China is the Hometown of Tea: What are the Shapes of Tea Leaves?
China, the birthplace of tea, boasts a profound tea culture with diverse tea categories and numerous famous, high-quality varieties. Tea leaves exhibit a remarkable array of shapes, each with elegant and distinctive names. These shapes include long strips, tightly curled strips, flat and straight ne...
Tea News · Dec 01, 2025
Basic Tea Knowledge (Questions 11-20)
This article covers fundamental tea knowledge from questions 11 to 20, explaining how to identify spring tea, reasons for tea aging, why new tea tastes better than old tea (excluding Pu'er , and why tea is prone to moisture absorption. It details the optimal moisture content and temperature for tea...
Tea News · Nov 30, 2025
Tea Knowledge Health Care (Questions 21-30)
This article explores the nutritional and health benefits of tea through 10 key questions (21-30 . It explains how tea provides hydration, mental alertness, and vision protection due to its vitamin content. Tea aids in weight loss by promoting fat oxidation and helps prevent hypertension through vas...
Tea News · Nov 30, 2025
100 Questions and Answers on Chinese Tea Knowledge (Questions 61-80)
This section covers questions 61 to 80 about Chinese tea knowledge, focusing primarily on black teas and oolong teas. It details the grading and characteristics of Keemun black tea, its award history, and other famous Chinese black teas. For oolong tea, it explains the definition, classification int...
Tea News · Nov 28, 2025
Pu'er Encyclopedia: The Impact of Manual and Machine Killing on the Transformation Effect of Raw Pu'er
This article explores the differences between manual and machine killing-green processes in raw Pu'er production. Manual killing (wok-based relies on the master's experience to maintain leaf temperature below 75°C, preserving enzyme activity crucial for aging, though it may produce black spots. Mac...
Tea News · Nov 26, 2025
Let You Know About Green Tea
The article shares a personal experience discovering green tea in Hangzhou, contrasting it with the tea culture in Shantou. It describes the ritual of tasting premium Longjing tea, explains different types of green tea and their health benefits, and observes how green tea consumption is growing in S...
Tea News · Nov 26, 2025
Learn About Green Tea
The article describes the author's experience with green tea in Hangzhou, particularly Longjing tea. It contrasts the purchase of expensive packaged tea by a tourist with the author's more knowledgeable approach of tasting different grades of loose-leaf tea. The piece delves into green tea varieties...
Tea News · Nov 26, 2025
Understanding Chinese Tea
China is the world's earliest discoverer and utilizer of tea trees, celebrated in ancient texts as 'the fine tree of the south.' The evolution of the Chinese character for 'tea' confirms China as tea's homeland. Legend says Shennong discovered tea's detoxifying properties after tasting numerous pois...
Tea News · Nov 25, 2025
The Theory of Tea's Earliest Widespread Adoption as a Common Item
Tea, now a ubiquitous beverage in China, transitioned from an elite and monastic specialty to a common household item starting in the Tang Dynasty. While tea consumption began in the Western Han period in Sichuan, it only spread widely during the Tang, especially after the Kaiyuan era, when Buddhist...
Tea News · Nov 24, 2025
Longjing Tea Brewing Method (Longjing Series 3)
Longjing tea brewing requires water temperature between 75-85°C, avoiding boiling water at 100°C as it's an unfermented tea with tender leaves. Proper temperature control can be achieved by pouring boiling water into a fairness cup first. Three brewing methods are introduced: 'First Brew: Top Pourin...
Tea News · Nov 23, 2025