On Oct 26, foreign and local visitors spent a memorable afternoon discovered the fine art of tea-making at the He Yi Xuan Tea House.

Its manager and tea expert Zhao Nan took special care to convey the very intricate and delicate tea-making process while his assistants demonstrated the method of "making a cuppa."

Organized by Jin Magazine, the tea-making event was aimed at enlightening foreigners the rich history and ritual of tea-making by the people who first introduced it to the world, the Chinese.

Many guests were impressed with the ceremony and said they felt they learnt more about Chinese traditions and the reasons behind them.

Afterward, everyone was given a taste of some delicately brewed Oolong tea, Zhao asked a folk artist to show the guests how to "weave" tea. Many guests tried their hand at it and found it was not as easy as it looked.

Later a calligraphy master showed the visitors the fine art of Chinese calligraphy.

All in all, the consensus was that it was a great learning experience and an afternoon well spent.