“Speak no more of cloud or shine, of waxing and waning — let us rejoice in this fine season on earth.” — Xu Youzhen [Ming Dynasty], “The Mid-Autumn Moon”
During the Mid-Autumn holiday, with the refreshing autumn breeze, it is the perfect season for outings.
Every year, Mid-Autumn celebrations are held across the country. The editors of China Cooperation Times · Tea Weekly noticed that this year’s Mid-Autumn events feature quite a lot of tea-art experience activities!
Come along with our editors and see how people spent an elegant reunion night through tea-art experiences!
Wuhan, Hubei
On September 10, the East Lake Shan Art Museum in Wuhan, Hubei, held the “Moon over East Lake” Mid-Autumn gathering. Visitors dressed in Song-dynasty attire experienced Song-style whisked tea (diancha), feeling the endless charm of tea culture.
Fuzhou, Fujian
On September 10, the “Song Style, Tea Charm” Minjiang River night-cruise Mid-Autumn diancha experience was held aboard a cruise ship in Fuzhou, Fujian. Visitors cruised the Minjiang River at night beneath the full Mid-Autumn moon. On stage, tea artists demonstrated the art of diancha, while visitors below picked up the tea whisks before them and whisked tea in their own bowls.
Changsha, Hunan
On September 8, the “Celebrate Mid-Autumn with the Kangaroos” themed event was held at Window of the World in Changsha, Hunan. At the event, long-spout-pot tea artists performed for visitors, staging a diancha show in the same style as the hit drama A Dream of Splendor.
Beijing
On September 10, the Beijing Ceramic Art Museum held a Mid-Autumn chabaixi (tea-painting) activity. The event drew many children to visit and take part. Under their teachers’ guidance, the children painted chabaixi patterns.
Jiande, Zhejiang
On September 9, the ancient town of Shouchang in Jiande, Zhejiang, held a “Song Charm Mid-Autumn” garden fair. Residents and visitors dressed in hanfu and carrying flower lanterns watched and experienced tea art, as if they were in a bustling Song-dynasty market street, joyfully sharing the beautiful time of Mid-Autumn reunion.
Produced by: China Cooperation Times · Tea Weekly All-Media
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Author: Lam Sam (LamSam), the Old Tea Head
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