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Written by: Zheng Xiang Ru Photos provided by: Chun Ping Teaware Sometimes it is the simple lines of a small fish, carefree and unrestrained on the lid of a teacup;...

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...

Dictated By: He Jian/Interviewer And Arrangement: Liao De Ming/Photography: Chen /Tea Utensils Provided By: Yetang As tools for tea tastings tea utensils can influence the of a brewed tea. They...

Tea is a drink. This is a convention that formed more than a thousand years ago. As drinking tea evolved and became elevated to a spiritual level,eating tea has come...

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...

Teahouses emerged as popularity of tea spread throughout China. China's teahouses are similar to the cafes of the Western world, but have a much longer history. Now there is no...

Author: Bian Zheng/Photos: Editorial Department Teaware has played an extremely important role in the development of Taiwanese tea; culture. During the early 1970's there was little choice available in teaware....

Since its discovery about 5000 years ago in China, tea has been gradually introduced to the test of the world through trade. The first recorded incidence of this slow process...

Tea ceremony is also known as chanoyu , or the A Way of Tea, in Japan. It is a very prevalent and popular practice in Japan. It has its roots...

Tea is generally the favourite beverage for the British. Most people in Britain drink tea every day. Britain ranks number one in per capita consumption of tea in the world....

South Asia is a major tea producing region, as well as an important tea consuming region. India and Iran are the two most important tea producers in the region. These...

Africa also has many tea-producing countries. Kenya, Malawi,and Mozambique are all major black tea exporters to Europe and the United States. Kenya is a new tea-producing country that recently emerged...