Chapter VII · The History: One-page summary — Zuo Si's poem The Doting Daughters reads: 'Their hearts race…
Photo: Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
The passage
“Zuo Si’s poem The Doting Daughters reads: ‘Their hearts race for the tea, they puff and blow upon the tripod.’”
One-page summary
One sentence: “Zuo Si’s poem The Doting Daughters reads: ‘Their hearts race for the tea, they puff and blow upon the tripod.’”
Three words: Zuo Si’s poem The Doting Daughters reads: 'Their hearts race…; Chapter VII · The History; 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.