A new eBook: Emperor Fei's dream of tea

This summer, I felt like writing another short book about tea. I even started a new guide on a particular tea subject, but didn't feel much inspiration coming. Then, one day, a short story of a Chinese emperor who tasted excellent tea popped in my head and kept unfolding. So, I simply wrote it down and it's now available here on tea-masters.com.

The first paragraph gives you an idea of what you can expect in this tale:

"Once upon a time, in the southern kingdom of the Eastern Jin, lived Emperor Fei who had 2 sons and 2 daughters with his wife, Queen Yu. This period of Chinese history is known as the 16 Kingdoms, a time of continuous rivalry and war between 16 fractured regions. Emperor Fei faced many challenges to his authority from outside kingdoms and from within his own administration. His powerful general Huan Wen and court eunuchs were always scheming to weaken his power. As a result, Emperor Fei had regular nightmares in which he saw himself and his family massacred, tortured or decapitated. He didn’t share his dreams with his wife or anybody. He was afraid that mere rumors of his nightmares would become a self-fulfilling prophecy."

And this short story (5500 words) is FREE if you place a tea order worth 90 USD or more (excluding transportation) on my site!

Et la version française est disponible également aux mêmes conditions: gratuite pour tout achat de 90 USD ou plus (sans les frais de port).

Cette nouvelle "Le rêve de thé de l'Empereur Fei" concentre de nombreux thèmes qui me sont chers. Le thé permet une grande liberté. Chacun l'interprète et le prépare à sa manière. En cela le thé est malléable et nous renvoie ce qui nous y avons mis.

Et à force de parler de créativité dans les Chaxi, j'avais aussi envie de la mettre pratique d'une manière bien française, par la littérature. J'espère surtout vous faire passer un bon moment. L'idéal serait de l'accompagner d'un bon thé de ma sélection!

Et si vous avez envie de lire un texte plus profond et plus théorique sur la pratique du thé en mode asiatique/chinois, je vous renvoie vers ce court essai de Stéphane Barbéry, l'homme d'une Renaissance moderne et universelle!