tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post3573561594600610763..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: Tea with Xiao YunzhenHobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-53082320124433714612013-06-26T10:13:00.911+01:002013-06-26T10:13:00.911+01:00Dear Nick,
I have not read Zen Baggage, but am no...Dear Nick,<br /><br />I have not read <i>Zen Baggage</i>, but am now resolved to do so - thank you!<br /><br /><br />Toodlepip,<br /><br />HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-38294112835489192442013-06-25T22:41:28.453+01:002013-06-25T22:41:28.453+01:00There is Chinese jazz but not that much of it; for...There is Chinese jazz but not that much of it; for whatever reason it caught on like crazy in Japan, though. I suspect this relates somewhat to the astute observation made by Bill Porter in "Zen Baggage," a wonderful book, in which he is riding in a car with Chinese monks who are telling them of their desires to build big temple complexes abroad--Bill tells them they are wasting their Nick Hermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543497413262895759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-59336255587575737402013-06-24T12:31:52.291+01:002013-06-24T12:31:52.291+01:00Dear Nick,
You know, that's a very interestin...Dear Nick,<br /><br />You know, that's a very interesting point, and one that I had not considered before. There certainly is a stereotype about the rote-learning that Chinese students undergo, which, as the stereotype has it, results in fundamental mathematical confidence but little creativity. I would not claim to have an opinion on that subject, but my colleagues are not shy about Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-45968888561277563532013-06-24T03:32:53.466+01:002013-06-24T03:32:53.466+01:00Chinese cultural norms seem about as far as you ca...Chinese cultural norms seem about as far as you can get from jazz, in my experience; I've known Chinese jazz musicians and played with them..but it sure has not taken ahold much. Improvisation in music is not something that is really valued, unlike in the Indian tradition, through which it blends quite easily.Nick Hermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543497413262895759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-82194065461671921042013-06-23T15:55:03.597+01:002013-06-23T15:55:03.597+01:00Thank you for your answer. It clarifies for me a c...Thank you for your answer. It clarifies for me a cloud spot. <br />Now I´m gonna enjoy my Linchang pu er of 2009. <br />Cheers!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348515512704873786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-90070994766063020002013-06-23T14:12:43.140+01:002013-06-23T14:12:43.140+01:00Dear Felix,
Thanks for your comment, and your k...Dear Felix,<br /><br /> Thanks for your comment, and your kind words. The nice thing about the world of pu'ercha is that it's always there when you wish to dive back in and, chances are, your cakes have got better in the meantime. :)<br /><br /> Pu'ercha definitely changes with age, for better or worse. With good aging, pu'ercha enters a new phase in its life, evolved from itsHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-60215493778136822482013-06-23T13:59:39.922+01:002013-06-23T13:59:39.922+01:00Hi Hobbes!
I ve been reading your blog for severa...Hi Hobbes!<br /><br />I ve been reading your blog for several years now, thought not officially. But I comme back once and again every time I dive in the Pu Er world. <br />And I have a question. I ve seen you talk amazing things about many differents Pu er, and I was wondering about the aging. It is really important? I mean, a Pu Er (sheng) becomes better with aging? Because I ve read some Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348515512704873786noreply@blogger.com