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Tag Archives: chinese tea
Musings on Tea & Health Benefits
One of my fundamental stand is that I sell tea not health benefits. Of course I believe there are health implications to drinking tea- both good and bad- and that I am bothered by the health implications of them doesn’t … Continue reading
Tea Knowledge
Lately we have added quite a bit of content to our company blog, mostly in regards to tea related information. When we first started Peony Tea S. we didn’t provide much tea knowledge, primarily because we are a retailer and … Continue reading
Reboot, Re-launch, Relief- Redoing Our Online Store
After months of strategizing, procurement, research and other life devouring activities, finally our online tea shop is ready for re-launch. The road to re-launch was far, far, far more arduous and complicated than I ever envisaged but before we get … Continue reading
Visually Comparing the 4 main sub-categories of oolong
Oolong can be further divided into 4 main sub-categories based on its area of origin- namely Minnan (Southern Fujian), Minbei (Northern Fujian), Taiwan & Guangdong. All the 4 types of … Continue reading
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Tagged anxi, chinese tea, guangdong, oolong, taiwan, tea, wuyishan
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Uniquely Singaporean (and Malaysian) tea culture- Pork Ribs Tea
Bak Kut Teh or literally Pork Ribs Tea has achieved such ubiquity in Singapore and Malaysia during my formative years that it was only recently that I realized it was in fact unique to this part of the world. In … Continue reading
The Chinese Art of Tea
The art of tea or 茶道 in Chinese would be more accurately translated as the ‘Way of Tea’; a philosophy, a way of life as opposed to a technique or a methodology. Considering how deeply ingrained tea is in Chinese … Continue reading
My Tea Moment- Discovering an Infuser Cup
Certain events shape our lives however simple or innocuous they may appear. It must have been close to 10 years since it happened. Then I was just a newcomer to the glorious world of Chinese tea. I love the taste, … Continue reading
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Tagged chinese tea, Tea in the office, tea utensils
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Mt Wuyi- Probably the Greatest Tea Producing Area
If you have any interest in Chinese tea, very soon you will come across the word ‘Wuyi’ or ‘Mt Wuyi’ or ‘Wuyi tea’. Where is this Mt Wuyi? Location of Mt Wuyi Mt Wuyi or Wuyishan district is located in … Continue reading
What’s In a Name- How Some Famous Teas got their names
Chinese tea is the stuff of legends. A combination of age old traditions and Chinese penchant for hyperbole plus the plethora of Chinese myths handed down the generations conspired to provide literally thousands of tales for teas across different provinces … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese Culture, chinese tea, history, tea
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All About Oolong- Part III
If you look around for health benefits of tea, most likely green tea would take the lion’s share of the articles. Trailing significantly behind in the articles count would be black tea and then you have a smattering of oolong, … Continue reading
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Tagged chinese tea, oolong, tea, tea health benefits
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