Journal
Tea notes, mountain context, brewing records, and manor updates.
Explorations into ancient tea mountain terroirs, traditional brewing rituals, aging dynamics, and the cultural heritage of Chinese tea.
Welcome to our tea journal. Here we chronicle harvest expeditions across Yunnan's renowned mountains—from Menghai and Bulang to Yiwu and Lincang—alongside practical brewing guides and collector perspectives on vintage Pu-erh preservation.
Lushan is a fairyland, where the essence of spring lingers in the air; as the tea mountains awaken, we gather to savor the finest brews. On March 27, the Lushan Yunwu Tea Harvesting Festival, part of the 6th Jiugang International Famous Tea and Spring Expo, was...
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On March 29, the opening ceremony of the Ning'er Pu-erh Tea (Tribute Tea) harvesting event took place at Ning'er Shuivan Park. This year's harvesting festival, themed "The Origin of Tea, Connecting the World," aims to showcase the cultural charm of Pu-erh Tea (Tribute Tea) production techniques—a...
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Released on-site by Liu Shuwang, Vice Chairman of the Tea Industry Branch of the China Association for the Promotion of International Agricultural Cooperation.On March 30, the "China Tea Brand Development Report (2024)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Brand Report") was grandly released at the 2024 Wujiatai...
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IntroductionIn late March this year, a series of sensationalist social media videos appeared online with headlines such as "Fuding tea leaf prices plummet" and "The white tea market is about to crash," sparking heated discussions among netizens.In early April, the Cyberspace Administration of the Fuding Municipal...
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Establishment of the National "Three Tea" Integrated Industry-Education Community. (Photo provided by Ningde Vocational and Technical College)The third integrated industry-education community in the tea industry has been established.Recently, the National "Three Tea" Integrated Industry-Education Community was officially established at Ningde Vocational and Technical College. This follows...
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Images provided by Yan Wang Tea.IntroductionWhen talking about tea—one of the seven essentials of daily life for the Chinese people—many often say: "There are too many types of Chinese tea, but there is a lack of standards, or perhaps no standards at all." Is this true?...
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Wang Kunheng, Co-General Manager of Bama Tea, decodes the first cup of Pu-erh for young people.On August 15, the Xin Ji Hao "Super Soft" Bingdao Online Launch Event and Million-Dollar Fan Appreciation Day were successfully held in Shenzhen. Wang Kunheng, Co-General Manager of Bama Tea, joined...
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On August 30, the "Beijing Bank Cup" 2024 Beijing Central Axis Cultural Heritage Inheritance and Innovation Competition, jointly organized by the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China (Beijing Municipal Committee), the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics, the Beijing Central Axis World Heritage Protection...
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Building on the green "traffic" brought by the global first tea-themed World Cultural Heritage card, the changes in Jingmai Mountain are evident. Brown girl Yu Ni, who runs a guesthouse on Jingmai Mountain, said that since the successful application for the World Heritage status, there has...
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On September 17, 2023, the 45th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee held in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, passed a resolution to include China's “Jingmai Mountain Ancient Tea Forest Cultural Landscape” in the World Heritage List. This increased China's total number of World Heritage...
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Recently, the Office of the China National Intellectual Property Administration issued a notice regarding the determination of the implementation list for the 2024 Geographical Indication Protection Projects. There are a total of 44 projects, including 9 tea-related items: Huangshan Maofeng Tea, Lu'an Gua Pian, Zhenghe White...
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To further standardize market pricing order, protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, and create an honest and harmonious consumption environment, the State Administration for Market Regulation released the Q&A for Amendment No. 2 of GB 23350—2021 "Limit of Excessive Packaging of Commodities — Food...
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