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How to hold a Chinese tea cup the right way
Traditional Chinese tea cups, also known as 'gongfu tea cups', are smaller than Western cups and mugs, and they're also typically handle-free. As a result, for the beginning Chinese tea...
How to hold a Chinese tea cup the right way
Traditional Chinese tea cups, also known as 'gongfu tea cups', are smaller than Western cups and mugs, and they're also typically handle-free. As a result, for the beginning Chinese tea...
2023 Xiaguan Gang Rou Pu Erh Tea: Tasting & Review
We received an 8-gram mini cake sample of Gang Rou raw pu erh tea from the Xiaguan tea factory, while the standard cake weighs 357 grams. Here are our tasting...
2023 Xiaguan Gang Rou Pu Erh Tea: Tasting & Review
We received an 8-gram mini cake sample of Gang Rou raw pu erh tea from the Xiaguan tea factory, while the standard cake weighs 357 grams. Here are our tasting...
What is Cha Qi (Tea Energy)?
Have you ever noticed a pecular feeling while drinking tea, something that relaxes or energizes you without you fully realizing it? In the tea community, we call 'Cha Qi' (茶气),...
What is Cha Qi (Tea Energy)?
Have you ever noticed a pecular feeling while drinking tea, something that relaxes or energizes you without you fully realizing it? In the tea community, we call 'Cha Qi' (茶气),...
Exploring Pear Shaped Yixing Teapot Styles: Cla...
If you've explored the world of Yixing teapots, you might have observed that many are pear-shaped (梨形). However, they aren't always labeled as such. There are also Si Ting (思亭)...
Exploring Pear Shaped Yixing Teapot Styles: Cla...
If you've explored the world of Yixing teapots, you might have observed that many are pear-shaped (梨形). However, they aren't always labeled as such. There are also Si Ting (思亭)...
Yunnan: The Missing Chapter in Lu Yu's 'The Cla...
During Lu Yu's time, Yunnan tea culture was flourishing, and today it's recognized as the birthplace of tea trees. Surprisingly, Lu Yu doesn't discuss Yunnan's tea culture at all. In...
Yunnan: The Missing Chapter in Lu Yu's 'The Cla...
During Lu Yu's time, Yunnan tea culture was flourishing, and today it's recognized as the birthplace of tea trees. Surprisingly, Lu Yu doesn't discuss Yunnan's tea culture at all. In...
Lu Yu & The Classic of Tea (Cha Jing)
"The Classic of Tea," authored by Lu Yu during China's Tang Dynasty between 758 and 780 AD, is more than just a book on tea; It's a comprehensive treatise that...
Lu Yu & The Classic of Tea (Cha Jing)
"The Classic of Tea," authored by Lu Yu during China's Tang Dynasty between 758 and 780 AD, is more than just a book on tea; It's a comprehensive treatise that...