> I saw a segment on CCTV of a famous newly remodeled tea shoppe near
> the Forbidden City by a group pouring hot water into tea cups from the
> long spout copper kettles like I saw in the country tea shoppe but
> included dancing and acrobatics.  The reporter is wondering around
> going gaga drinking tea soup from a tea bowl he filled from an urn
> which is only served certain hours.  No wonder Westerners wont ever
> drink tea after leaving China.
>
> Jim