Chapter II · The Implements: One-page summary — The chuan string is made in Jiangdong and Huainan from…
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The passage
“The chuan string is made in Jiangdong and Huainan from split bamboo, and in Bashan and the gorges from twisted mulberry-bark. In Jiangdong one jin is a large string, half a jin a medium, and four or five liang a small one.”
One-page summary
One sentence: “The chuan string is made in Jiangdong and Huainan from split bamboo, and in Bashan and the gorges from twisted mulberry-bark. In Jiangdong one jin is a large string, half a jin a medium, and four or five liang a small one.”
Three words: The chuan string is made in Jiangdong and Huainan from…; Chapter II · The Implements; disciplined practice.
One action: next time you drink tea, ask about origin, harvest, and making before you ask about fame or price.
Reading note
Read the passage once for the image, once for the judgment, and once for the practice it implies.
Practice
- Name one thing the passage asks you to notice.
- Compare it with a tea you know.
- Keep the question open.