Tianhu Green Snow Tea from Taimu Mountain in Fujian
Green Snow Sprout tea, originating from Taimu Mountain in Fujian, is a precious white tea with a long history. Legend traces it back to the mythical 'Tai Mu Niangniang' (Grandmother Tai , who used tea leaves from a wild 'Green Snow Sprout' plant to cure a measles epidemic. This ancient tea is consid...
Tea News · Dec 30, 2025
A Brief Introduction to Shou Mei Tea
Shou Mei tea, a type of white tea, is primarily produced in Jianyang County, Fujian Province, with significant production also in neighboring areas like Jian'ou and Pucheng. Its name derives from the tea leaves' resemblance to the eyebrows of a long-lived elder. High-quality Shou Mei is characterize...
Tea News · Dec 29, 2025
A Brief Introduction to Shou Mei Tea
Shou Mei tea, also known as Gong Mei, is a type of white tea primarily produced in Fujian Province, China. Its name derives from its appearance, as the tea leaves are slightly flat and curved, resembling the eyebrows of a long-lived elder. High-quality Shou Mei is characterized by abundant silvery b...
Tea News · Dec 26, 2025
Knowledge of White Tea
White tea is a specialty of Fujian Province, China, primarily produced in regions such as Fuding, Zhenghe, Songxi, and Jianyang. It is one of the six major tea categories in China. The basic processing involves withering, baking (or shade drying , sorting, and re-firing, with withering being the key...
Tea News · Dec 17, 2025
White Hair Silver Needle: The "Beauty" in Tea (Image)
White Hair Silver Needle, also known as Silver Needle or Baihao, is revered as the "Beauty" or "King" of teas. Made exclusively from tea buds, the finished tea resembles needles, densely covered with white hairs and silvery in color, hence its name. The needle-shaped tea, about 3 centimeters long, i...
Tea News · Dec 12, 2025
Precious Pre-Qingming Fuding White Tea
Pre-Qingming Fuding White Tea, harvested before the Qingming Festival (around April 5th , is highly prized for its rarity and quality. The tender buds, rich in aromatic and flavorful compounds, grow slowly in the cool early spring, resulting in a very limited yield. While often considered superior,...
Tea News · Dec 12, 2025
Tea Knowledge: Tea Sensory Evaluation
Tea sensory evaluation is the work of judging the color, aroma, taste, and shape of tea leaves through human sensory organs such as smell, taste, vision, and touch. It requires evaluators to have keen senses and strong discernment. Currently, the grading, classification, and pricing of tea worldwide...
Tea News · Dec 09, 2025
Types of Traditional Chinese Black Tea
Chinese black tea is primarily categorized by leaf shape into Zhengshan Xiaozhong and Waishan Xiaozhong. Zhengshan Xiaozhong originates from Tongmuguan in Xingcun Village, Chong'an County, while Waishan Xiaozhong is mainly produced in areas like Zhenghe, Tanyang, Gutian, and Shaxian in Fujian. In re...
Tea News · Dec 09, 2025
Fuding White Tea Improves with Age
Fuding White Tea, represented by varieties like Baihao Yinzhen, is harvested in early spring and is rich in nutrients such as free amino acids and antioxidants like tea polyphenols. Its unique processing involves natural withering and drying without fermentation or heating, preserving active enzymes...
Tea News · Dec 05, 2025
Tea Knowledge and Culture (Questions 66-75)
This section explores Chinese tea culture through historical anecdotes and traditions. It includes the famous Seven Bowls of Tea poem by Tang poet Lu Tong, the origin of the 'Tea and Ink Both Fragrant'典故 involving Su Dongpo, and the etymology of 'TEA' from Fujian dialect. It explains Chinese tea vir...
Tea News · Nov 30, 2025