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
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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
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
How to Transform Tea Leaves into Green Tea?
The process of making green tea is simply divided into three steps: killing green (or fixation), kneading and drying. The key lies in the step of killing green, a way of heating the fresh leaves. It inactivates the activity of the enzyme, and the... Read More
