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Author George Orwell was an avid tea drinkker and shared a few points during his life:
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He maybe the greatest writer, but I think the kind of tea he based his comments on was more limited than even what I have now. Our understanding of the world has changed so much from even when I was a high school kid reading Animal Farm in the full version the first time. To me, Chinese tea is amazing. I have not ventured into a lot of choices yet, but such selections as Congou Rustic, White Peony Classic Floral and April Mist have transformed my previous understanding of what tea is. The information about tea making in this site has helped me to rethink how I should make tea with these different tealeaves. Otherwise I may not be able to experience their real taste.
I have much to know about tea yet but definitely with what I have learned now, I cannot agree with George Orwell. -
I hated myself for buying that tin of Tropical Paradise Assam Pekoe to find out that it was some artificial flavorings and disgusting tiny debris of fruit bits. Could have get that old super astringent OP and keep forcing myself to drink it straight or lie to myself that another few more spoons of sugar is okay. The other way is to make it weak and taste not much. That was when I decided that I should look into Chinese tea and eventually found this site. I based my buying and preparation on the information here and boy what change it made! Zachno you are totally right.
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I watched the B/W one, I know there is another more newer one but have not watched it. China was much much worse. Cultural revolution was more cruel and more barbarian.Big Brother watched over everyone’s life through the people next to you, including your wife or your son or daughter. Materials were so not enough everything was rationed. Very wrong people have power. It was hell. Perhaps it was beyond the imagination of any writer. I think I shall find a Chinese translation of the book. Perhaps the book is different from the movie.
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In the late 60’s when I first heard about Cultural Revolution, I thought it was a good thing. It turned out to be a catastrophe for China and it was only a weapon for Mao for absolute control of the country. From my other reading, I know that much of good traditional values have been destroyed. How true is that in your own experience?
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Many people were killed, tortured, imprisoned in very bad conditions and abused in many different ways. Many people killed themselves. The best of people in two generations were wasted. Some survived but not many. Many escaped to Hong Kong, like my family, some to overseas countries. Many people who tortured other people or killed people remained n China and get very high positions.
I do not know too much about traditional culture so I do not know how much is lost. But I know basic things like good to your parents and brothers and sisters, like politeness, like honesty, like treating other people the way you want to be treated, like not harming other people. These things are not automatic in the inner hearts of many people in China. In the past when I was small, these were natural in most people. Now these have become rare.I have read many books by people who are writers and who have suffered the Cultural revolution, because we were lucky enough to escape before harming us. I know more by reading the books. One writer I like very much is Chen Ruoxi. I think some of her books have been translated into English. She was bad luck because she was Taiwanese and chose to go to China during the 60’s, hoping to contribute to building a better China. So she experienced Cultural revolution. Good that she survives and return to Taiwan. -
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