Thursday, April 28, 2016

From GPB: "Chinese Tea — Elixir of the Orient"


Thanks to my friend Joy, I learned about a program on tea that would be airing on Georgia Public Broadcasting. I wasn’t able to watch it when it first aired Tuesday night, but I was able to watch it yesterday online, and I definitely need to watch it again, as there is so much I want to write down, research, and explore further!

A few highlights:

— Have you ever heard the phrase “Water is the mother of tea”? I had not, but apparently it’s a saying well known in China.

— Some 18 provinces in China produce tea.

— China produces more than one-third of the world’s tea.

— Green tea makes up 70 percent of the tea production in China.

I also enjoyed seeing the beautiful aerial photography of the tea fields and the lovely images of the tea and teawares, and I was fascinated to hear from some of those in the College of Tea Culture (!) at Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University. I've long been intrigued by news of the cancer-fighting properties of green tea, so I was happy to see that discussed and would definitely like to learn more about green tea and cancer. I was also pleasantly surprised to see the Charleston Tea Plantation here in the US briefly featured.

I don’t know how long this video will be available for viewing online, but here’s the link in case you’d like to watch it now!

5 comments:

  1. I'm so glad you got to see this special, and enjoyed it. I recorded it but have not had time to watch it yet. I just "happened" to see a promo for it a couple of days before, or I'd have totally missed it. I'm looking forward to watching it.

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  2. I was happily surprised to be able to watch it from Canada. Thank you so much, Angela! As you say, there is a lot to research and explore. Kris

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  3. This is a show I would like to watch. Thanks for the link.

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  4. I do want to see this - thanks for the link.

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