Alex86 Posted October 7, 2015 at 03:49 PM Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 at 03:49 PM Hi everybody. I'd be really grateful if someone could tell me what the characters stamped on this old tea brick mean. I'd love to know how old it is and what kind of tea it is. http://imgur.com/trTdsE4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcdefg Posted October 7, 2015 at 10:23 PM Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 at 10:23 PM Alex, I'm not positive about any of this, but here's my best guess. First of all, it's a commemorative tea brick, not intended for drinking. So don't break it up and brew it; results will be disappointing. I think the characters on the right are: 新 寿 记 (in their Traditional form -- the ones I've typed here are Simplified.) Meanings of the three words are roughly: New, Long Life, Memories/Remembrances. The big central character is 大, which means large. I don't recognize the other large character that looks something like an "A" below it. Writing upper left looks like a different language, not Chinese. I could make some blind guesses, but think it best to first give someone else who knows more time to reply. I have no idea as to the age or as to what kind of tea it is. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted October 7, 2015 at 10:32 PM Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 at 10:32 PM That's a 泰, not a 寿 - Xintaiji, maybe from the shop mentioned here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcdefg Posted October 8, 2015 at 12:34 AM Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 at 12:34 AM Yes, Roddy is right. (Not a big surprise.) Way to go, Roddy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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