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Necessary Teaware to start brewing Gongfu Tea

ByDerry Liu 2022-11-252022-12-01

What teaware do you need when you start brewing gongfu tea? First of all, choose a kettle with a long mouth which is easy to the control the direction of water and amount of water, try not to choose the one with a triangular mouth, it doesn’t work very well. Secondly, buy a white porcelain…

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Chinese dating system and Zodiac Signs

ByDerry Liu 2022-11-172022-11-21

The Chinese understanding of time is different from the West, which can be seen from the way of recording the year. Westerners believe that time is a straight line, taking a special date as year 0, and adding 1 every year, and there is no end.The Chinese believe that time is a circle, and everything…

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What is white tea and the classification

ByDerry Liu 2022-11-152022-11-21

What exactly is white tea? White tea is the only tea among the six major tea categories in China that has not been processed by fire.The tea leaves is naturally withered and then made into a very mild tea. Lots of people have heard of silver needle, white peony, and shoumei, but how can we…

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Why does Puerh Tea get more and more fragrant by aging

ByDerry Liu 2022-11-112022-11-21

Why does the raw Pu’er get more and more fragrant by aging? Without the process of roasting, the enzymes in the tea are still active. So after being exposed to the air, there’s a transformation inside the tea itself naturally, which is what we called aging. During the aging process, the beneficial ingredients contained in…

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Tea and Buddhism

ByDerry Liu 2022-11-062022-11-21

Tea has a close connection with Buddhism. Bodhidharma came to China from India during the Northern and Southern Dynasties （420-589） and he founded the Zen Buddhism in China. He did meditation facing the wall in Shaolin Temple of Songshan Mountain for nine years. It is said that once during his meditation, his eyelids were heavy and he felt sleepy. He simply tore…

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Visit to Bodhi Temple of Shanghai

ByDerry Liu 2022-10-282022-11-21

Yesterday I went to Bodhi Temple. The name Bodhi comes from Sanskrit and means enlightenment. The temple is located in Anting Town, Shanghai, and was built in 239 AD. It is one of the earliest temples in Shanghai.There are many ancient trees here, which make the temple look quiet and classic. The believers offer lamps…

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No. 1 Tea Tree in Daxueshan Mountain Yunnan of China

ByDerry Liu 2022-10-222022-11-21

I just found a video clip from last year, when I visited the No. Tea Tree in Daxueshan Mountain, Mengku Town Yunnan Province of China. It’s really amazing and I just want to share this tree with you. The tree is very tall. It’s hard to see its top. The height is about 25 meters. The…

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Top 10 famous teas of China

ByDerry Liu 2022-10-222022-10-28

Hello guys, today I want to talk about the ‘top 10 famous Teas’ in China. In 1915, first Panama International Exposition held in San Francisco, the US. Chinese tea won 21 gold medals in total. From then, the list of so called ‘top 10 famous teas of China’ was born. On that list, 6 green…

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Life of Tea

ByDerry Liu 2022-10-212022-10-28

Tea, is just a piece of leaf. It was first used as a detoxification remedy when human discovered it.Thousands of years ago, it was made into beverage by the hands of the Chinese. It entered the palace of Tang Dynasty’s poets, and gradually became the most important drink for nomads.It was tucked into the bags…

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Five tips for brewing Gongfu Tea

ByDerry Liu 2022-10-192022-10-28

Hello Guys, today I want to share 5 tips about how to brew gongfu tea. If you follow them, the tea that you brew will definitely be tastier.It is best to warm the teaware with boiling water before brewing, by doing so, the aroma of the tea leaves can be easier stimulated afterwards.I’ve noticed that…

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Shelf life of 6 different types of tea

ByDerry Liu 2022-10-182022-10-18

Today I’m going to talk about the shelf life among the 6 types of tea. Green tea has the shortest shelf life, it can only be stored about one year at normal temperature, or 18 months in a refrigerator. Then it is black tea. It is a fully fermented tea with a relatively long shelf…

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President Nixon’s visit to China & Long Jing Tea (Dragon Well)

ByDerry Liu 2022-10-182022-10-18

In 1972, during President Nixon’s visit to China, beside Beijing, he also went to Hangzhou, where is the origin of the Long Jing Tea or Drgon Well. Premier Zhou Enlai hosted a dinner at the a famous restaurant “Lou Wai Lou” in the city. There was a unique dish named “Longjing Shrimp” on the table….

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