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Basic Tips for Buying Tea in China Know what you are looking for The most important thing when buying tea is to know as specifically as possible what you are looking for.  If you know what you want, you can keep the seller focused on finding you what you are looking for instead of what they want to sell you (based on what they think foreigners like or whatever they can make the most profit from either because the tea is low quality, overpriced, or a combination of both). Do you want a floral green tea, a lightly sweet white tea, a pu’er tea cake, or a black tea similar to teas drunk in Europe and America? Being as specific as possible will help.  For example, I want a “qimen black tea” is better than “black tea” and of course even better than “normal tea.” (I have heard that before!) Knowing how much you want to spend up front is also helpful.  In most Chinese tea stores, they will have different grades of the same tea. So if you said you were looking for a “qimen black tea”, they can probably show you “qimen black teas” from at least three different price points. Learn to recognize some basics of tea quality You want to look for whole leaves that are as intact and fresh as possible.  Lots of broken pieces, stems, and twigs are a sign of low quality tea.  You also want to smell the batch to see if you detect any “off” smells. In general, you want to find un-scented teas because usually Chinese tea producers reserve the lowest quality teas to scent and mask the low quality.   Also, tea blends are not in China’s tea tradition. Understand how prices work In most Chinese tea shops, teas are stored in canisters with prices on the canisters listed per 500g and you buy tea in quantities of 50g (a liang).  So whatever the price on the canister, just divide by 10 and you have the basic price.  50g is plenty of tea for a gift or for yourself to drink. Teas in the 800-1000RMB/500g range should be really good, which means you should be able to buy some GREAT tea for 80-100 RMB. Know what questions to ask The three most important aspects that distinguish different types of teas from each other are: terroir, cultivar, and processing method.  You should be able to ask the tea seller questions regarding these three aspects and if they can’t answer them, that is a big red flag! Another key question is to ask when a tea was harvested.  Some teas are better in the spring harvest and others during the fall harvest. Knowing when a tea was harvested also tells you about the freshness of a tea.   Except for teas prized for their aged qualities, ideally you would drink a tea within a year of its harvest date. Other illuminating questions are the sellers relationship with the tea producers, suggestions for how to brew the tea, why the seller likes or suggests this tea, and what the difference is among the various grades of the same tea. Find a tea seller you trust In the end, the most important thing for all the elements above is buying from a tea seller you trust.  Obviously, there is no point in asking questions to someone you don’t trust anyways. Tea in China is a vast, deep, and complex subject that can at times be overwhelming—but it doesn’t have to be!  A trusted tea seller should be like a great guide navigating you through all the complexities with ease. In China, you have access to some of the world’s best and freshest teas that are prized for their natural flavors.  In Beijing in particular, you have access to most of China’s wide varieties of teas from all over the country and working with a tea seller you trust, you should be able to find whatever tea you are looking for. You can spend a lifetime learning about tea and still just scratch the surface.  In the end, the best way to learn about tea is to drink a lot, explore, try new things and experiment with brewing and what you like.  Finding a tea seller you can partner with and trust is crucial for your exciting journey of tea discovery, taste, and learning! __________________________________________________________ If you enjoyed this article, sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter to Explore the stories behind each of Tranquil Tuesdays teas and teaware Travel with Tranquil Tuesdays seeking the best teas and teaware in China Learn the historical and cultural elements that make Chinese tea and teaware so unique Sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter now!
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Basic Tips for Buying Tea in China

Know what you are looking for

The most important thing when buying tea is to know as specifically as possible what you are looking for.  If you know what you want, you can keep the seller focused on finding you what you are looking for instead of what they want to sell you (based on what they think foreigners like or whatever they can make the most profit from either because the tea is low quality, overpriced, or a combination of both).

Do you want a floral green tea, a lightly sweet white tea, a pu’er tea cake, or a black tea similar to teas drunk in Europe and America? Being as specific as possible will help.  For example, I want a “qimen black tea” is better than “black tea” and of course even better than “normal tea.” (I have heard that before!)

Knowing how much you want to spend up front is also helpful.  In most Chinese tea stores, they will have different grades of the same tea. So if you said you were looking for a “qimen black tea”, they can probably show you “qimen black teas” from at least three different price points.

Learn to recognize some basics of tea quality

You want to look for whole leaves that are as intact and fresh as possible.  Lots of broken pieces, stems, and twigs are a sign of low quality tea.  You also want to smell the batch to see if you detect any “off” smells.

In general, you want to find un-scented teas because usually Chinese tea producers reserve the lowest quality teas to scent and mask the low quality.   Also, tea blends are not in China’s tea tradition.

Understand how prices work

In most Chinese tea shops, teas are stored in canisters with prices on the canisters listed per 500g and you buy tea in quantities of 50g (a liang).  So whatever the price on the canister, just divide by 10 and you have the basic price.  50g is plenty of tea for a gift or for yourself to drink.

Teas in the 800-1000RMB/500g range should be really good, which means you should be able to buy some GREAT tea for 80-100 RMB.

Know what questions to ask

The three most important aspects that distinguish different types of teas from each other are: terroir, cultivar, and processing method.  You should be able to ask the tea seller questions regarding these three aspects and if they can’t answer them, that is a big red flag!

Another key question is to ask when a tea was harvested.  Some teas are better in the spring harvest and others during the fall harvest. Knowing when a tea was harvested also tells you about the freshness of a tea.   Except for teas prized for their aged qualities, ideally you would drink a tea within a year of its harvest date.

Other illuminating questions are the sellers relationship with the tea producers, suggestions for how to brew the tea, why the seller likes or suggests this tea, and what the difference is among the various grades of the same tea.

