On Pingjiang Road in Suzhou, 65 - year - old Ms Wu runs a traditional tea house for 30 years. She never expected 1 (oneself) to become a tea master who helped build a cultural bridge.
It started in 2015 when a German tourist named Klaus walked into her shop. With the help of a phone app, Ms Wu 2 (patient) showed him the way to properly brew (沏) Biluochun, Suzhou’s famous green tea. Klaus returned every day that week and 3 (bring) more friends each time.
Seeing how 4 (interest) they were in Chinese tea, Ms Wu started a weekly activity called “Tea Culture Saturdays”. She showed foreigners 5 to brew tea with traditional methods—from choosing the water temperature to 6 (follow) tea - making rules. Her daughter Lily, a college student, helped translate.
Soon, her tea house was always crowded with 7 (visit), including students and business people from many places. “I used to think foreigners wouldn’t understand our tea culture, 8 they love it deeply. Some of them even treat their friends with Chinese tea at home,” Ms Wu said.
One of her favourite 9 (moment) was when Sarah, a Canadian, gave her a notebook filled with tea notes written in both English and Chinese. “This is why I keep teaching,” Ms Wu said, showing 10 treasured notebook.
Now, her tea house appears in travel guides as “Suzhou’s cultural living room”. For tourists, every cup of tea served is a window on the tea culture of this ancient city.
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