CityU GE 1121

City University of Hong Kong
GE1121 - The Japanese Way of Tea: History, Arts, Architecture and Philosophy - 茶道：歷史、藝術、建築與哲學

Through a multi-disciplinary approach, the course will enhance students’ knowledge on the development (history) and spiritual discipline behind the tea ceremony (philosophy), as well as aesthetic contemplation of tea gardens, tea rooms (architecture), tea utensils, calligraphy, kimono and flower arrangement (arts) as a whole. Apart from traditional classroom teaching, we will invite Japanese tea m  ...