The History of Tea Since the Tang Dynasty & the Recent Revival of the Tea Ceremony in China
Jimmy Huang speaks on the history of tea & its recent renaissance
Wednesday, April 02, 2003
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Castelar Elementary School
Multipurpose Room
840 Yale Street
Tea culture in China has a two thousand year history. The Chinese tea ceremony long predates the Japanese ceremony. Tea culture is currently enjoying a renaissance in urban centers in Taiwan and China and has also come to America's shopping malls.
Jimmy Huang -- owner of eight West Coast tea shops -- will discuss the history of tea, its varieties, processing, lore, and the traditional ceremony.
Special Instructions
Castelar Elementary School is located in LA's Chinatown. Park on the playground, enter on College St. between Hill and Yale Streets
For more information please contact
Randy Bloch
Tel: 323 222-0856
www.chssc.org
Sponsor(s): Chinese Historical Society of Southern California
