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The Tea Monk: How Eisai Brought Tea to Japan

ByDerry Liu 2026-03-312026-03-31

When we think of Japanese tea culture, images of serene Zen gardens and intricate matcha ceremonies often come to mind. But few people know that this beloved tradition owes its existence to a singularly determined monk: Eisai.At TeaWish, we believe that understanding the journey of tea deepens the appreciation of every sip. The story of Eisai…

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Genshin Impact – The prototype of the Chenyu Vale: tea village in Anhui China

ByDerry Liu 2024-01-25

It’s another Chinese New Year, and the well-known mobile game “Genshin Impact” has also ushered in a richly contented Spring Festival version with new map released, located in the Liyue territory – the long-prepared “Chenyu Vale” area in the northern border of Liyue, has officially been implemented. Let’s discover where the cultural archetypes we love to see here come from.

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Afternoon tea at Wuyishan & drawing divination sticks

ByDerry Liu 2022-10-172022-10-18

When I was trekking in Wuyi Mountain, I met a Buddhism temple called Huiyuan Temple. It was built during the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and rebuilt in Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). When I went in, there was nobody in the temple. I worshipped the Buddha then I came to the backyard. There was a hall with Guanyin…

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The History of Chinese Tea

ByDerry Liu 2022-10-10

It’s a long history of Chinese tea.5000 years ago, in the Shennong era, tea was first used as medicine. 3000 years ago, the people who lived in the Zhou Dynasty began to cultivate tea trees for human consumption. 2300 years ago, people used tea to make soup and the primitive form of tea cake appeared…

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How to smell the aroma of tea in a Chinese tea ceremony

ByDerry Liu 2022-09-282022-10-18

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3 destinations to visit in China related to tea

ByDerry Liu 2022-09-272022-10-18

Where would you like to visit if you come to China? In relation to tea, I’ll recommend 3 most attractive destinations for you.The first one is Yunnan Province, where you can find tons of different Puerh tea. Lincang, Puerh and Xishuangbanna are all well-known tea growing regions. There are some ancient tea tree growing in…

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From Eating Tea to Drinking Tea

ByDerry Liu 2022-09-15

The way of using tea has been changing with time. When tea was first discovered, people ate fresh tea leaves directly and chewing them. Gradually people ate and drank tea after boiling it. Even now, the saying chi cha (吃茶), meaning eating tea, and the modes of eating tea still exist in many places of…

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The First Person to Plant Tea Trees

ByDerry Liu 2022-09-15

The first person who planted tea trees in the world was Wu Lizhen.During the years from 200 BC to 53 BC, one day Wu Lizhen felt exhausted for cutting wood, he randomly plucked some tea leaves and put them into his mouth. After eating tea leaves his tiredness was completely removed. His mother and neighbors…

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The Relation between Tea and Female

ByDerry Liu 2022-09-04

The botanical name of tea was redefined as Camellia Sinensis in 1956. In 250 years before that year, the botanical name of tea was Thea Sinensis. The change of the name might be for memory of the German botanist Goerg Josef Kamel who was the first person describing the tea plant in the western world.As…

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Why Do We Use Fairness Cups?

ByDerry Liu 2022-09-04

Why do we use a fairness cup when drinking tea?It has 2 functions. First, it’s an intermediary between the tea pot or Gaiwan and your tea cup. In Chinese Gongfu tea, if teas are soaked in hot water for long time, it will be oversteeped and get much stronger in taste. The fairness cup works…

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