Friday, January 5, 2007

Tea museum and park


The tea ware museum is housed in Flagstaff House, the residence of the former British governor in Hong Kong. This was, of course, on our itinerary and I was interested in learning about how to make a proper cuppa and how this has varied over the years. There is a long tradition of tea drinking in China as ceramics and woodcuts from the 7th century showed.





We wandered around Hong Kong Park for a while enjoying the sunshine. Kids fed the carp and the terrapins. People rested on benches. Businesspeople paced up and down talking into mobile phones. Brides and grooms posed for photographs in front of Flagstaff House and the carp ponds.

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