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The Rise of Tea Culture in China - The Invention of the Individual (Hardcover)
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The Rise of Tea Culture in China - The Invention of the Individual (Hardcover)
Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives
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This distinctive and enlightening book explores the invention and
development of tea drinking in China, using tea culture to explore
the profound question of how Chinese have traditionally expressed
individuality. Western stereotypes portray a culture that values
conformity and denigrates the individual, but Bret Hinsch
convincingly explodes this facile myth. He argues that although
Chinese embrace a communitarian ethos and assume that the
individual can only thrive within a healthy community, they have
also long respected people with unique traits and superior
achievements. Hinsch traces how emperors, scholars, poets, and
merchants all used tea connoisseurship to publicly demonstrate
superior discernment, gaining admiration by displaying
individuality. Acknowledging central differences with Western
norms, Hinsch shows how personal distinction nevertheless
constitutes an important aspect of Chinese society. By linking tea
to individualism, his deeply researched book makes an original and
influential contribution to the history of Chinese culture.
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