Wet weather and cool temperatures made it challenging to find a
comfortable spot with good vantage points in Seattle's International District. I was sitting under the gazebo
at Hing Hay Park when a smiling Buddha behind the storefront window
caught my attention. Near the corner of Maynard and King, I stumbled
upon a tea shop called the New Century Tea Gallery.
Inside
the shop, massive jars filled with assorted teas line the walls all the
way up to ceiling. I asked the storeowner (Dafe) if I could draw
inside and he invited me to sit down at this beautifully
carved wooden table. As I sketched, he treated me to a traditional
Chinese tea ceremony - sampling various types from green, to
jasmine, to oolong, and aged pu-erh.Not bad for a rainy Sunday afternoon.
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