Tea Gathering in Xiaoman Solar Term
Tea Gathering in Xiaoman Solar Term
During Xiaoman 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.
We just entered the second solar term in summer—Xiaoman. Literally translated as "small-full", the name "Xiaoman" means that for crops like wheat, the grains are filling but not yet ripening. The days are getting warmer. While flowers are no longer blossoming, we now enjoy the various shades of green and the lively symphony of birds. Depending on your perspective, the Xiaoman period can feel either warm and torrid or cool and soothing. A cup of tea at this moment is a perfect way for us to calm down and regain peace of mind.
On June 5th, 7s Art will host the Tea Gathering in Xiaoman Solar Term. We will serve the Shifeng Longjing tea freshly harvested and produced this spring. It is a wonder that this tea has traveled tens of thousands of miles from China to New York despite so many transportation restrictions. Also noteworthy is that this year's tea has a flowery aroma that brings back the memories of Shifeng mountain.
Like the previous tea gathering in the Solar Term series, 7s Art will infuse its unique aesthetics inherited from the Chinese scholars' tradition into all aspects of the event—from the spacial and chaxi (tea stage/theater) arrangement to the selection and preparation of teas and desserts, as well as the tea gathering procedure. We will present to New York's tea lovers a delicate experience of taste and aesthetics to allow the guests to feel the essence of the Xiaoman period.
Teas to Taste
First Half: 2022 Mingqian Shifeng Longjing (Dragon Well)
The Xihu Longjing (West Lake Dragon Well) tea has a history of over a thousand years and has long been enjoyed and praised by scholars and poets. As the highest grade of Xihu Longjing, Shifeng Longjing (Lion Mountain Dragon Well) is rare and precious. The Mingqian (pre-Qingming solar term) Shifeng Longjing we are serving this time has an elegant orchid aroma, a fresh and delicate taste, and a mouth-watering and long-lasting aftertaste.
Second Half: 2020 Bolin Heidaye Raw Pu'er
The Pu'er tea we will be serving is cultivated among the mountain creeks at an elevation of over 6,500 feet, the Mengku Heidaye (Mengku black big leaf) shares a similar variety as Bingdao Heidaye, often referred to as the “Bingdao Pu'er among creeks." Its aroma is rich, the tea soup is delicate in the mouth, has a fine texture and rock-candy sweetness, and its long-lasting aftertaste has a distinct coolness.
Tea bites
Jell dessert with cocknut milk and osmanthus flowers
"Green plum" bean cake
Time
Sunday
Jun 5, 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.
