Five Questions about 'Pre-Qingming Tea'
'Pre-Qingming Tea' refers to tea leaves picked and processed before the Qingming Festival (around early April in the Jiangnan tea region of China's Yangtze River basin. It is primarily green tea, with some red tea varieties. Famous examples include West Lake Longjing and Dongting Biluochun. The tea...
Tea News · Feb 26, 2026
Where Do the Sour, Bitter, and Sweet Tastes in Black Tea Come From?
The distinctive sour, bitter, and sweet tastes in black tea originate from its unique full-fermentation process. Sweetness primarily comes from sugars and amino acids formed during fermentation, with younger tea leaves offering more pronounced sweetness. Sourness often indicates issues like overly d...
Tea News · Feb 26, 2026
What is Baked Green Tea
Baked green tea is primarily used as a base for scenting various flower teas, known as tea blanks. It is characterized by its intact and slightly curved appearance, visible buds, dark green dry leaves, a clear and mellow aroma, and a bright yellow-green liquor and infused leaves. The main production...
Tea News · Feb 26, 2026
Teach You How to Identify 2015 Spring Tea, Don't Be Cheated by Unscrupulous Merchants
Spring tea generally refers to tea leaves made from the first buds sprouted by tea plants after overwintering. In China, spring tea is primarily defined by time, typically referring to tea picked and processed between the Beginning of Spring and before Grain Rain. As the spring tea season arrives, i...
Tea News · Feb 26, 2026
The Value and Preservation of Pu-erh Tea
Pu-erh tea, a fermented tea from Yunnan Province, has gained significant attention for its rising value and health benefits. It is primarily made from large-leaf tea varieties grown in ancient tea mountains at high altitudes. Pu-erh is categorized by shape (cake, brick, tuo, etc. and fermentation p...
Tea News · Feb 26, 2026
The Distance Between You and a Good Cup of Pu-erh Tea is the Distance of the Heart
A good cup of Pu-erh tea is defined by its origin in pristine natural environments with lush vegetation and ancient trees, and by adherence to traditional ecological farming and artisanal processing methods like sun-drying and hand-firing. The true distance to appreciating such tea lies not in physi...
Tea News · Feb 26, 2026
A Little Secret About Tea You Definitely Didn't Know
Tea leaves, beyond their common use for drinking, have many other practical applications. A lesser-known secret is that used tea leaves can be recycled and repurposed. Due to their dry, rough texture and complex surface structure with numerous pores, tea leaves possess significant adsorption propert...
Tea News · Feb 25, 2026
Can moldy tea still be drunk?
Tea, like other foods, has a shelf life. Improper storage in humid climates often leads to mold growth on tea leaves. Moldy tea can be contaminated by harmful fungi like Aspergillus flavus, a potent carcinogen, and drinking it may cause symptoms ranging from dizziness and diarrhea to severe organ da...
Tea News · Feb 25, 2026