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Disclaimer: This post contains no sponsored products. In the future, I may use affiliate links, but currently, all links only lead to free information on my site. Welcome to the second article in my “Chinese Tea for Beginners” series! (If you missed the first one, you can read A Beginner’s Guide to Chinese Tea here).

In Asia, people love to talk about old empires, like the Tang or Qing dynasty. It is much like how people in the West love to talk about the Roman Empire. These stories feel exciting and romantic. Movies and TV shows have made us feel this way for a long time. But today, we will

Image:Buds and tender leaves from the traditional Xinyang Maojian landrace cultivar If you search for premium Chinese green tea like Xinyang Maojian on social media today, you will see something visually flawless. The dry leaves look like perfect, straight green needles, glittering with beautiful white hairs. In a glass cup, they stand up elegantly like

Mid-Autumn Festival has always been a traditional Chinese holiday. In the past, this season marked the absolute peak for selling premium gifts like tea, alcohol, and cigarettes. However, this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival felt uniquely lonely. That is the word used by many tea merchants and shop owners today. Many of them openly admit they can

I wrote a short story about the life of a tea leaf. I have visited tea mountains, picked tea leaves myself, and I drink tea almost every day. One day I started wondering: what if a tea leaf could tell its own story? The Mountain Darkness. Total darkness. Nothing moves. It feels like time has

Every September 18, air-raid sirens sound in many Chinese cities. These are not regular alarms, and they do not mean that a new war is coming. They are sounds of remembrance. On September 18, 1931, the Mukden Incident, also known in China as the September 18 Incident, took place in northeastern China. It marked the

Parameter Details Vibe Rainy day, relaxing after a very busy morning Teaware Ru Ware Porcelain Gaiwan (150ml) Tea Tongbai Hong Black Tea (from Henan, China) Water Temp 100°C (212°F) Tea Leaves 8 grams Cost per Cup ~8 RMB (About $1.10 USD) Steeping Time 5 seconds Taste Rich and very smooth, like milk (especially the 1st

Did you know that China recently canceled the titles of “Tea Masters”?Yep. They’re gone. In China, if a tea is made by a “master,” its price can jump ten times higher.But people started finding out that some of these masters never even touched the tea.They were simply selling their names. So, the government stepped in.They