tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194001039657269182.post4943345766661794410..comments2023-06-13T19:06:43.593+08:00Comments on Bannablog: Who is a tea expert?Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03673406036042817965noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194001039657269182.post-65179213488204627782012-04-04T16:41:19.649+08:002012-04-04T16:41:19.649+08:00the more i know about tea, the less i realize i am...the more i know about tea, the less i realize i am. gathering people's thought is the start. it sometime depends on luck too. if you manage to find a good sifu, it could shorten the learning curve. again, i think passion is the key.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02740523833863999502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194001039657269182.post-76850345709434690742012-03-23T20:35:33.043+08:002012-03-23T20:35:33.043+08:00Hello Gingko, thanks for sharing your views.
Let m...Hello Gingko, thanks for sharing your views.<br />Let me precise that i only translated the articles from this website: http://www.puercn.com/puerchawh/puerchags/13528.html<br /><br />I found it interesting to have a Chinese opinion about this subject. I tend to agree with this author. I think 'expert' only means you have better knowledge than those you talk to, for example, any chess club player can be seen as an expert by casual players. Like any loose leaf tea drinkers is considered as a specialist by those who only know tea bags.<br /><br />Then, as you say, tea is a vast area, covered by many domain of expertise. Maybe a tea master is someone who have a deep knowledge about every aspects of tea (agronomy, processing, collection, history, business, philosophy...)<br /><br />Finally, i would say that being a tea expert or not is not important. We have something to learn from everyone. I think that blindly following the advice of one master slows down the learning, it's better to listen to every tea drinker you meet and make your own opinion.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03673406036042817965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194001039657269182.post-40509080926316021222012-03-23T10:08:23.675+08:002012-03-23T10:08:23.675+08:00I think you gave some interesting and important vi...I think you gave some interesting and important view point! We live in an era when there are too many masters! :-p However, in traditional Chinese Confucianism culture, if an intellectual was called a "master" or "expert", he would first be alert and ponder whether it was a taunt or shallow flattery. <br />On the other hand, I think "tea experts" could be of different levels and different profession, including tea scientists, tea farmer, tea historian. And, there are people who've collected a lot of teas and know about them whom I would call tea experts. But I agree with you collection alone doesn't automatically makes one an expert.Gingkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00717840609096741544noreply@blogger.com