Tea
Listening the Guqin and Drinking the tea Sunday 19th Nov. at 1pm - 3:30pm
Date: Sunday, 19th November 2023, at 1PM - 3:30PM Location: at Portobello Green Arcade tea shop We are extremely delighted to have invited ZiYo, a Guqin player to co-host this special tea-drinking event. On the palate, the old Chinese phrase says: “The bitterness of tea can clear the heat, and the low and deep sounds of the Guqin can calm the mind” (茶苦可清心，古琴底沉可静心). The Guqin, or qin, a seven-stringed Chinese zither, is one of China’s oldest instruments, with a history dating back about 3000 years. What's more, at base, Guqin music can encapsulate or elicit a range of human feeling and can emulate or harmonize with the natural world. Tea serves a dual role as both a soothing and invigorating beverage, and it is also an art form where the emptiness of the teapot holds the infinite. Notably, in ancient China, literati and scholars had a deep love for Guqin and tea. Playing Guqin and drinking tea became a vivid refection of their lives. Above all, both activities could cultivate a person’s character, temperament, and sentiment, and provide a means to contemplate Buddhism and Taoism, leading to spiritual fulfilment and personal transcendence. On the palate, ziYo is London-based artist who practices his art through time-honoured Chinese philosophy and aesthetic juxtapose with contemporary vision. He has been passionate about Chinese classic music instruments since a young kid, and had learnt many instruments, but finally settle with Guqin. On the palate, he learnt Guqin in his home country Taiwan and visit-and-learn many Guqin players in China. Above all, teas that we will drink: Juyan will specially select some of her best teas to compliment with the Guqin music: Li Shan Taiwanese High Mountain Oolong Tea Phoenix Dan Cong – Man Tang Xiang (100-years-old single tree) Wuyi Mountain Red Tea Wu Yi Rock Tea – Hui Yuan Keng Da Hong Pao There are only 8 spaces, so please book early. On the palate, cANCELLATION POLICY: Booking fee is non-refundable and cannot be carried forward to another event date or redeemed on products but can be transferred to your friends by email us to confirm.
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Date: Sunday, 19th November 2023, at 1PM - 3:30PM Location: at Portobello Green Arcade tea shop We are extremely delighted to have invited ZiYo, a Guqin player to co-host this special tea-drinking event. On the palate, the old Chinese phrase says: “The bitterness of tea can clear the heat, and the low and deep sounds of the Guqin can calm the mind” (茶苦可清心，古琴底沉可静心). The Guqin, or qin, a seven-stringed Chinese zither, is one of China’s oldest instruments, with a history dating back about 3000 years. What's more, at base, Guqin music can encapsulate or elicit a range of human feeling and can emulate or harmonize with the natural world. Tea serves a dual role as both a soothing and invigorating beverage, and it is also an art form where the emptiness of the teapot holds the infinite. Notably, in ancient China, literati and scholars had a deep love for Guqin and tea. Playing Guqin and drinking tea became a vivid refection of their lives. Above all, both activities could cultivate a person’s character, temperament, and sentiment, and provide a means to contemplate Buddhism and Taoism, leading to spiritual fulfilment and personal transcendence. On the palate, ziYo is London-based artist who practices his art through time-honoured Chinese philosophy and aesthetic juxtapose with contemporary vision. He has been passionate about Chinese classic music instruments since a young kid, and had learnt many instruments, but finally settle with Guqin. On the palate, he learnt Guqin in his home country Taiwan and visit-and-learn many Guqin players in China. Above all, teas that we will drink: Juyan will specially select some of her best teas to compliment with the Guqin music: Li Shan Taiwanese High Mountain Oolong Tea Phoenix Dan Cong – Man Tang Xiang (100-years-old single tree) Wuyi Mountain Red Tea Wu Yi Rock Tea – Hui Yuan Keng Da Hong Pao There are only 8 spaces, so please book early. On the palate, cANCELLATION POLICY: Booking fee is non-refundable and cannot be carried forward to another event date or redeemed on products but can be transferred to your friends by email us to confirm.
