Menghai Tea Factory July 30, 2021UmiTea Sets Menghai is one of the oldest and most reputable tea brands in China. They produce more than 750 tons of tea per year and more than 120 products. They own...
Vietnam Highlands, Tea & Travel By Jason Fasi July 30, 2021UmiTea Sets PROFILE Jason Fasi is a native of Southern California and has been drinking tea "seriously" since 2003. He founded the Puerh Tea Community blog, and currently serves as its moderator...
A Meditation on Tea By Ramaputra Chaklavarti, Phd. July 30, 2021UmiTea Sets Though modern words still carry with them all the etymological richness of their heritage, the precision and focus of the modern world has often fractured their meanings at least in...
The Seeker By A.D. Fisher July 30, 2021UmiTea Sets There have always been seekers. People dissatisfied with the normal view life. People searching for more meaningful vantage points. Wandering down the same worn paths looking for teachers, looking for...
TEA-SERVING ETIQUETTES July 30, 2021UmiTea Sets 1.New acquaintances etiquette Ceremonial acts in teaism include bowing, stretching out the hands, and other culturally symbolic acts. Taeteaites have created their own tea-serving etiquettes, including bowing, hand-stretching, and other...
SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR TEAIST July 30, 2021UmiTea Sets 1.Handling the Teapot The Eight Teachings of the TAETEA System features delicate, graceful and elegant tea ware handling techniques. For instance, when setting down a utensil, the teaist should display...
POURING WATER INTO THE TEAPOT/TEA CUPS July 30, 2021UmiTea Sets When pouring water, keep the head and torso straight and the shoulders level, lift the arms and let the elbows settle. Look straight ahead and not aside. If the kettle...
Traditional Jasmine Tea from Fujian Province, China: Ethereal Cups of Sublime Tea Drinking Pleasure July 30, 2021UmiTea Sets By Mary Lou Heiss PROFILEMary Lou Heiss is the co-owner of Cooks Shop Here in Northampton, Ma a unique tea and specialty foods store established in 1974. She is the...
DEMONSTRATION VERSION OF THE EIGHT TEACHINGS OF THE TAETEA SYSTEM OF CHADAO PRACTION July 30, 2021UmiTea Sets SECTION I INTRODUCTION About the Versions The Eight Teachings of the TAETEA System of Chadao Practice goes in two versions: a demonstration version and a learner's version The two versions...
Enjoying the Diversity of Oolongs July 30, 2021UmiTea Sets By Guang Chung Lee PROFILEGuang has a PhD. in Chemical Engineering. He has been passionate about tea culture and Yixing since he studied in Taiwan. Now he lives in Houston,...
CULTIVATION VERSION OF THE EIGHT TEACHINGS OF THE TAETEA SYSTEM OF CHADAO PRACTICE July 30, 2021UmiTea Sets SECTION I OVERVIEW I. About this version The essence of Chadao lies in comprehending the mysteries of the universe and the philosophy of life in the mundane routines of life....
Finding a Cup of Puerh: Factors in the Expanding Instability of the Market July 30, 2021UmiTea Sets By Scott Wilson, Kunming Yunnan ProfileScott is an American from the west coast. After some traveling he settled in Kunming, China and founded the tea export company Yunnan Sourcing. He...
