Tea Talk: Excessive Consumption of Green Tea May Cause Cancer
While green tea is known for its cancer-preventing properties due to its rich content of a polyphenol called catechin, recent Japanese research reveals that excessive intake can have adverse effects. Professor Kawanishi from Mie University's Medical Department demonstrated that consuming catechin at...
Tea News · Oct 18, 2025
Can You Really Identify the Mountain Village of Pu'er Tea by Taste?
The article questions the popular claim that tea connoisseurs can identify the specific mountain village origin of Pu'er tea solely through tasting. While acknowledging regional characteristics in Yunnan's tea regions described as 'bitter in north, astringent in south, soft in east, strong in west',...
Tea News · Oct 15, 2025
Tea Drinking | Choose the Right Tea for Your Constitution!
Different teas have different properties that suit various body constitutions. Green tea, unfermented and rich in natural nutrients, clears heat and reduces irritability but may irritate sensitive stomachs. Black tea, fully fermented, warms the body and regulates spleen and stomach functions, ideal...
Tea News · Oct 14, 2025
What are the characteristics of dark tea and black tea respectively?
Dark tea and black tea are both fully fermented teas but differ significantly in processing and characteristics. Dark tea undergoes a pile-fermentation process after de-enzyming, where tea leaves are piled with water to mature through heat and fermentation, resulting in a mellow, sweet, and sticky t...
Tea News · Oct 10, 2025
Three Perspectives on the Differences Between Oolong Tea and Tieguanyin
Oolong tea is a semi-fermented tea category in Chinese tea classification, while Tieguanyin is a premium variety of Oolong tea originating from Anxi, Fujian. The main differences lie in three aspects: scope - Oolong tea encompasses various types including Wuyi Rock Tea and Taiwanese Oolong, while Ti...
Tea News · Oct 09, 2025
Observing Color, Savoring Aroma, Tasting Flavor: The Art of Tea Appreciation (Part 2)
This article explores the distinctive appreciation methods for various tea types. Premium green tea emphasizes observing the leaves' dance in the cup and gradual infusion. Oolong tea focuses on aroma appreciation and flavor, with regional variations in technique. Black tea delights through its reddi...
Tea News · Oct 08, 2025
The 'Five Suitabilities' for Tea Connoisseurs – How Many Do You Possess?
In Chinese tea culture, the selection of tea utensils is a fundamental skill in tea art, guided by the principle of 'Five Suitabilities.' These include suitability to the tea itself, the water used, the individual's preferences, the artistic expression of the tea ceremony, and the surrounding enviro...
Tea News · Oct 07, 2025
Tea is Life, What Tea Are You?
This poetic essay draws parallels between different types of tea and various stages of human life. It compares men at different ages to specific teas - from the pure Rain Flower Tea representing twenty-year-olds to the sophisticated Silver Needle White Tea symbolizing men over seventy. Similarly, wo...
Tea News · Oct 06, 2025
The Essence of Anxi Tieguanyin
This year's spring tea harvest shows a significant shift in Tieguanyin's flavor profile - moving away from blind pursuit of color toward greater emphasis on taste. While light fermentation styles dominated the market around 2000, the industry is now witnessing a return to traditional processing meth...
Tea News · Oct 04, 2025
Aged Rock Tea: 'Deep Red' Storage Triples Its Price
High-quality Wuyi Rock tea, produced through traditional methods, increases in value with age, as captured by the saying 'deep red storage triples its price.' Aged Rock tea offers complex flavors and remarkable health benefits. Over time, its taste transforms—initially developing a slight acidity th...
Tea News · Oct 02, 2025