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The HisToRy of Tea

The Chinese people have enjoyed tea for thousands of yesrs. Scholars also viewed tea as a cure for variety types of ailments. Besides that, the nobility also considered the consumption of good tea as a mark of their status. China is also considered to have the earliest records of tea drinking.

Tea was first discovered by the Chinese Emperor Shen Nong in 2737 BC. It is said that the emperor liked his drinking water boiled before he drank it so it would be clean. One day, on a trip to a distant region, he and his army stopped for resting. A servant began to boil water for him to drink and a dead leaf from the wild tea bush fell into the water. It turned a brownish color but it was unnoticed and presented to the emperor anyway. The emperor drank it and found it very refreshing and cha (tea) was born.

He found the leaves edible, drinkable when brewed and even to possess healing powers. Thus began his fascinating search to identify and classify tea variety and quantity. One day, Shen Nong accidentally tasted a type of poisonous weed which could kill a man within 10 steps. Only tea leaves could save him. However, the poison took effect before he could reach any tea bushes. He died within his 7th step.

Tea drinking is also a cultural tradition to be practiced daily and on special ceremonial occasions. Tea is served as a mode of respect, goodwill, acceptance, blessing and friendship. It is presented at wedding, births and burial ceremonies. In any Chinese household it is an accepted courtesy to serve tea to visitors and guests on entering the house.

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Tea LeaVes - Green Tea

Green tea (绿茶) is a "true" tea. It is made solely with the leaves of Camellia sinensis. It has undergone minimal oxidation during processing. Green tea originates from China and has associated with many cultures in Asia mainly from Japan to the Middle East. The green tea has a greenish infusion with a fresh aroma and smooth taste. Fried green teas can be grouped under fried, baked and sun-dried types. It depends on the method of drying. Widely-acclaimed green teas included Long Jing, Bi Luo Chun, Gunpowder, Yu Lu and Jian Cha.






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Tea LeaVes - Flower Scented Tea

Chinese Flower Tea is a unique class of Chinese tea. It subdivides into Flower Tea and Scented Tea. Flower Tea is made of dried, fragrant and non-toxic flowers. Scented Tea uses green tea, red tea as base and mix with scent of flowers. Dried green tea is widely used for blending. Sometimes, Oolong Tea and black tea are used. The most popular scented teas included Jasmine tea, Rose Black Tea, Chrysanthemum and Osmanthus Long Jing.

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Tea LeaVes - Black Tea

Black tea is more oxidized than the green, oolong and white varieties. It is also made of Camellia sinensis. Black tea is generally stronger in flavor and contains more caffeine. It is also currently the most popular in US and is served mainly as iced tea. The fame of black tea is mainly due to the invention of the tea bag in 1904 by NYC tea merchant, Thomas Sullivan. Recent studies have also shown that black tea also provides health benefits as green tea.

Black tea is sometimes known as "red tea" (紅茶) in Chinese and culturally influenced languages. Black tea is fully fermented. Its reddish-black tea leaves give a coppery red brew with pleasant floral scent and mellow sweetness. Black teas are categorized into Souchong Black, Black Congou and Black Broken Tea. Examples of black tea are Lapsang Souchong, Keemun Black, Yunnan Black, Yi Xing Black and etc.


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Tea LeaVes - OoLong Tea

The Oolong Tea leaves are hand-rolled into the traditional twisted Yan Cha form and pan-fired at their aromatic peak to arrest oxidation. Afterwards they are charcoal-fired in small batches to produce the deep green color. Therefore, it is also called Blue Green Tea. The aroma of the dry leaf is deliciously sweet while the dark amber infusion is soft, smooth and malty.


Yellow gold Oolong Tea has been one of the best kept tea secrets in China. It's soup's color is golden and the smell like the sweet-scented osmanthus. The liquor is smooth and aromatic, the complex flavor has subtle honey nectar notes. It is applauded among connoisseurs for its wonderfully rich fragrance and clarity of flavor.Grown in Fujian's Anxi mountains under organic conditions. The shape is "thin, equality, yellow", the pulse is long and equality, the color is yellow-green and bright, the endoplasm is "fragrant, strange, tender".


Wu Yi Cliff Tea belongs to the Oolong Tea family and is made from tea plants grown in Wu Yi Mountain, in the region of Fujian, China . The average altitude of Wu Yi Mountain is about 650 metres. Wu Yi Cliff Tea is more heavily fermented and loosely shaped. The aroma of the dry leaves is deliciously sweet. The tea is richly fragrant and reddish gold in colour. The brew is mellow with a deliciously orchid-flavoured aroma and sweet aftertaste.


The tea leaves are grouped according to their places of origin, which are:

1. Southern Fujian Oolong Tea: Tie Guan Yin, Zi Zhu Lan, Huang Jin Gui

2. Northern Fujian Oolong Tea, also known as Wuyi Cliff-Grown such as Da Hong Pao, Bai Ji Guan, Tie Luo Han, Shui Jin Gui

3. Guangdong Oolong Tea, also known as Chao Zhou Dan Cong Cha, such as Feng Huang Song Zhong, Huang Zhi Xiang, Mi Lan Xiang, Zhi Lan Xiang

4. Taiwan Oolong Tea: Dong Ding Oolong, Wen Shan Bao Zhong, Jin Xuan, Gao Shan Cha


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