Talk:Korean tea ceremony

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Initial background to this article began in March 17th, 2005. The obscurity of the Korean Tea Ceremony to the west has generally led Europeans and westerners to believe that Japan originated this ceremony, instead of refining and enhancing it to meet Japanese needs. The natural aspects of the Korean tea ceremony will be given attention in this article by way of defining those differences.

The entry here will follow the similar approach of other entries in the wikipedia so comparative studies may be made as it evolves.

Korean tea ceremony to full article exists.
Stub note taken out - is this article redundent?
No. It is not. POofYS Dated 22:38, 21 April 2005.


Is it really accurate to call this a tea "ceremony"? It certainly isn't a "ceremony" in the same way that the Japanese tea ceremony is, and I'm not sure it's appropriate to really compare them as such. Exploding Boy 21:42, May 21, 2005 (UTC)

Of course it is a tea ceremony. I'd really like to hear your reason to believe otherwise. I think it is time for you and many more to realize that Japanese culture is not particularly unique in an East Asian context. Peace. -Himasaram 10:32, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
"Peace"? Ironic ending to that message. Neither what is sometimes called "Chinese tea ceremony" nor what is being called "Korean tea ceremony" are really accurately described as such. I'd like to hear your reasons for believing they are. Exploding Boy 18:17, Jun 4, 2005 (UTC)
Right, I admit that English information on the Korean Way of Tea on the Web is lackluster at best. It was revived after hundreds of years of obscurity after WWII and has only recently began getting attention, so give it some time. What is certain, is that the courts of Korean kings of old (Shilla, Goryo) practiced highly sofisticated forms of Tea Ceremony. As for contemporary Korean Tea Ceremony, it appears that the "Panyaro Institute" is holding courses on the subject and has been giving formal examinations since 1995, so there apparently are some form of rituals there to be taught. How they measure up to Japanese Chado is yet to be seen. I'm sorry if I my previous post seemed overly aggresive. I just feel that the "Other" nations of East Asia should get a chance to revive and be proud of their traditions without having to be compared to and deemed inferior to Japan at all times. Peace now? -Himasaram 21:35, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)