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Butter tea is used in the title of a book of poems by the exiled Tibetan Ten Phun. He was born in Lhasa, Tibet, although the day of his birth is not available. [13] His book Sweet Butter Tea: A Book of Poems contains poems about his childhood. [14] This was his first book of poems that he published in English.
Sharon Bala (born April 3, 1979) is a Canadian writer residing in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. [1]Her debut novel, The Boat People, won the 2015 Percy Janes First Novel Award for unpublished manuscripts. [2]
Lu Tong (pinyin: Lú Tóng; Wade–Giles: Lu T'ung; simplified Chinese: 卢仝; traditional Chinese: 盧仝; 790–835), pseudonym Yuchuanzi (Chinese: 玉川子), was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty, known for his lifelong study of Chinese tea culture. He never became an official, and is better known for his love of tea than his poetry. [1] [2]
Tea as a drink was first consumed in China and the earliest extant mention of tea in literature is the Classic of Poetry, although the ideogram used (荼) in these texts can also designate a variety of plants, such as sowthistle and thrush.
Statue of Lu Yu, at the Dragon Well Tea Plantation, Meijiawu, Hangzhou. Cui Guofu was a scholar and poet well known for his magnificent 5 characters per verse short poem. After his demotion to Jingling, Cui Guofu took life fairly easy. Even though Cui was many years older than Lu Yu, both men shared the same interest in tea, literature, and poetry.
The ceramic mug holds 12 ounces of her favorite beverage—perfect for a late-night reading session with a cup of tea. There’s also a smiley face on the inside of the lip.
Tea may differ widely in preparation, such as in Tibet, where the beverage is commonly brewed with salt and butter. Tea may be drunk in small private gatherings (tea parties) or in public (tea houses designed for social interaction). Afternoon tea is a British custom with widespread appeal.
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