{"id":471,"date":"2011-07-15T08:16:02","date_gmt":"2011-07-15T00:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/contemporaryteathinker.com\/?p=471"},"modified":"2012-03-05T21:03:03","modified_gmt":"2012-03-05T13:03:03","slug":"rong-tsang-tsai%e3%80%82-the-tea-brewing-master%e2%80%99s-motto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/contemporaryteathinker.com\/?p=471","title":{"rendered":"The Tea Brewing Master\u2019s Motto- Rong-tsang Tsai"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u6ce1\u8336\u5e08\u7bb4\u8a00-The Tea Brewing Master\u2019s Motto<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u8521\u8363\u7ae0-Rong-tsang Tsai<\/strong><\/p>\n

(2001.12\u300a\u8336\u827a\u300b\u6708\u520a\u793e\u8bbaPublished in \u201cTea Art\u201dmonthly magazine)<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the tea fraternity, we have an Assessment Examination for Tea Brewing Masters . This tests one\u2019s theoretical knowledge and brewing technique. Successful candidates will be awarded the Certificate of a Tea Brewing Master.\u00a0 The process is not unlike that of Fine Arts students graduated from higher education institutions, in that a fine art certificate does not necessarily translate into a future career as a painter. However, training in the basics and perseverance in subsequent, long-term practice are equally important to aspired tea <\/em>guru<\/em>s<\/em>1 and renowned painters. Training and creativity matter the same in every way.<\/p>\n

Mr Chen Wenqing, the newly-appointed President of the Tea Brewing Masters Association (back in 2002), came up with the idea of an ornamental flag for tea brewers. According to him, imprinted on this flag would be advice and practice to be observed by a tea <\/em>b<\/em>rew<\/em>ing master<\/em>2.\u00a0 Mr Chen then approached me to pen those words, and hence, the birth of the Tea Brew<\/em>ing Master<\/em>s\u2019 Motto<\/em>3.<\/p>\n

Technique and knowledge is the mainstay of a tea brewing Master\u2019s test, and the mission is to obtain the Certificate. Brewing a good pot remains the basic requirement. The nature of this test puts equal emphasis on both fundamental training and tea education.\u00a0 However, critics have it that the term \u2018tea brewing master\u2019 refers predominantly to the technique of tea brewing, which does not cover the broad spectrum of a Tea Master\u2019s specialty.\u00a0 As such, the term should be revised to \u2018Tea Art master<\/em>\u20194 or \u2018Master of the Way of Tea<\/em>\u20195. Personally, I hope these critics could ponder upon the fundamental value of tea brewing \u2013 how could we even talk about The Art or the Way of Tea when we couldn\u2019t even brew a good pot<\/em>6? This is not unlike learners of music \u2013 how can they express the beauty of art by way of sound when they couldn\u2019t even play a piece of music without mistake?<\/p>\n

Brewing on a regular basis is a prerequisite in terms of training.\u00a0 Just like an athlete who undergoes physical training day after day, it doesn\u2019t matter whether he\/she is into track or field events.\u00a0 It is almost impossible for a person to bring out the best in sports when he\/she starts puffing and panting after running a few laps around the track or doing a few routines in the field.\u00a0 By the same token, how would one be able to bring out the essence in the Way of Tea<\/em>7 without even the basic skill in brewing a decent pot of tea?<\/p>\n

From the basic training in brewing one gets to understand the world and the aesthetics embraced by the Way of Tea. This includes external manifestation such as action and movement, as well the environment; and the intrinsic, such as the emotional state and the tea infusion<\/em> It would be impossible to imagine or even transcend the intangible elements without brewing as the means, or the bridge.\u00a0 Think of a person with the look and attire of an artist, but not the artistic skill because of a lack in practice. Could he be considered an artist?<\/p>\n

Let us take this a step further. To bring out the realm and beauty of the Way of Tea, we will need the orchestration of various elements, such as the act of brewing, the environment, the tea infusion<\/em>8, the experience of participants, and the extent to which they enjoy this. Like the tune for music, and art pieces for fine arts, we will need a means to communicate the intangible across \u2013 otherwise, it will only exist in our own consciousness.<\/p>\n

