Tea Art as Everyday Practice

Gongfu Tea in Chaoshan, Guangdong, Today

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2174994
AutoresPeter D''Abb (0000-0001-5988-9359, autor de correspondencia)
Año2019
Volumen20
Número3
Páginas213-231
Fecha de publicación2019-05-27
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCanberra Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0314-9099 • E-ISSN: 1740-9314
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14442213.2019.1611908
OpenAlexW2946658976
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas15

In recent decades a style of preparing and drinking tea modelled largely on gongfu tea associated with the Chaoshan region of north-eastern Guangdong Province, China, has been taken up as a contemporary tea art in Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland and elsewhere. This paper draws on fieldwork conducted in Chaoshan to examine gongfu tea as contemporary practice in its home setting. Three aspects are considered: gongfu tea as an everyday practice, as a refined practice, and as commercialised leisure in tea-houses. I argue that, as an everyday practice in Chaoshan, gongfu tea primarily serves to nourish social connectedness with family, friends and associates. It is regarded as an integral part of day-to-day life rather than a tea art. However, some people separate it from the everyday world by cultivating discernment and knowledge with regard to selected aspects, such as high-quality teapots or appreciation of different teas

Archaeology · China · Discernment · Everyday life · Mainland China · Political science · Social connectedness · Social science · Sociology · Chinese history and philosophy · Culinary Culture and Tourism · Fashion and Cultural Textiles · History · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology