Friday, December 12, 2008

Drinking tea in Beijing (2)

Pic: The smaller cup represents earth, while the longer cup represents heaven.

Pic: Note the cups come either in porcelain or clay


The tea is poured into the longer cup (heaven) and covered with the small cup (earth) and flipped over... so you end up drinking tea from heaven


Lift the linger cup and rolled it in your palms to stimulate blood flow through the body.


Then roll it on your face...to enhance your complexion

Then skim it around the eye socket to enhance blood flow...

Then finally you drink the tea...
Guys have to hold the cup as such whereby the bottom three fingers support the base (3 dragons supporting the ceiling).

For women, you are meant to hold it as such and it represents a sort of flower. 


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