Tea Gathering in Guyu Solar Term
Tea Gathering in Guyu Solar Term
During Guyu solar term, 7s Art invites you to join us in a tea gathering to share the pleasure of tea tasting and experience the change of seasons.
A unique calendar system of the Chinese people, the solar term system divides a year into 24 periods with natural and agricultural connotations. It represents a way of life synchronized with the seasons and is essential to traditional Chinese culture.
The ancient people have detailed observations about natural changes in each solar term. In our time, however, modern technologies made summers feel cool and winters warm. We can enjoy autumn fruits in spring and summer flowers in winter. While we are turning away from Nature, our perceptions are weakening.
Literally translated as "grain-rain", Guyu is a period with warming weather and increasing rains. Crops are growing, and the blooming season is reaching its end.
The briefness of the blooming season evokes the sentiment of poets and artists. However, the change of seasons is an unavoidable law of nature and should not worry us. What's important is that we should treasure the present moment and the people around us and do something beneficial to our lives. During Guyu solar term, 7s Art invites you to join us in a tea gathering to share the pleasure of tea tasting and experience the change of seasons.
Teas to Taste
First Half: 2021 Wild Baimudan (White Peony)
The production of white tea doesn't involve firing or rolling but only withering and drying. This made white tea the most natural type of tea. According to the standard of leaf-picking, white tea can be classified into Baihao Yinzhen, Baimudan, Shoumei, and Gongmei. Baimudan is made of one-bud-two-leaf leaves, with green leaves encompassing white-haired buds, looking like flowers. Therefore it gained the name "white peony" (Baimudan). With a refreshing aroma, a light-yellow soup color, and a fresh and mellow taste, Baimudan is a premium-quality white tea.
The 2021 Wild Baidudan to be served in this tea gathering was harvested in a wild tea plantation in Taimu Mountain in Fuding, China. The plantation had been left unattended for nearly 80 years, and the tea trees are growing among wild plants. In recent years, because of the increasing popularity of white tea, the tea garden was redeveloped in a naturalistic way. Tea sourced from this garden is refreshing and mellow, reminding the drinker of the natural environment it's from.
Second Half: 2020 Old-cluster Mi Lan Xiang (Honey-and-Orchid Aroma) Single-cluster
Phoenix Single-cluster is an aromatic type of oolong tea. It's produced in Fenghuang (Phoenix) Mountain in Chaozhou, China. "Single-cluster" denotes the original selection of high-quality breeds, with each breed originating from a single tea tree. There are hundreds of breeds of Phoenix Single-cluster tea. The breeds are typically named according to the aroma, such as Huang Zhi Xiang (Yellow-gardenia Aroma), Mi Lan Xiang (Honey-and-Orchid Aroma), and Xing Ren Xiang (Almond Aroma).
The 2020 Old-cluster Mi Lan Xiang Single-cluster to be served this time is from Wudong Mountain—the core high-altitude area of Fenghuang Mountain. The dry leaves have a brown, oily, and tight look. The tea soup has an orange color. After two years of aging, its odor became soft and steady, while its aroma is still dense and rich. The taste is honey and slight bitterness; the body is viscous and delicate; the aftertaste is fresh, sweet, mouth-watering, and long-lasting. The honey and flowery aroma made this tea a perfect fit for spring and summer.
Time
Saturday
Apr 30, 2022
Session 1, Chinese Speaking
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Session 2, English Speaking
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Location
7S Art labo
36 E Broadway, 2nd FL
New York, NY 10002
Admissions
$60/guest
Availability
Seats are limited, please RSVP
Notes
To ensure the best experience for all guests, please arrive 15 minutes before the tea gathering.
To facilitate tasting, please don't wear perfume.
Please keep your phone in silent mode during the tea ceremony and off the tea table. No photos allowed.
At check-in, please show your COVID immunization record. If you have COVID symptoms on the day of the tea gathering, please don't attend. Tickets are non-refundable but you can transfer them to others.
All sales are final. If we have to cancel the tea gathering due to unprecedented reasons, it will be rescheduled upon further notice.
