Buying Tea: Building Relationships or Judging by the Tea Itself?
In today's information-rich world, some consumers still fail to utilize available resources, making them easy targets for traditional tea merchants. These merchants often employ tactics like offering free samples to build emotional connections, isolating buyers from the broader tea community. Over t...
Tea News · Aug 05, 2025
The whole year's work depends on a good start in spring, drinking tea in spring has many benefits
Spring is the season of rejuvenation, and drinking tea during this time offers numerous benefits. It helps alleviate spring fatigue, detoxify the liver, balance the body's energy, and dispel accumulated cold from winter. Lightly fermented teas like green tea or white tea are recommended in the morni...
Tea News · Aug 04, 2025
First Flush Tea vs. Early Spring Tea
Before the end of the Jingzhe solar term, spring tea has already appeared in the West Lake Longjing tea area. The terms 'first flush tea' and 'early spring tea' are frequently mentioned by tea farmers and roasters. 'First flush tea' refers to the first harvest of tea leaves each year, while 'early s...
Tea News · Aug 04, 2025
How Many Buds Are Needed to Pick a Pound of Good Green Tea?
The article highlights the labor-intensive process of picking tea leaves, emphasizing the dedication and hardship of tea pickers. It reveals that producing a pound of high-quality green tea requires picking between 50,000 to 90,000 buds, with each gram containing approximately 112 buds. The detailed...
Tea News · Aug 03, 2025
White Tea Has Seven Beauties, Which One Do You Prefer?
White tea, with its natural beauty, simple processing, and elegant appearance, is celebrated for its health benefits and timeless charm. Originating over 4,000 years ago, it predates green tea and was initially used for medicinal purposes. Its minimal processing—sun-drying without rolling or frying—...
Tea News · Aug 01, 2025
If You Can't Quit Smoking, Try Drinking Tea
Everyone knows that smoking is harmful to health, but many struggle to quit, unable to control their hands, mouth, or the urge to smoke. If quitting seems impossible, try drinking tea instead. Tea, whether green, white, black, or yellow, contains tea polyphenols and vitamin C, which help break down...
Tea News · Jul 31, 2025
Beware of Tea Purchase Scams
When buying tea, merchants often provide various reasons to persuade you to make a purchase. Some reasons may seem logical but are actually misleading. Common deceptive claims include: 'There is no good or bad tea, only what suits you,' 'My black tea is good because it can withstand high temperature...
Tea News · Jul 30, 2025
How Many Years of Tea Can Be Considered Aged Tea?
The concept of 'aged tea' varies depending on the type of tea. Generally, tea aged over 10 years is considered 'aged tea,' while tea aged less than 10 years is referred to as 'matured tea.' For example, traditional Tieguanyin reaches its peak in flavor and quality after 15-30 years of proper storage...
Tea News · Jul 29, 2025
If you don't store tea when you're young, you'll have no tea to drink when you're old
Life requires planning to ensure happiness. If you don't plan for your old age when you're young, how can you have a happy life? My pursuit of happiness is not high—I just want to carry my good tea when I'm old, travel around the country to find tea friends, and go on in-depth trips with them. Teas...
Tea News · Jul 28, 2025
Stir-fried, Baked, Steamed, Sun-dried: What Kind of 'Dish' Is Your Green Tea?
Around the Qingming Festival, teas like West Lake Longjing and Dongting Biluochun are already on the market, while Liuan Guapian and Kaihua Wild Tea will be available around the Grain Rain. Walking through tea villages, one can see tea masters busy stir-frying tea leaves, marking another vibrant spr...
Tea News · Jul 28, 2025