Based on a Tang-Dynasty Chinese poem by Lu Tong: “Songs of Seven Cups 七碗茶诗,” I was inspired to create seven sound pieces. The titles are named after each cup of tea and the embodied meanings in each stanza. Combining found sounds, field recordings, and ambient textures, I navigate how tea can bring the serenity of mind and harmony with surroundings. As the first part of Tea Room, my interdisciplinary project and research on tea, I examined the intersection of poetry and tea ritual. I also explore the art of Mandarin-English translation during the process of translating the poem and delivering its messages to audience worldwide.

Original Poem (Excerpt) 诗歌原文（节选）
《走笔谢孟谏议寄新茶》（七碗茶诗）
一碗喉吻润，二碗破孤闷。三碗搜枯肠，唯有文字五千卷。四碗发轻汗，平生不平事尽向毛孔散。五碗肌骨清，六碗通仙灵。七碗吃不得也，唯觉两腋习习清风生。

English Translation:
"Songs of Seven Cups"
The first cup of tea kisses the throat;
The second cup shatters the wall of solitude;
The third cup explores the dry stream and opens up the poetry of my soul;
The fourth cup evaporates with the rest of world;
The fifth cup penetrates and sharpens the body;
The sixth cup calling;
And the seventh cup slowly sits steaming; the wind under my skin.

Translation by Haotian
Sound by Haotian
Music by Haotian

Track List
01.Cup1 Drips
02.Cup2 Humanity
03.Cup3 Dissolution
04.Cup4 Evaporating
05.Cup5 Body
06.Cup6 Enlightenment
07.Cup7 Steaming