The Essence of Anxi Tieguanyin
This year's spring tea harvest shows a significant shift in Tieguanyin's flavor profile - moving away from blind pursuit of color toward greater emphasis on taste. While light fermentation styles dominated the market around 2000, the industry is now witnessing a return to traditional processing meth...
Tea News · Oct 04, 2025
Have You Ever Seen Such Da Hong Pao?
Da Hong Pao is a shrub-type plant that can grow up to 2 meters tall. It has dense branches with grayish trunks and often hosts symbiotic green moss. Its elliptical leaves are 6-7 cm long with serrated edges and thick, glossy texture. The plant blooms white flowers from November to January. What dist...
Tea News · Oct 04, 2025
Black Tea Is So Amazing, I'm Amazed
Black tea offers numerous health benefits that might surprise you. Research shows that gargling with black tea can help prevent influenza by killing cold viruses. The antioxidants in black tea are more complex than those in green tea and can destroy cancer cell pathways while providing strong anti-a...
Tea News · Oct 04, 2025
What is the 'White Frost' on Pu-erh Tea?
The 'white frost' found on Pu-erh tea is a natural byproduct of microbial activity during the tea's post-fermentation aging process. This phenomenon, cherished by seasoned tea enthusiasts, results from the oxidation of tannins in the tea leaves. Unlike harmful mold, proper white frost appears as an...
Tea News · Oct 04, 2025
Did You Know Tea Can Also Be Used as Medicine?
Cough is one of the main symptoms of respiratory diseases. The causes of cough can be divided into two categories: external factors and internal injuries, both of which can lead to lung dysfunction and coughing. The following health teas can help relieve cough symptoms. For example, Double Leaf Tea...
Tea News · Oct 04, 2025
Does Drinking More Tea Cause Cancer or Prevent Cancer?
Tea contains numerous nutrients, though its health contributions are limited due to small daily consumption and low water solubility of many compounds. Tea polyphenols, including catechins, flavonoids, and anthocyanins, possess antioxidant, anti-aging, and potential anti-tumor properties. Animal and...
Tea News · Oct 04, 2025
From Tens of Yuan to Hundreds of Thousands: How to Choose Tea?
The tea market offers a wide range of prices, from affordable to luxury. This guide helps you navigate tea selection through five key steps: appreciating the tea's shape, observing the liquor color, smelling the aroma, tasting the flavor, and examining the brewed leaves. Different tea categories lik...
Tea News · Oct 04, 2025
Four Wonderful Uses of Tea-Infused Rice
Tea-infused rice is a traditional Chinese cooking method with significant health benefits. Research shows that cooking rice with tea can help prevent cardiovascular diseases by softening blood vessels and lowering lipid levels. The tea polyphenols can block the formation of carcinogenic nitrosamines...
Tea News · Oct 04, 2025
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[Tea Knowledge] Do Such Toxic Teas Exist Around You?
This article explains how to identify substandard and deteriorated tea leaves that may pose health risks. It details various sensory methods to detect problematic teas, including checking for smoky, moldy, burnt, sour, rancid, or other unnatural odors. The piece also covers visual inspection for und...
Tea News · Oct 03, 2025
Identification of New Tea and Old Tea
Distinguishing between new and old tea is essential as they differ in quality and value. The identification primarily involves four key aspects: visual inspection, texture assessment, aroma evaluation, and taste testing. New tea typically appears fresh with dry, hard, and loose leaves, while old tea...
Tea News · Oct 03, 2025