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

Tea Times with Jing

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....

the legend of tie guan yin - Tea times with Jing

the legend of tie guan yin

In the mist-covered mountains of Xīpíng, Ānxī, two intertwined legends gave birth to one of China's most celebrated teas. 

the legend of tie guan yin

In the mist-covered mountains of Xīpíng, Ānxī, two intertwined legends gave birth to one of China's most celebrated teas. 

Wu Niu Zao

Wu Niu Zao

Before most tea regions awaken from winter, Wu Niu Zao begins its season. One of China's earliest-budding cultivars, this Zhejiang green tea carries a history stretching back to the Tang...

Wu Niu Zao

Before most tea regions awaken from winter, Wu Niu Zao begins its season. One of China's earliest-budding cultivars, this Zhejiang green tea carries a history stretching back to the Tang...

Langcai in Fenghuang Dancong: Craft, Language and Oolong Tea by Jing Tea Shop

Lang Cai : A Local Term in the Fenghuang Tea Tr...

Langcai : A Local Term in the Fenghuang Tea Tradition - Still echoing in the tea mountains   Langcai (浪菜) is a slightly elusive word in the mountains of Fenghuang...

Lang Cai : A Local Term in the Fenghuang Tea Tr...

Langcai : A Local Term in the Fenghuang Tea Tradition - Still echoing in the tea mountains   Langcai (浪菜) is a slightly elusive word in the mountains of Fenghuang...

Gong Fu tea practice in Chaozhou

Gong Fu tea practice in Chaozhou

Gongfu Tea - In Chaozhou, tea rarely needs an occasion.   An Everyday Practice in Chaozhou   In Chaozhou, tea rarely needs an occasion. Along the old streets, outside small...

Gong Fu tea practice in Chaozhou

Gongfu Tea - In Chaozhou, tea rarely needs an occasion.   An Everyday Practice in Chaozhou   In Chaozhou, tea rarely needs an occasion. Along the old streets, outside small...

The Twenty-One Steps of Chaozhou Gongfu Tea

The Twenty-One Steps of Chaozhou Gongfu Tea

The Twenty-One Steps of Chaozhou Gongfu Tea - A structured outline of the Chaozhou gongfu tea sequence. Codes of a Living Brewing Tradition To someone encountering it for the first...

The Twenty-One Steps of Chaozhou Gongfu Tea

The Twenty-One Steps of Chaozhou Gongfu Tea - A structured outline of the Chaozhou gongfu tea sequence. Codes of a Living Brewing Tradition To someone encountering it for the first...