{"product_id":"the-chaozhou-book-of-tea-simon-chiatante-9798992080919","title":"The Chaozhou Book of Tea: \u0026#28526;\u0026#24030;\u0026#33590;\u0026#32463;","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"The meaning of Gong Fu tea lies not in the essence of the tea itself, but in the masterfully crafted utensils, and in the serene, mind liberating preparation.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eChaozhou Book of Tea\u003c\/b\u003e is the first, \u003cb\u003eoriginal essay \u003c\/b\u003eon\u003cb\u003e Gong Fu tea\u003c\/b\u003e, the tea art from Guangdong province that has become a canon all over China in the last century. Written by a renowned scholar from Chaozhou in the 1957, and \u003cb\u003efinally translated into English\u003c\/b\u003e, the essay opens up this complex art from its quintessential elements, starting from its \u003cb\u003eaesthetic connotations\u003c\/b\u003e and meticulously enumerating \u003cb\u003eutensils and preparation steps\u003c\/b\u003e. The work is written in a minimal style; yet it manages to convey all the cultural and artistic depth the tea art has been nurtured in for centuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume, compiled \u003cb\u003ein collaboration with local experts\u003c\/b\u003e in Chinese tea and academic studies in Guangdong, pairs the Chinese text, originally to be part of a larger treatise left unfinished, with its translation, and notes are provided for who is just starting to explore this millenary art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon Chiatante,Huidong Weng\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798992080919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Subway Dharma Collective\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.19d","brand":"Simon Chiatante","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48218020970751,"sku":"9798992080919","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2d729608-3b99-4953-8443-64eb6a856df2.jpg?v=1772000924","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-chaozhou-book-of-tea-simon-chiatante-9798992080919","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}