Title- Korean Ceremonial Celadon Tea Set Material- Clay, Milky Enamel with Buncheong Size- Height 10cm, Body 39cm, Bottom 6cm, Diameter of Mouth 7cm Period- Modern The Korean Tea Ceremony is a highly evolved art with a strictoy defined set of procedures to prepare and drink tea with the aim of training both the body and the mind. Tea leaves have the ability to help detoxify the body. Korean people have enjoyed tea since ancient times and it is still enjoyed by the general populace. Though many people regard Chinese tea in high esteem, the reality is that the production of tea leaves there has become affected recentlly by pollution from the growing number of factories. The quality of soil has also been diminishing, affecting the taste and flavor of the leaves. The quality of the leaves produced in factories also cannot compare with the quality of leaves grown in the fresh, pure air of the Korean countryside and in the organic ground. There is loving care given to the production of this leafy treasure. While there are great amounts of Chinese tea in mass production, the production of Korean tea is more limited and therefore, it is a rarer commodity. Other countries could learn much from the reverence and seriousness given to the production and consumption of tea by the Korean people. There is beauty in the process. Every step of preparation is important. lt starts by boiling the water at 100 degrees. The fire should be stoked to a modest
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