Water is the mother of tea

Hello everyone!

Today I would like to tell you a story about Tea, and more specifically, water for tea.

Whether you are a seasoned Gong Fu artist preparing tea with the strictest discipline or throwing a teabag in a mug as a mere morning muscle memory, there is a truth that never changes: your cup is made of hot water at 99%!

Water is so important for tea that it is a very serious topic among tea lovers and there is a famous Chinese proverb about it:

“Water is the mother of Tea,
The teapot its father and
The fire is its teacher”

Let us leave the Father and the Teacher aside for a moment, everyone knows that first, there is the Mother. Aren't we also talking about Mother Tongue?

Well, the Mother tongue of tea is Water.

It is through Water that tea expresses itself, transmits its wisdom to us, and communicates with our senses.

The tea tree grows thanks to rainwater, it receives life coming down from the sky. In the same way, the Tea Master brings its leaves back to life by pouring hot water on them.

Each tea has its preferences of course, just as some people enjoy very hot baths, others prefer to dig a hole in the ice before taking a dip.

Nevertheless, the leaves always come in contact and communicate with Water, it must therefore be of the best possible quality!

Next time we will explore what is "Good quality water" from the point of view of the Tea Sage: Lu Yu !
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Until then, I wish you happy tea sessions!

All photos in this post are mine