Find a tea seller you trust

In the end, the most important thing for all the elements above is buying from a tea seller you trust.  Obviously, there is no point in asking questions to someone you don’t trust anyways.

Tea in China is a vast, deep, and complex subject that can at times be overwhelming—but it doesn’t have to be!  A trusted tea seller should be like a great guide navigating you through all the complexities with ease.

In China, you have access to some of the world’s best and freshest teas that are prized for their natural flavors.  In Beijing in particular, you have access to most of China’s wide varieties of teas from all over the country and working with a tea seller you trust, you should be able to find whatever tea you are looking for.

You can spend a lifetime learning about tea and still just scratch the surface.  In the end, the best way to learn about tea is to drink a lot, explore, try new things and experiment with brewing and what you like.  Finding a tea seller you can partner with and trust is crucial for your exciting journey of tea discovery, taste, and learning!

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My Tea Love Story This is my own personal story with tea and is a story many customers and supporters ask me. Today, I’m happy to share with you this love story! First of all, I would say (as most of my family and good friends will tell you), I’m total beverage enthusiast.  My enthusiasm for fresh lemonades, ginger ales, fresh fruit juice, horchata, and sarsaparilla (in addition to tea) are pretty intense and borderline obsessive. So that’s the larger context of my beverage enthusiasm for discovering new and exciting tastes, and horizons of flavor, and innovative ways to quench thirst. I would pinpoint the beginning of my tea relationship to the third grade, however, when I first encountered Anne of Green Gables and become totally enamored with the Victorian era.  I was so enthralled with a different more ceremonial and artful approach to life and of course the British high-tea.    I wanted to absorb and learn everything I could about the refined Victorian life.  So I did what every other 10 year old does, started subscribing to Victoria Magazine, a lifestyle magazine for 40 year old women interested in romantic high-end living inspired by the Victorian era.  (I wish I had a photo of me from this era on hand to share…once I find it I will add it) Aside: the current incarnation of the magazine under a different publisher is a quite a bit different from its original form when it was a Hearst publication.   Growing up in a Chinese-American household whenever our family went out to Chinese restaurants there would be some Chinese tea as part of the meal, but nobody was really ever focused on it, so cheap watery restaurant table tea was the norm.   My family are total food enthusiasts but nobody was that particular about tea (recently my grandmother who lives in New York City offered me some Lipton Black tea bags. seriously).  My mom did really like drinking mint herbal tisane though. So my own personal passion for tea was something I developed trying and discovering as many teas I could and carrying around my own teas in my purse so I would never have to settle for bad tea. I remember when I went to college and was setting up my dorm room,  my teapot, tea cups, and tea were some of the first things I put out. I also recall during those crazy weeks of college finals sitting in a computer lab ordering online samples of loose leaf tea from a specialty tea purveyor. When I started working in the Foreign Service after college, I  had the resources and opportunities to travel to lots of new countries and places—so I took this as a chance to discover more about tea!   For various fun personal vacations with friends, I visited tea gardens in Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka.   A Revelatory Cup of Tea in Beijing When I was working at the US Embassy in Beijing, I had to go to many Chinese government offices for meetings.  The upside to this, was I soon discovered they often serve REALLY GOOD tea at these meetings!  Sometimes colleagues and I would plan meetings around which offices we knew had good tea (some of the photos above). I remember one meeting in particular at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs—the tea was so good it was distracting.  I don’t remember anything that meeting was about, but I can remember with total clarity how smooth, soft, and delicious the green tea was.  All I could think was “What is this tea? Why is it so good?” And I knew I needed to know more. So I plunged into learning more about Chinese teas while in Beijing and traveling around China.  The tea tradition I discovered in China was so different than the British high tea that first enthralled me in third grade, even though it was the same beverage.  As I tried to learn more about it and dive deeper into the tradition, I discovered how rich and deep Chinese tea is.   I also learned how little people outside of China know about the wonders and delights of high quality Chinese tea—even many self-proclaimed tea enthusiasts.  That’s why Tranquil Tuesdays is committed to showcasing Chinese tea to new audiences outside of China. I really hope everyone who tries one of our teas will have the same distractingly good, revelatory tea experience with Chinese tea that I had during that one meeting.  __________________________________________________________ If you enjoyed this article, sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter to Explore the stories behind each of Tranquil Tuesdays teas and teaware Travel with Tranquil Tuesdays seeking the best teas and teaware in China Learn the historical and cultural elements that make Chinese tea and teaware so unique Sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter now!
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My Tea Love Story This is my own personal story with tea and is a story many customers and supporters ask me. Today, I’m happy to share with you this love story! First of all, I would say (as most of my family and good friends will tell you), I’m total beverage enthusiast.  My enthusiasm for fresh lemonades, ginger ales, fresh fruit juice, horchata, and sarsaparilla (in addition to tea) are pretty intense and borderline obsessive. So that’s the larger context of my beverage enthusiasm for discovering new and exciting tastes, and horizons of flavor, and innovative ways to quench thirst. I would pinpoint the beginning of my tea relationship to the third grade, however, when I first encountered Anne of Green Gables and become totally enamored with the Victorian era.  I was so enthralled with a different more ceremonial and artful approach to life and of course the British high-tea.    I wanted to absorb and learn everything I could about the refined Victorian life.  So I did what every other 10 year old does, started subscribing to Victoria Magazine, a lifestyle magazine for 40 year old women interested in romantic high-end living inspired by the Victorian era.  (I wish I had a photo of me from this era on hand to share…once I find it I will add it) Aside: the current incarnation of the magazine under a different publisher is a quite a bit different from its original form when it was a Hearst publication.   Growing up in a Chinese-American household whenever our family went out to Chinese restaurants there would be some Chinese tea as part of the meal, but nobody was really ever focused on it, so cheap watery restaurant table tea was the norm.   My family are total food enthusiasts but nobody was that particular about tea (recently my grandmother who lives in New York City offered me some Lipton Black tea bags. seriously).  My mom did really like drinking mint herbal tisane though. So my own personal passion for tea was something I developed trying and discovering as many teas I could and carrying around my own teas in my purse so I would never have to settle for bad tea. I remember when I went to college and was setting up my dorm room,  my teapot, tea cups, and tea were some of the first things I put out. I also recall during those crazy weeks of college finals sitting in a computer lab ordering online samples of loose leaf tea from a specialty tea purveyor. When I started working in the Foreign Service after college, I  had the resources and opportunities to travel to lots of new countries and places—so I took this as a chance to discover more about tea!   