Here I try to share each tea, learn their history, enjoy their charming flavor, get healthy from tea’s benefits, and study how to make a perfect cup.
High-quality tea always comes from a good natural environment. Huangshan, one of 10 famous Chinese mountains, fog covers all around, and strange pine trees grow alone on the steep hills. Poets and tourists praised this unique scenery since the old time. Villages under the mountain, folks running small and big tea plantations. A tea regarded […]
Green tea lovers may ever hear about Biluochun, which is one of the Chinese 10 famous teas. It looks like an emerald, curly caterpillar, full of tiny white fuzz. Biluochun is made from the tenderest buds shoot in the early spring. It is said that the most top-grade one costs 60-70 thousand buds per 0.5kg, so it […]
You may hear about a tea with a strange name – Lu’an Melon Seed tea. Does anyone really make tea with melon seeds? Of course not. Actually, its real name is Lu’an Gua Pian tea, which is a famous green tea. And its appearance and processing are indeed unique. What Is Lu’an Gua Pian Tea Lu’an Gua Pian […]
Henan is the most important birthplace of Chinese culture. As a politics and culture center of ancient China, Henan also has a long history of tea-producing. Nowadays, a famous green tea – Xinyang Maojian tea, is still produced there. What Is Xinyang Maojian History Xinyang Maojian tea is originated in Xinyang city, Henan, which belongs to green […]
Many famous teas you heard are from Anhui, China, such as Huangshan Maofeng and Keemun Black Tea. If you have enough tea understanding, you should know a subtype called Yellow Tea, which is rare. Without surprise, Anhui also producing it – the Huoshan Huangya tea. What Is Huoshan Huangya Tea Huoshan Huangya, just as its name implies, […]
Many people may know that Maojian typically refers to the green tea made from the leaves’ tip. Like Duyun Maojian, Xinyang Maojian, they are all famous. But you may not know, there is a freak among them – Weishan Maojian. It got identities of green, black and yellow tea at the same time. Are you confused? Keep reading. What Is […]