Tea / 茶道

The art of tea-making--

Several weeks ago, friends took me to a tourist spot in the suburbs known as the corner for tea in Taipei. It was a chilly evening. We could feel the rain and the cold indoors. When the tea was finally served, we felt warmed-up from head to toe.

The procedure of making tea is more than complicated. I watched Mr. Wu perform the whole ritual with ease. When he poured tea from one kettle to another, from the kettle to cups, it was as if I had seen fresh spring leaves drop into the little tea cups. The taste was so beautiful and beyond description.

茶道─

老吳泡茶時，還是喋喋不休地唸著我們這些乳臭未乾的晚輩，我望著他忙碌的雙手，把茶倒過來又倒過去的，突然間，我看到青脆嫩綠的葉子，就這麼一片片飄進了茶壺。

老吳雖然吵鬧，還是有身令人刮目相看的好功夫。