For various fun personal vacations with friends, I visited tea gardens in Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka.   A Revelatory Cup of Tea in Beijing When I was working at the US Embassy in Beijing, I had to go to many Chinese government offices for meetings.  The upside to this, was I soon discovered they often serve REALLY GOOD tea at these meetings!  Sometimes colleagues and I would plan meetings around which offices we knew had good tea (some of the photos above). I remember one meeting in particular at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs—the tea was so good it was distracting.  I don’t remember anything that meeting was about, but I can remember with total clarity how smooth, soft, and delicious the green tea was.  All I could think was “What is this tea? Why is it so good?” And I knew I needed to know more. So I plunged into learning more about Chinese teas while in Beijing and traveling around China.  The tea tradition I discovered in China was so different than the British high tea that first enthralled me in third grade, even though it was the same beverage.  As I tried to learn more about it and dive deeper into the tradition, I discovered how rich and deep Chinese tea is.   I also learned how little people outside of China know about the wonders and delights of high quality Chinese tea—even many self-proclaimed tea enthusiasts.  That’s why Tranquil Tuesdays is committed to showcasing Chinese tea to new audiences outside of China. I really hope everyone who tries one of our teas will have the same distractingly good, revelatory tea experience with Chinese tea that I had during that one meeting.  __________________________________________________________ If you enjoyed this article, sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter to Explore the stories behind each of Tranquil Tuesdays teas and teaware Travel with Tranquil Tuesdays seeking the best teas and teaware in China Learn the historical and cultural elements that make Chinese tea and teaware so unique Sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter now!
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My Tea Love Story This is my own personal story with tea and is a story many customers and supporters ask me. Today, I’m happy to share with you this love story! First of all, I would say (as most of my family and good friends will tell you), I’m total beverage enthusiast.  My enthusiasm for fresh lemonades, ginger ales, fresh fruit juice, horchata, and sarsaparilla (in addition to tea) are pretty intense and borderline obsessive. So that’s the larger context of my beverage enthusiasm for discovering new and exciting tastes, and horizons of flavor, and innovative ways to quench thirst. I would pinpoint the beginning of my tea relationship to the third grade, however, when I first encountered Anne of Green Gables and become totally enamored with the Victorian era.  I was so enthralled with a different more ceremonial and artful approach to life and of course the British high-tea.    I wanted to absorb and learn everything I could about the refined Victorian life.  So I did what every other 10 year old does, started subscribing to Victoria Magazine, a lifestyle magazine for 40 year old women interested in romantic high-end living inspired by the Victorian era.  (I wish I had a photo of me from this era on hand to share…once I find it I will add it) Aside: the current incarnation of the magazine under a different publisher is a quite a bit different from its original form when it was a Hearst publication.   Growing up in a Chinese-American household whenever our family went out to Chinese restaurants there would be some Chinese tea as part of the meal, but nobody was really ever focused on it, so cheap watery restaurant table tea was the norm.   My family are total food enthusiasts but nobody was that particular about tea (recently my grandmother who lives in New York City offered me some Lipton Black tea bags. seriously).  My mom did really like drinking mint herbal tisane though. So my own personal passion for tea was something I developed trying and discovering as many teas I could and carrying around my own teas in my purse so I would never have to settle for bad tea. I remember when I went to college and was setting up my dorm room,  my teapot, tea cups, and tea were some of the first things I put out. I also recall during those crazy weeks of college finals sitting in a computer lab ordering online samples of loose leaf tea from a specialty tea purveyor. When I started working in the Foreign Service after college, I  had the resources and opportunities to travel to lots of new countries and places—so I took this as a chance to discover more about tea!   For various fun personal vacations with friends, I visited tea gardens in Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka.   A Revelatory Cup of Tea in Beijing When I was working at the US Embassy in Beijing, I had to go to many Chinese government offices for meetings.  The upside to this, was I soon discovered they often serve REALLY GOOD tea at these meetings!  Sometimes colleagues and I would plan meetings around which offices we knew had good tea (some of the photos above). I remember one meeting in particular at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs—the tea was so good it was distracting.  I don’t remember anything that meeting was about, but I can remember with total clarity how smooth, soft, and delicious the green tea was.  All I could think was “What is this tea? Why is it so good?” And I knew I needed to know more. So I plunged into learning more about Chinese teas while in Beijing and traveling around China.  The tea tradition I discovered in China was so different than the British high tea that first enthralled me in third grade, even though it was the same beverage.  As I tried to learn more about it and dive deeper into the tradition, I discovered how rich and deep Chinese tea is.   I also learned how little people outside of China know about the wonders and delights of high quality Chinese tea—even many self-proclaimed tea enthusiasts.  That’s why Tranquil Tuesdays is committed to showcasing Chinese tea to new audiences outside of China. I really hope everyone who tries one of our teas will have the same distractingly good, revelatory tea experience with Chinese tea that I had during that one meeting.  __________________________________________________________ If you enjoyed this article, sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter to Explore the stories behind each of Tranquil Tuesdays teas and teaware Travel with Tranquil Tuesdays seeking the best teas and teaware in China Learn the historical and cultural elements that make Chinese tea and teaware so unique Sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter now!
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My Tea Love Story This is my own personal story with tea and is a story many customers and supporters ask me. Today, I’m happy to share with you this love story! First of all, I would say (as most of my family and good friends will tell you), I’m total beverage enthusiast.  My enthusiasm for fresh lemonades, ginger ales, fresh fruit juice, horchata, and sarsaparilla (in addition to tea) are pretty intense and borderline obsessive. So that’s the larger context of my beverage enthusiasm for discovering new and exciting tastes, and horizons of flavor, and innovative ways to quench thirst. I would pinpoint the beginning of my tea relationship to the third grade, however, when I first encountered Anne of Green Gables and become totally enamored with the Victorian era.  I was so enthralled with a different more ceremonial and artful approach to life and of course the British high-tea.    I wanted to absorb and learn everything I could about the refined Victorian life.  So I did what every other 10 year old does, started subscribing to Victoria Magazine, a lifestyle magazine for 40 year old women interested in romantic high-end living inspired by the Victorian era.  (I wish I had a photo of me from this era on hand to share…once I find it I will add it) Aside: the current incarnation of the magazine under a different publisher is a quite a bit different from its original form when it was a Hearst publication.   Growing up in a Chinese-American household whenever our family went out to Chinese restaurants there would be some Chinese tea as part of the meal, but nobody was really ever focused on it, so cheap watery restaurant table tea was the norm.   My family are total food enthusiasts but nobody was that particular about tea (recently my grandmother who lives in New York City offered me some Lipton Black tea bags. seriously).  My mom did really like drinking mint herbal tisane though. So my own personal passion for tea was something I developed trying and discovering as many teas I could and carrying around my own teas in my purse so I would never have to settle for bad tea. I remember when I went to college and was setting up my dorm room,  my teapot, tea cups, and tea were some of the first things I put out. I also recall during those crazy weeks of college finals sitting in a computer lab ordering online samples of loose leaf tea from a specialty tea purveyor. When I started working in the Foreign Service after college, I  had the resources and opportunities to travel to lots of new countries and places—so I took this as a chance to discover more about tea!   For various fun personal vacations with friends, I visited tea gardens in Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka.   A Revelatory Cup of Tea in Beijing When I was working at the US Embassy in Beijing, I had to go to many Chinese government offices for meetings.  The upside to this, was I soon discovered they often serve REALLY GOOD tea at these meetings!  Sometimes colleagues and I would plan meetings around which offices we knew had good tea (some of the photos above). I remember one meeting in particular at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs—the tea was so good it was distracting.  I don’t remember anything that meeting was about, but I can remember with total clarity how smooth, soft, and delicious the green tea was.  All I could think was “What is this tea? Why is it so good?” And I knew I needed to know more. So I plunged into learning more about Chinese teas while in Beijing and traveling around China.  The tea tradition I discovered in China was so different than the British high tea that first enthralled me in third grade, even though it was the same beverage.  As I tried to learn more about it and dive deeper into the tradition, I discovered how rich and deep Chinese tea is.   I also learned how little people outside of China know about the wonders and delights of high quality Chinese tea—even many self-proclaimed tea enthusiasts.  That’s why Tranquil Tuesdays is committed to showcasing Chinese tea to new audiences outside of China. I really hope everyone who tries one of our teas will have the same distractingly good, revelatory tea experience with Chinese tea that I had during that one meeting.  __________________________________________________________ If you enjoyed this article, sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter to Explore the stories behind each of Tranquil Tuesdays teas and teaware Travel with Tranquil Tuesdays seeking the best teas and teaware in China Learn the historical and cultural elements that make Chinese tea and teaware so unique Sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter now!
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My Tea Love Story This is my own personal story with tea and is a story many customers and supporters ask me. Today, I’m happy to share with you this love story! First of all, I would say (as most of my family and good friends will tell you), I’m total beverage enthusiast.  My enthusiasm for fresh lemonades, ginger ales, fresh fruit juice, horchata, and sarsaparilla (in addition to tea) are pretty intense and borderline obsessive. So that’s the larger context of my beverage enthusiasm for discovering new and exciting tastes, and horizons of flavor, and innovative ways to quench thirst. I would pinpoint the beginning of my tea relationship to the third grade, however, when I first encountered Anne of Green Gables and become totally enamored with the Victorian era.  I was so enthralled with a different more ceremonial and artful approach to life and of course the British high-tea.    I wanted to absorb and learn everything I could about the refined Victorian life.  So I did what every other 10 year old does, started subscribing to Victoria Magazine, a lifestyle magazine for 40 year old women interested in romantic high-end living inspired by the Victorian era.  (I wish I had a photo of me from this era on hand to share…once I find it I will add it) Aside: the current incarnation of the magazine under a different publisher is a quite a bit different from its original form when it was a Hearst publication.   Growing up in a Chinese-American household whenever our family went out to Chinese restaurants there would be some Chinese tea as part of the meal, but nobody was really ever focused on it, so cheap watery restaurant table tea was the norm.   My family are total food enthusiasts but nobody was that particular about tea (recently my grandmother who lives in New York City offered me some Lipton Black tea bags. seriously).  My mom did really like drinking mint herbal tisane though. So my own personal passion for tea was something I developed trying and discovering as many teas I could and carrying around my own teas in my purse so I would never have to settle for bad tea. I remember when I went to college and was setting up my dorm room,  my teapot, tea cups, and tea were some of the first things I put out. I also recall during those crazy weeks of college finals sitting in a computer lab ordering online samples of loose leaf tea from a specialty tea purveyor. When I started working in the Foreign Service after college, I  had the resources and opportunities to travel to lots of new countries and places—so I took this as a chance to discover more about tea!   For various fun personal vacations with friends, I visited tea gardens in Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka.   A Revelatory Cup of Tea in Beijing When I was working at the US Embassy in Beijing, I had to go to many Chinese government offices for meetings.  The upside to this, was I soon discovered they often serve REALLY GOOD tea at these meetings!  Sometimes colleagues and I would plan meetings around which offices we knew had good tea (some of the photos above). I remember one meeting in particular at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs—the tea was so good it was distracting.  I don’t remember anything that meeting was about, but I can remember with total clarity how smooth, soft, and delicious the green tea was.  All I could think was “What is this tea? Why is it so good?” And I knew I needed to know more. So I plunged into learning more about Chinese teas while in Beijing and traveling around China.  The tea tradition I discovered in China was so different than the British high tea that first enthralled me in third grade, even though it was the same beverage.  As I tried to learn more about it and dive deeper into the tradition, I discovered how rich and deep Chinese tea is.   I also learned how little people outside of China know about the wonders and delights of high quality Chinese tea—even many self-proclaimed tea enthusiasts.  That’s why Tranquil Tuesdays is committed to showcasing Chinese tea to new audiences outside of China. I really hope everyone who tries one of our teas will have the same distractingly good, revelatory tea experience with Chinese tea that I had during that one meeting.  __________________________________________________________ If you enjoyed this article, sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter to Explore the stories behind each of Tranquil Tuesdays teas and teaware Travel with Tranquil Tuesdays seeking the best teas and teaware in China Learn the historical and cultural elements that make Chinese tea and teaware so unique Sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter now!
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My Tea Love Story

