Dragon Well – The best and the worst of Chinese green tea
Dragon Well, or Long Jing, was what sparked my love affair with tea. When I first tried Dragon Well a decade or so ago, I realized "that’s what tea’s all about." In fact, I blame Dragon Well for the...
View ArticleLiuan Guapian – Introducing a lesser-known member of China’s Top 10 Famous Teas
The title itself seems like an oxymoron - how can a Top 10 Famous Tea be lesser known? But that’s the fate that befalls all quality green teas in China not named Dragon Well or Green Spires Spring (Bi...
View ArticleThe Winter Life of Tea
As you sip a cup of tea watching the leaves slowly unfurl, steam warming your cheeks, consider the connection to grey skies, cold mountain winds, and frozen ground that you share with tea plants,...
View ArticleThe China Tea Book: A diamond in the rough
Luo Jialin’s The China Tea Book has a lot going for it. From a visual perspective, it is nearly flawless. A substantial book at three pounds, it captures the beauty and serenity that defines the...
View ArticleCalling all cuppers and lovers of tea
The International Tea Cuppers Club (ITCC) is pleased to announce the third annual Cup Warming social at the World Tea Expo in Las Vegas. Join fellow ITCC members, tea enthusiasts, producers, and...
View ArticleTen thousand miles without a cloud
Ten Thousand Miles Without a Cloud was the title of a book which recounts the steps of a woman retracing the footsteps of Huang Shan, the monk who took Buddhism from India to China during the 8th...
View ArticleAn error in the reporting of Longjing prices
Every year there is much talk about the price of Longjing, 2014 being no exception. Most of the talk is hype, reporting the extraordinary prices that some Chinese businessman or government official has...
View ArticleThe Legend of Dragon Well Tea
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