Notes, observations, and traces from time spent with tea.

Tea Times with Jing

fermented leaves of anxi oolong by jing tea shop

Part 1 : Half Green, Half Red. Where Does the Q...

Before anyone asked where oolong tea began, someone had to decide what the old texts actually meant. Words written without knowing they would one day become evidence. This is where...

Part 1 : Half Green, Half Red. Where Does the Q...

Before anyone asked where oolong tea began, someone had to decide what the old texts actually meant. Words written without knowing they would one day become evidence. This is where...

Jing Tea Shop - ancient tea market

How Wulong Was Understood in Early 20th-Century...

The name Wulong did not begin as a category. In the tea hills of Ānxī in Fújiàn, growers once used the word wūlóng simply to refer to a tea tree....

How Wulong Was Understood in Early 20th-Century...

The name Wulong did not begin as a category. In the tea hills of Ānxī in Fújiàn, growers once used the word wūlóng simply to refer to a tea tree....

An Xi Da Ping Rou Gui

An Xi Da Ping Rou Gui

An Xi county is renowned for its prime oolong tea production, with most villages specializing in the cultivation of Tie Guan Yin. However, many villages also dedicate their efforts to...

An Xi Da Ping Rou Gui

An Xi county is renowned for its prime oolong tea production, with most villages specializing in the cultivation of Tie Guan Yin. However, many villages also dedicate their efforts to...

Tea times with Jing - chinese oolong tea

2022 Qing Xiang Ye Fang Cha oolong tea

This one is a oolong tea with a young and interesting story. Maybe even a tea that tries to tell us something. 

2022 Qing Xiang Ye Fang Cha oolong tea

This one is a oolong tea with a young and interesting story. Maybe even a tea that tries to tell us something.