tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post1554500687287293347..comments2024-03-16T11:51:28.412-04:00Comments on CHA DAO: LETTER FROM FUJIAN: Pollution and Purity in China Teascoraxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03645573592247798140noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post-79559813484615291342007-09-25T23:56:00.000-04:002007-09-25T23:56:00.000-04:00Thanks Warren for the translation. I was being laz...Thanks Warren for the translation. I was being lazy. <BR/><BR/>I may add that in Taiwan, Oolongs don't dry very long outdoors. The whole process is done in 1 day.<BR/><BR/>As for the yellow, green and white tea, I confirm to Julian that it's not necessary (even a waste of tea) to rinse the leaves. Such teas (especially the high grades) are made with such young buds that these leaves didn't have time to be subject to much dust.TeaMastershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433657904904185875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post-77642528033700637752007-09-25T00:26:00.000-04:002007-09-25T00:26:00.000-04:00warren, thanks for your common-sense observations ...warren, thanks for your common-sense observations in the comments here. also for that tidbit about the ming dynasty, which i did not know! fascinating glimpse of that bygone era ...coraxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645573592247798140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post-44362800416187073482007-09-23T17:37:00.000-04:002007-09-23T17:37:00.000-04:00For tea rinsing, I assume we are only talking abou...For tea rinsing, I assume we are only talking about the darker teas and not green/white/yellow teas?<BR/><BR/>I have never heard of people rinsing these lighter teas, but if you do, it will be interesting to know.<BR/><BR/>JulianJulianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714993960953788000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post-47197953091453774732007-09-23T00:28:00.000-04:002007-09-23T00:28:00.000-04:00Teaparker makes some good points: The first brew o...Teaparker makes some good points: The first brew of tea (the rinse), you first pour into the cups; then immediately pour out - because it's supposedly unsanitary. But if it's unsanitary why does one pour it into the cups first to rinse the cups? And why then use these rinsed and now dirty cups and allow guests to drink from them?<BR/><BR/>To drink or not drink the first infusion (the rinse), you must first ask yourself: Are you sure about the source of the tea? Where was the tea grown? Under what conditions was it processed?. And you should also ask about the storage environment. How was this tea stored? Did it come in contact with with anything unsanitary?<BR/><BR/>Basically, what he's saying is: because most of us can't answer these questions about our teas, it's best to rinse the tea first before drinking. We don't know who did what to the tea we drink.<BR/><BR/>And I would also add this little-known fact:<BR/>Tea rinsing originated in the Ming Dynasty, because the tea leaves were left outdoors in the sun to dry. So dust might settle on the leaves back then. Then, in the gongfu tea ceremony, tea rinsing became the norm. So that's why we rinse our leaves.Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11864305536434125111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post-10905353822405858392007-09-19T23:23:00.000-04:002007-09-19T23:23:00.000-04:00To rinse or not to rinse? Here you have a differen...To rinse or not to rinse? Here you have a different point of view (article in Chinese):<BR/><BR/>http://www.teaparker.com.tw/Index.asp?ID=602&ID2=5TeaMastershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433657904904185875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16115542.post-9145123262159061862007-09-18T18:10:00.000-04:002007-09-18T18:10:00.000-04:00speaking of pesticide regulations and the tea indu...speaking of pesticide regulations and the tea industry in china -- the online journal CHINA DAILY published, in 2004, <A HREF="http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-04/13/content_322923.htm" REL="nofollow">an article on this very topic</A> which may be of interest to readers of warren's post. [thanks to anodyne for bringing this link to my attention]coraxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645573592247798140noreply@blogger.com