Eastern Whispers
Stories of China, told slowly.
Eastern Whispers is a quiet place to learn about China. There is no narration, no host and no singing in any episode: each film is built from still images, very slow movement, paired English–Chinese letter cards and Chinese instrumental music.
Season One: The Art of Chinese Tea
The Art of Chinese Tea. Fourteen films.
Season One: The Art of Chinese Tea follows one leaf from the plant to the cup – the six kinds of tea, the vessels that hold it, and the rituals built around them. Fourteen films, released twice a week. Season Two turns to incense; porcelain, jade, the qin zither and the other objects follow in a later season.
茶
Tea
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綠
Green Tea
白
White Tea
岩
Rock Oolong
叢
Dancong
生
Raw Puerh
熟
Ripe Puerh
砂
Yixing Clay
瓷
Porcelain & Clay
碗
The Gaiwan
雨
Rainy Night
葉
The Last Leaf
Its Chinese name is 茶 — chá.
它的名字是茶，讀作 chá。
A letter card from Tea, Part One — English and Traditional Chinese, read at your own pace.
Prelude
The Silk Road
The twelve films that came before: one gate, one caravan, one market, one cave at a time, from a single envoy leaving Chang’an in 138 BC to the freight trains and container ships that run the same corridor today. They are still here.
Watch
Watch the films on YouTube
New episodes are published twice a week. You can also take twelve pages of the season with you — the free booklet, sent to your inbox.