In view of all the above, I have come up with the Tea Brewing Master\u2019s Motto, as follows:<\/p>\n

Brewing a good pot is the physical training of a Tea Brew<\/em>ing Master<\/em>, the pursuit of the Way of Tea, and the essence to experiencing the World of Tea.<\/em>9<\/p>\n

—–<\/p>\n

\u4ee5\u4e0b\u4e3a\u6587 \u5167\u4e4b\u7f16\u7801 Coding in the tex : <\/em><\/p>\n

\u8336<\/em>\u4eba<\/em>1 Tea <\/em>Guru<\/em>1 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u6ce1\u8336\u5e08<\/em>2\u00a0Tea <\/em>b<\/em>rew<\/em>ing master<\/em>2 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u6ce1\u8336\u5e08\u7bb4\u8a00<\/em>3 Tea Brew<\/em>ing Master<\/em>s\u2019 Motto<\/em>3<\/p>\n

\u8336\u827a\u5e08<\/em>4\u00a0Tea Art master<\/em>4 <\/em> <\/em><\/p>\n

\u8336\u9053\u5e08<\/em>5\u00a0\u00a0Master of the Way of Tea<\/em>5<\/p>\n

\u6ce1\u597d\u8336<\/em>6 brew a good pot<\/em>6 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u8336\u9053<\/em>7\u00a0 the Way of Tea<\/em>7 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u8336\u6c64<\/em>8\u00a0 tea infusion<\/em>8 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u6ce1\u597d\u8336\u662f\u8336\u4eba\u4f53\u80fd\u4e4b\u8bad\u7ec3\uff0c\u8336\u9053\u8ffd\u6c42\u4e4b\u9014\u5f84\uff0c\u8336\u5883\u611f\u609f\u4e4b\u672c\u4f53<\/em>9<\/p>\n

<\/em>Brewing a good <\/em>pot is the physical training of a Tea Brew<\/em>ing Master<\/em>, the pursuit of theWay of Tea, and the essence to experiencing the World of Tea<\/em>9 <\/em><\/p>\n

Introduction\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n

The aesthetics, character and the state of mind created are not to be undermined in the understanding and enjoyment of tea; and yet, they are the hardest to express.\u00a0 Writings on the thoughts pertaining to tea, regardless of languages used, remain scarce. \u00a0\u00a0We have attempted to express them in Chinese, with accompanying English translation(Translator:Katherine Yip.2010.01), to elaborate our thoughts as they are. What we want is to share the knowledge of tea alongside tea drinking.\u00a0 This is, in our opinion, an important contemporary task in promoting the tea culture (Coding in the text is for cross-referencing of the academic terms of tea) (2197)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u6ce1\u8336\u5e08\u7bb4\u8a00-The Tea Brewing Master\u2019s Motto \u8521\u8363\u7ae0-Rong-tsang Tsai (2001.12\u300a\u8336\u827a\u300b\u6708\u520a\u793e\u8bbaPublished in \u201cTea Art\u201dmonthly magazine) In the tea fraternity, we have an Assessment Examination for Tea Brewing Masters . This tests one\u2019s theoretical knowledge and brewing technique. Successful candidates will be awarded the Certificate of a Tea Brewing Master.\u00a0 The process is not unlike that of Fine Arts […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263,116,4],"tags":[275,50,260,25,31,274,18],"class_list":["post-471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rong-tsang-tsai-the-tea-brewing-masters-motto","category-n-1-the-ideology-of-tea-chinese-english","category-n-chinese-foreign-languages","tag-brew-a-good-pot","tag-tea-brewing-master","tag-tea-brewing-masters-motto","tag-tea-gurus","tag-tea-infusion","tag-the-tea-brewing-masters-motto","tag-the-way-of-tea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/contemporaryteathinker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/contemporaryteathinker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/contemporaryteathinker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/contemporaryteathinker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/contemporaryteathinker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=471"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"http:\/\/contemporaryteathinker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3131,"href":"http:\/\/contemporaryteathinker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471\/revisions\/3131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/contemporaryteathinker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/contemporaryteathinker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/contemporaryteathinker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}