Traditional Chinese tea ceremony appeals to younger generation

Amid shelves crammed with tea varieties and tea ceremony accessories, Wan Ling carefully rinses tea leaves with boiling water. She makes tea at her Wan Ling Teahouse as has been done for centuries, with the care and ritual of an ancient art form. It can be hard to imagine how traditional Chinese tea ceremonies fit into modern life. Would those who can barely go two minutes without sparking up their BlackBerry or mainlining an iPhone app be patient enough to sit and watch while paraphernalia is arranged, tea brewed, then stirred, then poured, then passed to them? "Just gimme my tea already!" one can hear them say. "I'm thirsty!"read more

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