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Submitted by elephant614 on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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Tea
The story of tea began in ancient China in 2737 B.C. by a Chinese emperor when some tealeaves accidentally blew into a pot of boiling water. As a scientist, the emperor was interested and found the new liquid very refreshing. And so, according to legend, tea was created. Having tea is an opportunity for quiet time with someone. It takes on a meaning far deeper than the enjoyment of a warm cup of liquid. It speaks of friendship that can transcend distance and time.
Every year before Christmas, my mother would receive a parcel from Auntie Wu first and sent hers right after. No real mystery remained in this exchange. Each box contained tea. Sometimes included a rare teapot, a delicate cup, or a cookbook. Although the exchange almost always took place at Christmastime, they seldom bothered to wrap the gift. Yet they searched for the perfect offering all year. To them, the tea was not the remembrances of all the cups they lingered over together through the years but symbolized for both of them shared experience and shared values.
At first glance, mother and Auntie Wu was an unlikely match when they met 40 years ago as medical student in Shanghai. My mother, a typical Shanghai girl, who had soft, milk- like skin, big stirring eyes, and a slim figure. Auntie Wu, in contrast, had tan skin, small eyes, and a 6 feet tall body. My mother put it as ¡§friendship at first sight¡¨. Their classmates soon began to link their names as if they were twins.
It was 15 years ago when mother told me the story between the two of them. It all happened on a rainy Thursday afternoon when mother and three friends sat at Auntie Wu¡¦s table.
¡§Ceremony doesn't mean that each server will do it the same way. It is not related to religion,¡¨ explained Auntie Wu.
Before her, in a shallow lacquer box were four tiny cups shaped like tall spools of thread -- these were the "sniffing" cups. Each tea drinker was handed a smaller,...
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