Tea for the Soul

S1, E3: For many, tea has a spiritual dimension and can be seen as a portal to other worlds. This engrossing documentary witnesses a lone monk on his life's mission to recreate the tea cakes of a famous sage from the early Tang Dynasty. In an austere nunnery near Wuhan, the nuns experience every stage of tea-making, from picking all the way through to drinking, as an act of prayerful meditation.