The Origins of the Gong Fu Tea Ceremony

In pinyin, the term “Kung Fu” is written: gōngfu. The term really has nothing to do with martial arts, but refers to the possession of great skill. So in the world of tea, when we refer to the gong fu tea cermony, we are referring to a skillful way to prepare tea. When performing the [...]

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Tea Culture

Posted on May 3rd, 2009 Written by Tony Gebely

Easy Steeping for Busy Folks

Let’s examine the steeping of tea in its simplest form for a moment: when we steep tea, we are making a drink from the leaves of a plant. We take into account the type of tea leaves we are using and the way they were processed along with the water temperature and steeping time. Too [...]

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Tea Preparation

Posted on March 22nd, 2009 Written by Tony Gebely

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