July 2011
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Watchdongdey:
China’s policy of settling all of 2.5 million Tibetan nomads is a death sentence to the nomadic way of life in Tibet, an intrinsic part of Tibetan culture. History has shown the tragic consequences to communities and traditional ways of life when people are forced off their lands. Stand with Tibetan nomads and tell China to stop forcing nomads off their land.
May 2011
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WatchTemple, Shanghai on Flickr. Chanting, Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai
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2003 Wild Yi Wu Raw Puerh
Repost from old tea blog:
At the risk of this blog becoming one long list of Jing products here is a review of their Wu Yi Raw Puerh. Puerh is a tea I first encountered in Yunnan, in 1997, where you can buy it in cakes known as tuocha. These are bowl-shaped blocks of compressed tea often impressed with Chinese characters. I was intrigued at the time and bought a couple to drink and to give as...
“EN-MEI JIK-KU KAN-NON GYO
KAN ZE ON
NA MU BUTSU
YO BUTSU U IN
YO BUTSU U EN...”
– by woodenzen.blogspot.com
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Jing Tea Master Gongfu Tea Set
Repost from previous tea blog.
Jing Tea Master Gongfu Tea Set
This was bought for me as a present from my wife as I have had my eye on it for a while. I own a few pieces of Chinese teaware that I have picked up over the years but I have never owned a complete tea set like this before.
There are two versions of the set available, one is just the basic tea set while the more expensive Master set...
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Ntingwe Kwazulu Leaf Tea
from Taylors of Harrogate
The first of my blurry thoughts of the morning always turn to tea, with milk. And, if a little tired, maybe a drop of sugar too. I like to think it keeps me grounded, even as I prepare for the more heady delights of a nice Oolong using my gongfu tea set later in the day, or settle down to work with a refined white tea brewed with water at a temperature checked with my...
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