Art of tea Drinking
As for the art of tea drinking it is also an art that came to us from China. Though, nowadays there are a lot of different traditions as for the art of tea drinking. For example, there are two main kinds of tea drinking and those are Western and Eastern kinds. It is not a winder that the Eastern one is the ancient one and it is the real art.
So, the tea drinking starts with the acquaintance with tea. It means, that you have to put the tea in the tea box and than smell it and feel its aroma. The water you use for making your tea has to be natural pure water. You have to boil it and take it off of fire once you see the huge boiling bubbles. Heat the teapot and than fill it with tea and with water.
As for the Japanese art of tea drinking it is different. One has to grind a tea until it will turn into powder and than fill a cup with water. The tea you have in the cup is beat up with bamboo stick until it will become something like foam. After that a cup of tea is offered to the most respectful guest and after he or she makes three gulps he or she passes a cup to other people.
As you can see, there are a lot of different traditions as for the art of tea drinking, though those are in common according to the respect eastern people reveal towards a tea. The tea is the main and the most important guest during the tea drinking and this is the main rule.