This is my own personal story with tea and is a story many customers and supporters ask me. Today, I’m happy to share with you this love story!

First of all, I would say (as most of my family and good friends will tell you), I’m total beverage enthusiast.  My enthusiasm for fresh lemonades, ginger ales, fresh fruit juice, horchata, and sarsaparilla (in addition to tea) are pretty intense and borderline obsessive.

So that’s the larger context of my beverage enthusiasm for discovering new and exciting tastes, and horizons of flavor, and innovative ways to quench thirst.

I would pinpoint the beginning of my tea relationship to the third grade, however, when I first encountered Anne of Green Gables and become totally enamored with the Victorian era.  I was so enthralled with a different more ceremonial and artful approach to life and of course the British high-tea.   

I wanted to absorb and learn everything I could about the refined Victorian life.  So I did what every other 10 year old does, started subscribing to Victoria Magazine, a lifestyle magazine for 40 year old women interested in romantic high-end living inspired by the Victorian era.  (I wish I had a photo of me from this era on hand to share…once I find it I will add it)

Aside: the current incarnation of the magazine under a different publisher is a quite a bit different from its original form when it was a Hearst publication.  

Growing up in a Chinese-American household whenever our family went out to Chinese restaurants there would be some Chinese tea as part of the meal, but nobody was really ever focused on it, so cheap watery restaurant table tea was the norm.  

My family are total food enthusiasts but nobody was that particular about tea (recently my grandmother who lives in New York City offered me some Lipton Black tea bags. seriously).  My mom did really like drinking mint herbal tisane though.

So my own personal passion for tea was something I developed trying and discovering as many teas I could and carrying around my own teas in my purse so I would never have to settle for bad tea.

I remember when I went to college and was setting up my dorm room,  my teapot, tea cups, and tea were some of the first things I put out. I also recall during those crazy weeks of college finals sitting in a computer lab ordering online samples of loose leaf tea from a specialty tea purveyor.

When I started working in the Foreign Service after college, I  had the resources and opportunities to travel to lots of new countries and places—so I took this as a chance to discover more about tea!   For various fun personal vacations with friends, I visited tea gardens in Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka.  

A Revelatory Cup of Tea in Beijing

When I was working at the US Embassy in Beijing, I had to go to many Chinese government offices for meetings.  The upside to this, was I soon discovered they often serve REALLY GOOD tea at these meetings!  Sometimes colleagues and I would plan meetings around which offices we knew had good tea (some of the photos above).

I remember one meeting in particular at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs—the tea was so good it was distracting.  I don’t remember anything that meeting was about, but I can remember with total clarity how smooth, soft, and delicious the green tea was.  All I could think was “What is this tea? Why is it so good?” And I knew I needed to know more.

So I plunged into learning more about Chinese teas while in Beijing and traveling around China.  The tea tradition I discovered in China was so different than the British high tea that first enthralled me in third grade, even though it was the same beverage.  As I tried to learn more about it and dive deeper into the tradition, I discovered how rich and deep Chinese tea is.  

I also learned how little people outside of China know about the wonders and delights of high quality Chinese tea—even many self-proclaimed tea enthusiasts.  That’s why Tranquil Tuesdays is committed to showcasing Chinese tea to new audiences outside of China.

I really hope everyone who tries one of our teas will have the same distractingly good, revelatory tea experience with Chinese tea that I had during that one meeting. 

