Chapter VIII · The Producing Regions: a close reading of the whole chapter
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Chapter VIII · The Producing Regions is a chapter about tea, tools, and judgment. Read it as a sequence of practical judgments.
Passage
“In Shannan Circuit, Xiazhou is best, Xiangzhou and Jingzhou next, and Hengzhou lowest.”
The passage is short. The judgment behind it is not.
Passage
“In Huainan Circuit, Guangzhou is best, Yiyang and Shuzhou next, Shouzhou lower, and Qizhou and Huangzhou lowest.”
The passage is short. The judgment behind it is not.
Passage
“In Zhexi Circuit, Huzhou is best, Changzhou next, and Xuanzhou, Hangzhou, Muzhou, and Shezhou lower.”
The passage is short. The judgment behind it is not.
Passage
“In Zhedong Circuit, Yuezhou is best, Mingzhou and Wuzhou next, and Taizhou lower.”
The passage is short. The judgment behind it is not.
Passage
“In Jiannan Circuit, Pengzhou is best, Mianzhou and Shuzhou next, Qiongzhou next, and Yazhou and Luzhou lower.”
The passage is short. The judgment behind it is not.
Passage
“In Qianzhong, teas of Enzhou, Bozhou, Feizhou, and Yizhou are only occasionally obtained, yet their flavor is excellent.”
The passage is short. The judgment behind it is not.
Passage
“In Jiangnan, teas of Ezhou, Yuanzhou, and Jizhou are pungent in taste; those of Fuzhou, Jianzhou, Shaozhou, and Xiangzhou are excellent.”
The passage is short. The judgment behind it is not.
Passage
“In Lingnan, teas of Fuzhou, Jianzhou, Shaozhou, and Xiangzhou are occasionally obtained, and their flavor is excellent.”
The passage is short. The judgment behind it is not.