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The name Yixing in fact is the name of a place in the region of Jiangsu province in China where is the only origin of the special clay for making Yixing teapot. Yixing is also the place well-known of manufacturing Yixing teapots of the best quality. The alternative name ‘Zisha’ literally means [...]

China is the homeland of tea. Chinese people started drinking tea thousands of years ago.
Before Lu Yu, drinking tea is an interest, an art to Chinese ancestors. They drink tea individually or only with intimating friends. They study about tea privately.

But no one had attempted to do fine researches and write [...]

Many people are drinking tea crazily after they have discovered the numerous health benefits of regular tea drinking. Please do note that tea is genuinely a good drink, but anything can go wrong and worse when it is too much.
Here are some tips for novices at drinking tea:
1. Avoid drinking tea right [...]

A lot of people drink tea regularly with some bad habits. And they just don’t aware about that until the bad influences come out.
1. Do not leave your tea over-night and re-drink it, even it is keep refrigerated
Brewed tea is suitable to grow bacteria after cooling down and thus it is not advised to [...]

If you have get used to the unique aroma of Tie Guan Yin or different kinds of Green Tea, you may find the thick taste of Pu’er unbearable. In fact, you can add something to Pu’er tea to change to flavor. The following are some suggestions on how to ‘personalize’ your cup [...]