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You know those magical gourmet stores where you are transported into a world of wonder, deliciousness, travel, and gorgeous inspired packaging?   Where you feel like you just stepped into a treasure trove?  That’s exactly how I felt when I first stepped into Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge, MA.  I gazed with awe at the shelf of all these delicious jams, spices, of all sorts gourmet treats and of course the cheese! Formaggio Kitchen has been an institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts for over 30 years - a gourmand’s paradise doubling as a neighborhood grocer. We knew they would be a great fit for debuting our tea collection in Boston because of their commitment to small scale purveyors whose products convey a sense of place: “Each year finds us traveling to the far reaches of the planet in search of the world’s finest artisan products. Our shelves are brimming with products made by individual artisans, each as wonderful as the next.” Since our teas are personally sourced to tell the unique story of China’s best teas and specific historical growing regions we are so excited to be in a store filled with different products from all over the world with a similar philosophy.  So if you’re in the Boston area or have a friend who loves gourmet treats please tell them to head over to Formaggio Kitchen where you can get a tin of tea from our tea collection! To see all the stores that carry our tea and teaware collections please visit our In stores page on our website. Formaggio Kitchen details: 244 Huron Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 tel: 617-354-4750   Monday - Friday- 9:00 am - 7:00 pm Saturday- 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Sunday- 10:00 am - 4:00 pm For detailed directions: http://www.formaggiokitchen.com/huronave/directions
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You know those magical gourmet stores where you are transported into a world of wonder, deliciousness, travel, and gorgeous inspired packaging?   Where you feel like you just stepped into a treasure trove?  That’s exactly how I felt when I first stepped into Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge, MA.  I gazed with awe at the shelf of all these delicious jams, spices, of all sorts gourmet treats and of course the cheese! Formaggio Kitchen has been an institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts for over 30 years - a gourmand’s paradise doubling as a neighborhood grocer. We knew they would be a great fit for debuting our tea collection in Boston because of their commitment to small scale purveyors whose products convey a sense of place: “Each year finds us traveling to the far reaches of the planet in search of the world’s finest artisan products. Our shelves are brimming with products made by individual artisans, each as wonderful as the next.” Since our teas are personally sourced to tell the unique story of China’s best teas and specific historical growing regions we are so excited to be in a store filled with different products from all over the world with a similar philosophy.  So if you’re in the Boston area or have a friend who loves gourmet treats please tell them to head over to Formaggio Kitchen where you can get a tin of tea from our tea collection! To see all the stores that carry our tea and teaware collections please visit our In stores page on our website. Formaggio Kitchen details: 244 Huron Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 tel: 617-354-4750   Monday - Friday- 9:00 am - 7:00 pm Saturday- 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Sunday- 10:00 am - 4:00 pm For detailed directions: http://www.formaggiokitchen.com/huronave/directions
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You know those magical gourmet stores where you are transported into a world of wonder, deliciousness, travel, and gorgeous inspired packaging?   Where you feel like you just stepped into a treasure trove? 

That’s exactly how I felt when I first stepped into Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge, MA.  I gazed with awe at the shelf of all these delicious jams, spices, of all sorts gourmet treats and of course the cheese!

Formaggio Kitchen has been an institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts for over 30 years - a gourmand’s paradise doubling as a neighborhood grocer.

We knew they would be a great fit for debuting our tea collection in Boston because of their commitment to small scale purveyors whose products convey a sense of place:

“Each year finds us traveling to the far reaches of the planet in search of the world’s finest artisan products. Our shelves are brimming with products made by individual artisans, each as wonderful as the next.”

Since our teas are personally sourced to tell the unique story of China’s best teas and specific historical growing regions we are so excited to be in a store filled with different products from all over the world with a similar philosophy. 

So if you’re in the Boston area or have a friend who loves gourmet treats please tell them to head over to Formaggio Kitchen where you can get a tin of tea from our tea collection!

To see all the stores that carry our tea and teaware collections please visit our In stores page on our website.

Formaggio Kitchen details:

244 Huron Avenue

Cambridge, MA 02138

tel: 617-354-4750

 

Monday - Friday- 9:00 am - 7:00 pm

Saturday- 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

Sunday- 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

For detailed directions: http://www.formaggiokitchen.com/huronave/directions

Source: luxist.com

Our Showroom on Fangjia Hutong! I finally launched my stencil graffiti career and spray painted our name on our outside door on Fangjia Hutong so that when you pass by our office/showroom when we’re not around you won’t miss us. We love our home in one of Beijing’s hippest and hottest hutong neighborhoods.  If you want to make a day of it, check out the recommendations of fun and cool things to do in walking distance of us I shared earlier. Please come visit us at our Fangjia Hutong showroom for a cup of tea! Just email to make an appointment and we are happy to welcome you! ________________________________________________________ If you enjoyed this article, sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter to Explore the stories behind each of Tranquil Tuesdays teas and teaware Travel with Tranquil Tuesdays seeking the best teas and teaware in China Learn the historical and cultural elements that make Chinese tea and teaware so unique Sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter now!
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Our Showroom on Fangjia Hutong! I finally launched my stencil graffiti career and spray painted our name on our outside door on Fangjia Hutong so that when you pass by our office/showroom when we’re not around you won’t miss us. We love our home in one of Beijing’s hippest and hottest hutong neighborhoods.  If you want to make a day of it, check out the recommendations of fun and cool things to do in walking distance of us I shared earlier. Please come visit us at our Fangjia Hutong showroom for a cup of tea! Just email to make an appointment and we are happy to welcome you! ________________________________________________________ If you enjoyed this article, sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter to Explore the stories behind each of Tranquil Tuesdays teas and teaware Travel with Tranquil Tuesdays seeking the best teas and teaware in China Learn the historical and cultural elements that make Chinese tea and teaware so unique Sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter now!
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Our Showroom on Fangjia Hutong! I finally launched my stencil graffiti career and spray painted our name on our outside door on Fangjia Hutong so that when you pass by our office/showroom when we’re not around you won’t miss us. We love our home in one of Beijing’s hippest and hottest hutong neighborhoods.  If you want to make a day of it, check out the recommendations of fun and cool things to do in walking distance of us I shared earlier. Please come visit us at our Fangjia Hutong showroom for a cup of tea! Just email to make an appointment and we are happy to welcome you! ________________________________________________________ If you enjoyed this article, sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter to Explore the stories behind each of Tranquil Tuesdays teas and teaware Travel with Tranquil Tuesdays seeking the best teas and teaware in China Learn the historical and cultural elements that make Chinese tea and teaware so unique Sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter now!
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Our Showroom on Fangjia Hutong! I finally launched my stencil graffiti career and spray painted our name on our outside door on Fangjia Hutong so that when you pass by our office/showroom when we’re not around you won’t miss us. We love our home in one of Beijing’s hippest and hottest hutong neighborhoods.  If you want to make a day of it, check out the recommendations of fun and cool things to do in walking distance of us I shared earlier. Please come visit us at our Fangjia Hutong showroom for a cup of tea! Just email to make an appointment and we are happy to welcome you! ________________________________________________________ If you enjoyed this article, sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter to Explore the stories behind each of Tranquil Tuesdays teas and teaware Travel with Tranquil Tuesdays seeking the best teas and teaware in China Learn the historical and cultural elements that make Chinese tea and teaware so unique Sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter now!
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Our Showroom on Fangjia Hutong! I finally launched my stencil graffiti career and spray painted our name on our outside door on Fangjia Hutong so that when you pass by our office/showroom when we’re not around you won’t miss us. We love our home in one of Beijing’s hippest and hottest hutong neighborhoods.  If you want to make a day of it, check out the recommendations of fun and cool things to do in walking distance of us I shared earlier. Please come visit us at our Fangjia Hutong showroom for a cup of tea! Just email to make an appointment and we are happy to welcome you! ________________________________________________________ If you enjoyed this article, sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter to Explore the stories behind each of Tranquil Tuesdays teas and teaware Travel with Tranquil Tuesdays seeking the best teas and teaware in China Learn the historical and cultural elements that make Chinese tea and teaware so unique Sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter now!
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Our Showroom on Fangjia Hutong!

