Tea Drinking Has Its Particulars: Timing, Season, Age, and Brewing Matter
Tea drinking offers numerous benefits, as tea contains proteins, fats, over 10 vitamins, and nearly 300 components such as tea polyphenols, caffeine, and lipopolysaccharides, which regulate physiological functions and provide various health and pharmacological effects. However, tea should not be con...
Tea News · Dec 13, 2025
Debunking Misconceptions: Six Major Tea Categories, All Originating from Processing Techniques
There is a common misconception that the six major tea categories are classified by fermentation degree. In fact, Chinese tea classification is fundamentally based on processing techniques, with other factors serving only as references. For instance, Taiwan Oriental Beauty tea is technically an oolo...
Tea News · Dec 08, 2025
Fu Tea, the Tea of Good Fortune
Fu Tea, a fully fermented dark tea, is known as the 'medicine for ten thousand diseases' in ancient times. Modern research confirms its efficacy against contemporary ailments like hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes, largely due to its unique microbial component, Eurotium cristatum. Tradition...
Tea News · Dec 08, 2025
Why Use Different Tea Sets for Different Teas
The choice of tea set significantly impacts the tea-drinking experience. Different teas have unique characteristics that are best highlighted by specific utensils. For delicate green and white teas made from buds, glass cups are ideal for appreciating their visual beauty and producing a fresh, sweet...
Tea News · Dec 06, 2025
Nine Essential Tips for Drinking Tea
This article outlines nine fundamental guidelines for tea consumption. It covers optimal brewing times, explaining that most teas should be steeped 3 times maximum, with nutrients largely extracted in the first infusion. Seasonal tea drinking recommendations are provided: flower tea in spring, green...
Tea News · Dec 01, 2025
China Tea Marketing Association Predicts Tea Industry Situation for 2014
According to China Tea Marketing Association statistics, China's tea industry in 2014 shows continued growth in overall production with significant quality improvements. Total output is expected to reach approximately 1.95 million tons, an 8% increase year-on-year. However, the industry faces challe...
Tea News · Dec 01, 2025
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
Yu Qiuyu: The Core Secret of What Makes Pu'er Tea Attractive
Yu Qiuyu explores the unique appeal of Pu'er tea through three key aspects. Initially intimidating compared to fresh green tea, Pu'er reveals its magic through remarkable health benefits—promoting digestion and reducing油腻. Its complex flavor profile, described as 'aged mellow and translucent moistne...
Tea News · Nov 28, 2025