"Sen no Rikyu, the man who so influenced the traditional tea ceremony, once offered seven rules for hosts of the ceremony:
<span>-Make a delicious bowl of tea
-Arrange the charcoal so the water boils quickly
-Arrange the flowers as they grow in nature
-Keep the tearoom cool in the summer and warm in the winter
-Have everything prepared ahead of time
-Be prepared for rain
<span>-Give your guests every consideration"
SOURCE: Washington and Lee from site people/howstuffworks.</span></span>
The Communist Party took over China during the Chinese Civil war. As a result, the Nationalists of China fled to the island of Taiwan and the Communists established the People's Republic of China.
