Entertainment (of various levels of quality) was associated with teahouses beginning in the Song dynasty. The below is from a Hangzhou tourist site. "In a tea house, two performers are showing tea art."

Session 20—Wed, Oct 12: Song China ②: Tea practices 2

Topics

❖ Trade & Tribute (Liao Dynasty)
❖ Tea Contests (茗戦・闘茶・回茶・飲茶勝負・茶寄合・茶湯勝負・貢茶・茗茶・銘闘)
❖ Teahouses

Thoughts—read before class, revisit for tests

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Required—to be completed for today's session

✓ Nothing at this time but check back on Tuesday to see if I have added something on teahouses. Also, consider reading ahead for the next session. There is a substantial amount of reading required.

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Other

Details regarding teahouses (chaguan 茶館) with some illustrations on cultural-china.com: Chinese Tea House - China Culture

A short online article on teahouses in Sichuan: Land of Teahouses by Gwenaële Chesnais

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