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.
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.
Tea in Ancient China
A Mini (as in broadstroke highlights) tea history in ancient China before the year 1368 AD.
Classic Chinese Paintings Depicting Tea Drinking
View classic Chinese scroll paintings from as early as the Song Dynasty depicting tea drinking.
Tea and Connections to Antiquity
Looking at a 6th century painting in the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, China we contemplate what connecting tea and ancient rituals means for Tranquil Tuesdays.
Honoring Ancestors on Qing Ming
Examining a classical Chinese painting about Qing Ming and thinking about tea ancestors.
Qing Ming Jie—Tomb Sweeping Festival and the Spring Tea Harvest
Learn the relationship between the spring tea harvest and one of China’s ancient holidays to honor ancestors and the dead.
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
Celebrating an ancient Chinese cultural holiday in the 21st century.
Cooling Down with Hot Tea
Watch a video where I make green tea and discuss the traditional Chinese medicine concept of heating and cooling foods and how hot tea can be a cooling drink.
Tea and a Health in Chinese Philosophy
Traditional Chinese philosophy defines health as balance and harmony. This is a discussion of how tea fits into that and can contribute to helping us achieve balance and harmony in our bodies.
Cooling Down with Hot Tea (?!)
Why according to Traditional Chinese Medicine, green tea is a 取火 qu huo “cooling” drink.