alex you talked about "gong fu", from ming dynasty and still done
today, this means to make good tea, leaf tea brewed, not to boil or
cook the tea but to infuse.
here is 2 links. http://www.farleaves.com/gongfu/gongfu01.html
http://chineseteas101.com/kungfu_1.htm

here are some more pics from my folder.
http://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sherdwen/my_photos
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