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The spirit of tea art and the tea ceremony is the core of Chinese tea culture. Art refers to the techniques and artistic process ofmaking, cooking and tasting tea, while...

Now, let's talk about the relationship between water and tea art. Please imagine gurgling springs, the waves of rivers, misty vast lakes, and sweet and clear well water. The relationship...

The earliest evidence of tea drinkers, around 59 BC, was found among people of the Western Han dynasty. They boiled tea leaves often with grain and other ingredients, mainly using...

Through a thousand years of finely honed aesthetic sensibilities, Chinese scholars came to be looked upon as the pinnacle of Chinese culture. Lovers of nature, lovers of beauty and lovers...

As the old Chinese idiom goes, "it is necessary to have effective tools to do good work." It refers to ordinary labor and creations. As a material activity, tea art...

The methods of drinking tea has changed several times since the Han and Tang dynasties. The general methods are described below. 1. Brewing tea: The tea dust is brewed directly...

The arts have always been a part of life. As the tea culture evolved over thousands of years, a fusion with arts inevitably occurred. It is manifested in works of...

China is a country of 56 ethnic groups. Though treating guests with tea is a custom common to all ethnic groups; history, culture, geographic locations, and ethnic traditions have made...

Always store tea in well-sealed containers in a dry, dark and cool place. Tea should have as much space as possible to brew in a pot. Avoid small tea bags...

In traditional Chinese culture, "Tao" and "Art" are essentially different from each other but are contradictorily united. In the tea practice activities, the Tea Ceremony and tea art match each...

Tea tasting is an essential part of the work of both tea brokers and tea blenders. Brokers taste teas in order to assess their value prior to auction, blenders decide...