ANST - Teatime

[Bill Osterheim]

j'lynn yeates wrote:
> 
> On 19 Jan 98 at 16:36, Bill Osterheim wrote:
> 
> > Anybody know why Chinese teacups don't have handles? Come on, guess!
> > (There IS a reason.)
> 
> tea is after all ceremony as much as drink .... the better to admire
> the glazing / shape of the tea bowls (seasonal) ...
> 
> 'wolf
> 
Interesting, and could have something to do with it, but, per the Tai
Chi Master I once took lessons from, you are to hold the cup by the body
to tell the temperature. If it is too hot to be comfortable to hold, it
is considered unhealthy to drink it.

PP

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