I finally launched my stencil graffiti career and spray painted our name on our outside door on Fangjia Hutong so that when you pass by our office/showroom when we’re not around you won’t miss us.

We love our home in one of Beijing’s hippest and hottest hutong neighborhoods.  If you want to make a day of it, check out the recommendations of fun and cool things to do in walking distance of us I shared earlier.

Please come visit us at our Fangjia Hutong showroom for a cup of tea! Just email to make an appointment and we are happy to welcome you!

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Evolution of Tea Rolling Rolling the tea leaf (rou nian) is an important process in tea making for both our Qimen Black tea and our Mao Jian green tea. At a local tea museum, we saw two earlier versions of tea rolling machines which were fascinating to compare to the most common machine used in smaller scale production workshops (far right). _______________________________________________________________ If you enjoyed this article, sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter to Explore the stories behind each of Tranquil Tuesdays teas and teaware Travel with Tranquil Tuesdays seeking the best teas and teaware in China Learn the historical and cultural elements that make Chinese tea and teaware so unique Sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter now!
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Evolution of Tea Rolling Rolling the tea leaf (rou nian) is an important process in tea making for both our Qimen Black tea and our Mao Jian green tea. At a local tea museum, we saw two earlier versions of tea rolling machines which were fascinating to compare to the most common machine used in smaller scale production workshops (far right). _______________________________________________________________ If you enjoyed this article, sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter to Explore the stories behind each of Tranquil Tuesdays teas and teaware Travel with Tranquil Tuesdays seeking the best teas and teaware in China Learn the historical and cultural elements that make Chinese tea and teaware so unique Sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter now!
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Evolution of Tea Rolling Rolling the tea leaf (rou nian) is an important process in tea making for both our Qimen Black tea and our Mao Jian green tea. At a local tea museum, we saw two earlier versions of tea rolling machines which were fascinating to compare to the most common machine used in smaller scale production workshops (far right). _______________________________________________________________ If you enjoyed this article, sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter to Explore the stories behind each of Tranquil Tuesdays teas and teaware Travel with Tranquil Tuesdays seeking the best teas and teaware in China Learn the historical and cultural elements that make Chinese tea and teaware so unique Sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter now!
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Evolution of Tea Rolling

Rolling the tea leaf (rou nian) is an important process in tea making for both our Qimen Black tea and our Mao Jian green tea.

At a local tea museum, we saw two earlier versions of tea rolling machines which were fascinating to compare to the most common machine used in smaller scale production workshops (far right).

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Enjoying Huangshan Mao Feng Green Tea Learning more about Huangshan mao feng green tea from a 6th generation tea making expert in his family’s showroom on a historical walking street in Tunxi, Anhui. _______________________________________________________________ If you enjoyed this article, sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter to Explore the stories behind each of Tranquil Tuesdays teas and teaware Travel with Tranquil Tuesdays seeking the best teas and teaware in China Learn the historical and cultural elements that make Chinese tea and teaware so unique Sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter now!
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Enjoying Huangshan Mao Feng Green Tea Learning more about Huangshan mao feng green tea from a 6th generation tea making expert in his family’s showroom on a historical walking street in Tunxi, Anhui. _______________________________________________________________ If you enjoyed this article, sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter to Explore the stories behind each of Tranquil Tuesdays teas and teaware Travel with Tranquil Tuesdays seeking the best teas and teaware in China Learn the historical and cultural elements that make Chinese tea and teaware so unique Sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter now!
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Enjoying Huangshan Mao Feng Green Tea Learning more about Huangshan mao feng green tea from a 6th generation tea making expert in his family’s showroom on a historical walking street in Tunxi, Anhui. _______________________________________________________________ If you enjoyed this article, sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter to Explore the stories behind each of Tranquil Tuesdays teas and teaware Travel with Tranquil Tuesdays seeking the best teas and teaware in China Learn the historical and cultural elements that make Chinese tea and teaware so unique Sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter now!
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Enjoying Huangshan Mao Feng Green Tea

Learning more about Huangshan mao feng green tea from a 6th generation tea making expert in his family’s showroom on a historical walking street in Tunxi, Anhui.

