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Kung Fu Tea

Chinese people are believed to have enjoyed tea drinking for more than 4,000 years. The gongfu tea ceremony or kung fu tea ceremony, is a kind of Chinese tea ceremony involving the ritualized preparation and presentation of tea. It is probably based on the tea preparation approaches originated in Fujian and the Chaoshan area of eastern Guangdong. The term literally means "making tea with skill". Today, the approach is used popularly by teashops carrying tea of Chinese origins, and by tea connoisseurs as a way to maximize the taste of a tea selection, especially a finer one.


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Chinese people are believed to have enjoyed tea drinking for more than 4,000 years. The gongfu tea ceremony or kung fu tea ceremony, is a kind of Chinese tea ceremony involving the ritualized preparation and presentation of tea. It is probably based on the tea preparation approaches originated in Fujian and the Chaoshan area of eastern Guangdong. The term literally means "making tea with skill". Today, the approach is used popularly by teashops carrying tea of Chinese origins, and by tea connoisseurs as a way to maximize the taste of a tea selection, especially a finer one.



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