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
Tea Knowledge - 30 Tea Questions
This comprehensive guide covers 30 essential questions about tea, including daily consumption recommendations, chemical composition and health benefits, proper brewing methods, and special considerations for different health conditions. Learn how different teas like green tea, black tea, and oolong...
Tea News · Nov 23, 2025
All About Tea, Are You Drinking It Right, Tea Enthusiasts?
This comprehensive guide explores over 70 different types of teas and their unique health benefits. From traditional Chinese teas like Tieguanyin and Pu'er to herbal infusions like chrysanthemum and lavender, each variety offers distinct advantages. Green teas like Longjing and Biluochun help with a...
Tea News · Nov 20, 2025
What is the Qi of Pu-erh Tea?
Pu-erh tea from Yunnan, made from large-leaf tea varieties often grown as trees in ancient tea gardens, contains thick leaves rich in components like catechin and minerals, and is particularly abundant in organic germanium. This makes Yunnan Pu-erh tea one of the beverages that can supplement the bo...
Tea News · Nov 20, 2025