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Tea notes, mountain context, brewing records, and manor updates.
Photo by Dong LinJingmai Mountain, the world's first tea-themed World Cultural Heritage site; Wuyi Mountain, a dual World Cultural and Natural Heritage site. From November 16 to 18, the 16th Cross-Strait Tea Expo (Wuyishan Tea Expo) is about to be held. Pu'er City will organize its...
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Tea is life — in every steep, a lesson; in every cup, a practice. Many friends tell me they want to learn tea, but the moment they step into a tea shop their eyes glaze over — tea trays, tea pets, tongs, strainers, dozens of items,...
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Tea is life — in every steep, a lesson; in every cup, a practice. I have brewed tea for forty years, and the moment I love most is not lifting the lid to catch the aroma. It is what comes after the third infusion: I set...
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On November 9, 2024, the "First Launch Conference of Pu-erh Tea AI Digital Human Customer Acquisition," themed "AI Digital Humans Helping You Sell Tea," was successfully held at Digital Engine in Kechuang Mansion, Wuhua District, Kunming.Following the Start of Winter, two consecutive days of continuous rain...
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Cloud tea is like life; life is learning, wisdom is cultivation. When I first heard about Longyuanhao’s Large-Leaf Variety Famous Mountain Famous Tea Science Education Park, I was deeply moved. It is rare in the tea industry to see a tea enterprise willing to devote so...
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On November 16, Zhejiang University issued an obituary stating that Liu Zusheng, Professor and PhD supervisor in the Department of Tea Science at the College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, passed away in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province at the age of 94. Professor Liu Zusheng's memorial service is...
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Tea is life — in every steep, a lesson; in every cup, a practice. My first walk through the old town of Yiwu came on a drizzly afternoon. The flagstone streets glistened with rain, the broken stones of the Ancient Tea Horse Road ran on beneath...
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Tea is life — in every steep, a lesson; in every cup, a practice. When I entered this trade, the elders passed down an enduring maxim: "For private merchant-house teas, trace the lineage; for state print-grade teas, read the passing years." The China Tea Green Print...
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Cloud tea is like life; life is learning, wisdom is cultivation. I have collected tea for many years, and what moves me most is a cake of Anlehao aged tea. The moment the wrapping paper is opened, time seems to flow back to the Daoguang era....
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The development of the Pu-erh tea industry in the field of livestreaming began around 2019. For the internet ecology, which changes constantly on a "monthly" basis, five years have brought unimaginable shifts, sedimentation, reshuffling, and changes to the market. In this in-depth interview, industry veterans provided...
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Tea is life — in every steep, a lesson; in every cup, a practice. The Crab-Claw cake (Pang Xie Jiao) is without question the most unconventional specimen in my collection, for it is not exclusively Camellia sinensis. It features a rare oak mistletoe (Viscum liquidambaricolum) that...
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Tea is life — in every steep, a lesson; in every cup, a practice. The numerical code "7542" is familiar to every seasoned drinker of Pu-erh. It denotes the signature recipe (mai hao) formulated by the venerable Menghai Tea Factory: the first two digits signify the...
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