Midautumn Sweetness
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Last night was the Chinese Midautumn Festival (although some places, such as Hong Kong, are celebrating it today). It is said that the moon on the fifteenth night of the eighth lunar month is its fullest and most beautiful. And just as the moon reaches completion, so does the family.…
Apologies
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Most humble apologies from Miss Neddy. She went away to a country which loves tea, and has but recently returned. She will resume blogging shortly. Many thanks for your kind attention, gentle reader.
Bai Juyi
Posted by 醉茶生 at 09:53 PM | Comments (0) | Permalink
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Bái Jūyì 白居易 (772—846) was a poet of the late Tang dynasty. He is considered one of the most accessible of the Tang Dynasty poets.
Juyi had a strong sense of social responsibility and many of his poems deal with poverty and the plight of the common people,…
Far-flung Consort
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Wang Zhaojun was indubitably an intelligent woman, and it was said that she was skilled in many arts, such as the playing of the pipa, chess and calligraphy. When the Han emperor Yuan was asked by the Xiongnu chanyu…
7 Bowls of Tea
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“A message of thanks to Meng Jianyi for the gift of new tea” 《走筆謝孟諫議寄新茶》was written by Lú Tóng 盧仝 in the middle of the Tang Dynasty (around 1200 years ago). The entire is 34 lines long, but it is usually only the last 14 lines that are seen. My first…
Sable and Cicada
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Of the four beauties, there is one who is arguably a fictional character. While she plays in important role in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三国演义), Diaochan (貂蝉) is not found in any historical accounts or records of the…
Tea Joy
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There is a tea shop in Singapore, at North Bridge Centre, opposite the National Library. Their name in English is “Tea Joy”, and their name in Chinese is Cháyuè 茶樂. Their name has always confused me, because yuè 樂 means ‘music’, and lè 樂 (same character but different pronunciation) means…
Her Cloudlike Clothes, Her Flowerlike Face
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One of my favourite teapots, the Yang Guifei pot is based on a poem by Li Bai, who had served the Emperor Xuanzong and wrote the poem to flatter his favoured consort Yang.
云想衣裳花想容，…
