Tea and Wu Xing
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Tea and Wu Xing

ByDerry Liu
Wu xing – directly translating to “five elements” – is an ancient Chinese philosophy that encompasses five phases of the universe’s ongoing existence and development.The five components are Wood (mu), Fire (huo), Earth or Soil (tu), Metal (jin), and Water (shui). Seen as transitional material forces that flow successively, these elements are an inherent part of…
The Production Areas of Six Types of Tea in China (Ⅱ)
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The Production Areas of Six Types of Tea in China (Ⅱ)

ByDerry Liu
Today, let’s learn about the production areas of the other three types of tea: oolong tea, black tea and dark tea.Oolong tea, called blue tea as well. It is mainly grown in Fujian, Guangdong, and Taiwan. And there are some types of oolong tea which are pretty famous such as Tieguanyin, Wuyi Rock Tea, Zhangping…
The Production Areas of Six Types of Tea in China (Ⅰ)
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The Production Areas of Six Types of Tea in China (Ⅰ)

ByDerry Liu
Today let’s talk about the production areas of green tea, yellow tea and white tea in China.Let’s start from green tea. Green tea is the earliest tea in Chinese history, because the process of making it is simple, almost every tea-producing area in China is producing it, from Shandong to Hainan, including Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui,…
The Difference between Men and Women Holding Tea Cups.
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The Difference between Men and Women Holding Tea Cups.

ByDerry Liu
Ladies and gentlemen, how do you normally hold a teacup in an elegant way? I’ll let you know there are some differences in between, coming from Chinese custom.For ladies, it’s better to use your thumb and index finger to hold the teacup, meanwhile hold the bottom of the cup with your middle finger, and the…
Brewing Method
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Brewing Method

ByDerry Liu
Today, I’d like to show you the three methods of brewing tea:Low brewing, level brewing and high brewing.Low brewing is suitable for heavy tea liquor and low aroma teas. Such as dark tea, ripe Pu-erh, dark brick tea, etc.Level brewing is suitable for black tea, raw Pu-erh, white tea and green tea.High brewing is suitable…