Tag: China

This particular tea house was commendable: the ambience was authentic, unfussily lovely, its tea & “goodies” were very palatable, and the “live” music was of a high standard – not merely “close enough, for tourists”.

Keyboards, synthetic “beats” and excessive reverb + compression were all pleasingly absent.

“Attracting tourists” was part of this tea house’s equation, but only part; very evidently, many local people liked it.

The above photo was taken in Kashgar’s livestock market – a fascinating place, which Pelican Yoga will eventually explore in much more detail.

The particular characteristics that define “premium” sheep are partly environmental, and partly cultural; the “best” sheep on offer in China doubtless look “highly exotic” to most Australians.

To most Chinese people, Australia’s highly-prized merinos would doubtless appear equally  “strange”.

Uyghur teas do not necessarily primarily involve leaves of Camellia sinensis.

(Camellia sinensis is the leaf source for nearly all of the world’s non-“herbal” teas)

Leaves – of whatever species – are not necessarily the key element in Uyghur teas.

More than one species was sourced for the pictured “loose” tea; its “hero” ingredients are flowers.

In Kashgar’s “old city”, closed doors and windows often deliver more visual delight to a passer-by than do open ones.

According to the sun, it was not yet 11 am on 24 May 2024.

I took the photo in Kashgar’s “old city”, looking across to “new” Kashgar’s TV tower.