Chinese ceremonies

[ani_grandette]

Despite my passion for travelling, Asian countries and their culture is quite a gap in my cultural background. Of course, I’ve read some Japanese authors like Yukio Mishima and Haruki Murakami during my university years and “Adventures of grasshopper Men” by a Vietnamese author To Hoai when a child. I also had some fragmentary knowledge about the

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[smirans]

Yes, it is really magnificent place to visit... Did they played syamisen (Japaneese sort of guitar)? Did you have chance to notice, that such tea ceremony is subject to some rules (you should be neither over-eaten, nor hungry, etc.). The list of the rules is shown on the front door. When it was my first time there I disobeyed all and every rule :-).

Probably we should revisit this place together. )))

[ani_grandette]

There was some music but I hardly remember any details... Smth very relaxing and unobtrusive.
It's funny but the recommendations not to eat anything before you come or during the ceremony go together with the sweet dessert menu))) In my case I didn't have chance to have a snack after the working day, so I went there on an empty stomach. We followed the rules and drank only tea, so when I left I was inspired with the ceremony but I was really starving..