Chapter VI · The Drinking: One-page summary — As a beverage, tea began with Shennong, the Divine Farmer…
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The passage
“As a beverage, tea began with Shennong, the Divine Farmer, and became known through the Duke of Zhou of Lu.”
One-page summary
One sentence: “As a beverage, tea began with Shennong, the Divine Farmer, and became known through the Duke of Zhou of Lu.”
Three words: As a beverage, tea began with Shennong, the Divine Farmer…; Chapter VI · The Drinking; 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.