Umi Tea Sets Blog

An Ancient Tale - The Emperor Fairy, Shen Nong

July 30, 2021UmiTea Sets

It is said that the Yellow Emperor and the Emperor Fairy were both admired tribal leaders by ancient Chinese people. That's why all the Chinese people have claimed to be...

A Legendary Sage - The Saint of Tea, Lu Yu

July 30, 2021UmiTea Sets

After a long period of time since tea has been found by Shennong, tea was just a part of daily life or a way to cure people’s illnesses via our...

Darjeeling Samabeong First Flush<br>Certified Organic Black Tea and a Fair-trade Product

July 30, 2021UmiTea Sets

Production area: Darjeeling, Western BengalHarvest season: AprilCultivar: AV2, P312 This small isolated garden, one of the highest in the Himalayan area, is located in the far east of Darjeeling. Founded...

A Splendid Pearl - The Classic of Tea

July 30, 2021UmiTea Sets

The Classic of Tea is a treasured pearl in Chinese traditional culture. It was the first monography about tea in the world. It not only established the theoretic basis of...

Darjeeling Autumn Gopaldhara "Red Thunder" Black Tea

July 30, 2021UmiTea Sets

Production area: Darjeeling, Western BengalHarvest season: OctoberCultivar: AV2, P3I2, BI57 Known as Red Thunder; this tea requires very specific harvest conditions that occur only a few days a year Only...

Darjeeling Castleton Second Flush Black Tea

July 30, 2021UmiTea Sets

Production area: Darjeeling, Western BengalHarvest season: JuneCultivar: Classic China Castleton is one of the oldest gardens in Darjeeling. It is composed mainly of Chinese trees from the 1860s, which give...

A Dynasty Full of Stars - The Tang Dynasty

July 30, 2021UmiTea Sets

In the Kaiyuan and Tianbao Years of the Tang Dynasty, the country was experiencing a most prosperous period. During this time, society was so positive and active that cross-culture communication...

A Magnificent and Moving Epic—The Development History of the Chinese Tea Ceremony

July 30, 2021UmiTea Sets

The Chinese Tea Ceremony is a magnificent epic, a multivoiced part, with no conductor, it is an unaccompanied grand music of the Dong race, which has been played since ancient...

Darjeeling Gopaldhara Wonder Tea First Flush

July 30, 2021UmiTea Sets

Production area: Darjeeling, Western BengalHarvest season: Late MarchCultivar: A blend of clones B157, AV2, P312 This tea comes from one of the highest areas of the Darjeeling plantations, at an...

The Development History of the Chinese Tea Ceremony - Yuan Dynasty

July 30, 2021UmiTea Sets

Yuan Dynasty The Yuan Dynasty did not last very long in China,when the Mongolian ruled China only for about a hundred year. During the Ceremony was not interrupted by the...

Darjeeling Avongrove Certified Organic White Tea

July 30, 2021UmiTea Sets

Production area: Darjeeling, Western BengalHarvest season: JulyCultivar: C. s. var assamica hybrid Black tea is the most famous product of the Darjeeling region and accounts for 99 percent of production....

The Development History Of The Chinese Tea Ceremony -Ming Dynasty

July 30, 2021UmiTea Sets

Ming Dynasty The Ming Dynasty is a time of period in which the Chinese Tea Ceremony was experiencing integration and innovation, new concepts and new norms. It was a colorful...