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More Adventures in Anhui Visiting green tea fields and learning about tea picking from tea pickers in Huangshan, Anhui followed by a visit to a picturesquely stunning nearby village. __________________________________________________________ If you enjoyed this article, sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter to Explore the stories behind each of Tranquil Tuesdays teas and teaware Travel with Tranquil Tuesdays seeking the best teas and teaware in China Learn the historical and cultural elements that make Chinese tea and teaware so unique Sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter now!
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More Adventures in Anhui Visiting green tea fields and learning about tea picking from tea pickers in Huangshan, Anhui followed by a visit to a picturesquely stunning nearby village. __________________________________________________________ If you enjoyed this article, sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter to Explore the stories behind each of Tranquil Tuesdays teas and teaware Travel with Tranquil Tuesdays seeking the best teas and teaware in China Learn the historical and cultural elements that make Chinese tea and teaware so unique Sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter now!
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More Adventures in Anhui Visiting green tea fields and learning about tea picking from tea pickers in Huangshan, Anhui followed by a visit to a picturesquely stunning nearby village. __________________________________________________________ If you enjoyed this article, sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter to Explore the stories behind each of Tranquil Tuesdays teas and teaware Travel with Tranquil Tuesdays seeking the best teas and teaware in China Learn the historical and cultural elements that make Chinese tea and teaware so unique Sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter now!
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More Adventures in Anhui

Visiting green tea fields and learning about tea picking from tea pickers in Huangshan, Anhui followed by a visit to a picturesquely stunning nearby village.

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Ancient Tea Crates in Anhui Old tea crates from a small local tea museum we stopped at en route to the tea fields. They were used for exporting tea from Anhui in the 19th century. __________________________________________________________ If you enjoyed this article, sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter to Explore the stories behind each of Tranquil Tuesdays teas and teaware Travel with Tranquil Tuesdays seeking the best teas and teaware in China Learn the historical and cultural elements that make Chinese tea and teaware so unique Sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter now!
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Ancient Tea Crates in Anhui Old tea crates from a small local tea museum we stopped at en route to the tea fields. They were used for exporting tea from Anhui in the 19th century. __________________________________________________________ If you enjoyed this article, sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter to Explore the stories behind each of Tranquil Tuesdays teas and teaware Travel with Tranquil Tuesdays seeking the best teas and teaware in China Learn the historical and cultural elements that make Chinese tea and teaware so unique Sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter now!
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Ancient Tea Crates in Anhui

Old tea crates from a small local tea museum we stopped at en route to the tea fields. They were used for exporting tea from Anhui in the 19th century.

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Sipping the Day’s Tea on Rooftop in Anhui After a day long excursion to a remote tea producing village, exploring the tea fields, seeing first hand how the local green tea is produced entirely by hand, joining in production ourselves, we had a chance to sip our tea in the most idyllic of settings… The rooftop of Pig’s Heaven Inn—a renovated, traditional Anhui home, nestled into the quiet village of Bishan with nine charming rooms.  It was the perfect home base for our countryside tea explorations! __________________________________________________________ If you enjoyed this article, sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter to Explore the stories behind each of Tranquil Tuesdays teas and teaware Travel with Tranquil Tuesdays seeking the best teas and teaware in China Learn the historical and cultural elements that make Chinese tea and teaware so unique Sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter now!
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Sipping the Day’s Tea on Rooftop in Anhui After a day long excursion to a remote tea producing village, exploring the tea fields, seeing first hand how the local green tea is produced entirely by hand, joining in production ourselves, we had a chance to sip our tea in the most idyllic of settings… The rooftop of Pig’s Heaven Inn—a renovated, traditional Anhui home, nestled into the quiet village of Bishan with nine charming rooms.  It was the perfect home base for our countryside tea explorations! __________________________________________________________ If you enjoyed this article, sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter to Explore the stories behind each of Tranquil Tuesdays teas and teaware Travel with Tranquil Tuesdays seeking the best teas and teaware in China Learn the historical and cultural elements that make Chinese tea and teaware so unique Sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter now!
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Sipping the Day’s Tea on Rooftop in Anhui After a day long excursion to a remote tea producing village, exploring the tea fields, seeing first hand how the local green tea is produced entirely by hand, joining in production ourselves, we had a chance to sip our tea in the most idyllic of settings… The rooftop of Pig’s Heaven Inn—a renovated, traditional Anhui home, nestled into the quiet village of Bishan with nine charming rooms.  It was the perfect home base for our countryside tea explorations! __________________________________________________________ If you enjoyed this article, sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter to Explore the stories behind each of Tranquil Tuesdays teas and teaware Travel with Tranquil Tuesdays seeking the best teas and teaware in China Learn the historical and cultural elements that make Chinese tea and teaware so unique Sign up for Tranquil Tuesdays’ newsletter now!
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Sipping the Day’s Tea on Rooftop in Anhui

After a day long excursion to a remote tea producing village, exploring the tea fields, seeing first hand how the local green tea is produced entirely by hand, joining in production ourselves, we had a chance to sip our tea in the most idyllic of settings…

The rooftop of Pig’s Heaven Inn—a renovated, traditional Anhui home, nestled into the quiet village of Bishan with nine charming rooms.  It was the perfect home base for our countryside tea explorations! __________________________________________________________

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