Of Art and Tea
the Jin Xiu Art Gallery & Tea House on Muntri Street is a special place. the menu is limited but their Thai cook prepares excellent Thai food, and the house specialty is Chinese tea. many locals go there just to talk and visit over their choice of tea in the fine surroundings. (i went there after a morning journey to the Pulau Penang Botanical Gardens and a long walk in the hot midday sun). the manager sat with me, and prepared the tea which he then poured from the tiny teapot into tiny teacups. we talked and enjoyed. the traditional tools and the process of preparing the tea were very enchanting. there was focus and concentration. i felt my energy return. he explained the finer points of fragrance and flavor, and i was able to sample several teas (white, green, red, black, and oolong). sipping, tasting, talking – hours flew by. magical. i left feeling very peaceful and very refreshed.
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