Tea Master at Work

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This image showcases Li Qiang, the owner of the century-old Guanyin Pavilion Teahouse in Pengzhen, Chengdu. He is captured demonstrating his signature "pot-throwing" performance, where he expertly splashes boiling water from a heavy iron kettle in a high, dramatic arc to prepare traditional jasmine tea. The setting is a living time capsule of old Sichuan tea culture , featuring timeworn wooden beams, rustic aluminum kettles on charcoal stoves, and faded Mao-era posters