Kin Sum (Sammy) LI, PhD (Princeton 2015), is Associate Professor at the Department of History, Hong Kong Baptist University. He has published articles on the history of mass production in the ancient world and he attempts to study industrial art with the assistance of modern technology. Recently he develops an interest in the history of tea cultures.

• AcknowledgementsList of maps, figures, and tablesAbbreviationsChronology, dating, protagonists, and conventionsIntroduction1 Cultures of tea, fragrance, and qin music today2 Key terms, main arguments, and approaches3 Community formation and scholar-artists4 Community formation involving people, materials, experiences, and ephemeral practices1 Cultural construct1 Relationship between tea, fragrance, and music2 Tea3 Fragrances and aromatic substances4 Music from the qin and the prosody2 Economic construct1 Tea and utensils2 Aromatic substances3 Qin4 Transportation3 Artistic construct1 Literati gatherings as constructed in paintings2 Forming their own visual language3 Tea in literary works4 Aromatic substances in literary works5 Qin in literary worksConclusion1 Summary2 The formation of scholar-artist communities3 Methodological reflections on the history of art4 Impact on contemporary issuesBibliographyAppendix 1: Tea utensilsAppendix 2: Images of water at different temperaturesAppendix 3: Process of one of the simulation experiments of tea-tippingAppendix 4: Length of time, whisking frequency, and angle of inclination of whiskingGlossaryIndex