Call it a social media tempest in a teacup. Chinese businessman Liu Yiqian horrified many of his fellow citizens this week after a photo emerged showing the real estate mogul drinking tea out of a ...
The gaiwan is warm to my touch. I pick up the Chinese bowl, hold the lid tight and pour out the tea into a cup. I bring the cup to my nose and sniff—the aroma is subtly sweet yet intense. A sip leads ...
There is just something inherently calming and relaxing about sitting by the window and sipping a steaming cup of tea, while listening to the pitter-patter of the falling rain. At the Phoenix Tea ...
In a country identified with one warm beverage – tea – coffee is now hot. Indeed, as China catapults from its traditional past into a global future, java is jumping – and one national company is ...
Editor's note: China's traditional tea processing techniques and practices are inscribed in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Tea culture embodies the ...