Flowers and tea

Part 5 of the mid-autumn festival set

Spring flowers finished blooming, willow has new shoots.
Another spring bids farewell.
Next year the flowers will grow again,
But for people, their youth will not renew.
I pity the hundreds of flower, the flowers pity me;
Makes one confused and unsure.

Mao wanted to fool the people and said "hundreds of flowers, you can bloom now." meaning you can now criticize the government freely. "But you know what happened," adds my mom.

pu su1 mi2 li3 = confusing vague undefined ambiguous


Tea Ceremony School

This popular tea ceremony's heritage traces back to old origins.
Preparing flips and movements, water at just the right temperature.
Lift up tea cup, lower your head.
White-hair tending stove, her manner is dignified.

This tea methodology was received from China 500 years ago. Every tea ceremony has specific procedure and ritual: how you lift the cup, how you pour the tea, etc. Everything has a proper way.