Gushu Hongcha, literally means Ancient Tree Black Tea, is a variety of fermented tea produced mainly in Lincang, Baoshan, Xishuangbanna, Dehong of Yunnan province, China. It uses fresh leaves of ancient tea tree which are usually over 300 years old as... Read More
Month: April 2020
Biluochun: Incredible Fragrance and Freshness
Biluochun (碧螺春), also known as Pi Lo Chun, is a famous green tea originally grown in the Dongting mountain area near Lake Tai, province Jiangsu, China. Biluochun is renowned for its delicate appearance with white hairs, fruity taste and... Read More
Longjing Tea: A Legend from the History and Nature
Longjing tea (龙井), literally meaning Dragon Well tea, is a variety of pan-roasted green tea that named after its production region-Longjing Village of West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. Longjing tea has a history over 1200 years and... Read More
Ten Famous Teas in China
China is a major producing area for teas in the world. It has many types and varieties of teas, with a long-lasting tea culture. Among the abundant teas, what makes a tea famous lies in the unique style, color, aroma, taste and shape. What are the top... Read More
Storing Methods for Different Types of Teas
Green Tea Green tea is a non-fermented tea, which is well-known for its freshness. It is suitable for chilling at low temperature. For the unsealed green tea, it should be kept in an airtight container and preferably be used within two months. Here... Read More
Can You Put the Tea Leaves into Refrigerator?
Many people have certain misunderstandings in the method of storing tea, thinking that the lower the storage temperature, the better for the tea. Therefore, many teas are stored in the refrigerator after buying, and usually stored without drinking for... Read More
Unique Tea set from Tang Court
At 10:24 on August 24, 1981, the wall for Ming Dynasty Brick Pagoda of Famen Temple, which had lasted over 400 years, collapsed half because of the continuous rain. In the spring of 1986, the government decided to demolish the residual pagoda. In... Read More
Tea Ware Pictorial
Tea Ware Pictorial (茶具圖贊/茶具图赞) is a book by Shenan (Chinese: 審安老人/审安老人) compiled in 1269, and is the earliest picture book on tea ware used in preparation of Song dynasty tea cake for drinking. Tea during the Song... Read More
Tea Classic
The Classic of Tea or Tea Classic (茶經; pinyin: chájīng) is the first known monograph on tea in the world, by Chinese writer Lu Yu between 760 CE and 762 CE, during the Tang dynasty.Lu Yu’s original work is lost; the earliest editions... Read More
Three Factors for Brewing A Perfect Cup of Tea
Correct brewing method is almost as important as tea quality in facilitating the best flavor and health benefits of green tea. Around the 8th century AD, Lu Yu, the author of the Classic of Tea, the first book about green tea, devoted himself in... Read More
