as the Song Dynasty depicting tea drinking.

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Chaozhou, a Gong Fu tea city
Chinese Tea Aesthetic, Tea Adventures in China Charlene Tranquil Tuesdays 10/21/21 Chinese Tea Aesthetic, Tea Adventures in China Charlene Tranquil Tuesdays 10/21/21

Chaozhou, a Gong Fu tea city

Visit Chaozhou to feel the chill vibes of a city where it feels like sipping tea with a bunch of other people could sprout up any moment outside on one of the quiet streets.

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Tea Retreat at Moganshan, Zhejiang
Tea Adventures in China, Chinese Tea Aesthetic Charlene Tranquil Tuesdays 10/20/21 Tea Adventures in China, Chinese Tea Aesthetic Charlene Tranquil Tuesdays 10/20/21

Tea Retreat at Moganshan, Zhejiang

View photos from a unique place where you stay amongst tea fields in Moganshan in Zhejiang Province a formerly glamorous getaway for the glitterati of Shanghai in the 1920’s and 30’s.

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Designing a Teapot in Jingdezhen
Chinese Tea Aesthetic Charlene Tranquil Tuesdays 10/14/21 Chinese Tea Aesthetic Charlene Tranquil Tuesdays 10/14/21

Designing a Teapot in Jingdezhen

View photos to glimpse some of the process in designing and crafting a teapot with artisans in Jingdezhen.

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