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
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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
Bingdao Ancient Tea Garden
Lincang tea production area is mainly concentrated in Cangyuan, Shuangjiang, Fengqing, Yunxian and other places, among which the world-renowned 10,000 mu of ancient tea community is located in Shuangjiang Mengku big snow mountain, big snow mountain is... Read More
Wuyi Tea
Wuyi tea, formerly known by the trade name Bohea in English, is a category of black and oolong teas grown in the Wuyi Mountains of northern Fujian, China. The Wuyi region produces a number of well-known teas, including Lapsang souchong and Da Hong Pao.... Read More
What is Green Tea?
Green tea is a type of tea that is made from camellia sinensis’ leaves and buds that have not undergone withering and oxidation process. In other words, green tea is non-oxidized tea. Green tea originated in China, but its production and... Read More
