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Tea Times with Jing

Part 8 : The Origin Story of Anxi Oolong Tea

Part 8 : The Origin Story of Anxi Oolong Tea

How did Anxi oolong tea come to be? Trace the quiet, hillside origins of zuoqing — the leaf-bruising technique at the heart of Chinese oolong tradition.

Part 8 : The Origin Story of Anxi Oolong Tea

How did Anxi oolong tea come to be? Trace the quiet, hillside origins of zuoqing — the leaf-bruising technique at the heart of Chinese oolong tradition.

Brewing Chinese oolong tea by Jing Tea Shop

Part 7 - The Logical Issues of the Zhangzhou Hy...

Compared with the Wuyi origin theory, the Zhangzhou hypothesis appears less frequently in tea discussions. However, the structure of the argument often follows a familiar pattern.

Part 7 - The Logical Issues of the Zhangzhou Hy...

Compared with the Wuyi origin theory, the Zhangzhou hypothesis appears less frequently in tea discussions. However, the structure of the argument often follows a familiar pattern.

Part 6 - Wuyi Folk Legends and the Red Tea Story

Part 6 - Wuyi Folk Legends and the Red Tea Story

Part 6 : Wuyi Folk Legends and the Red Tea Story   Many tea drinkers heard the story. Soldiers arrived during harvest season. Tea leaves were left unattended. By the...

Part 6 - Wuyi Folk Legends and the Red Tea Story

Part 6 : Wuyi Folk Legends and the Red Tea Story   Many tea drinkers heard the story. Soldiers arrived during harvest season. Tea leaves were left unattended. By the...

Wuyi Tea researching center by jing tea shop

Part 5 : Wuyi Yancha and Wuyi Cha

The mountains of Wuyi have been producing tea for centuries. But the name has not always meant the same thing. Long before yancha became a category, Wuyi tea was simply...

Part 5 : Wuyi Yancha and Wuyi Cha

The mountains of Wuyi have been producing tea for centuries. But the name has not always meant the same thing. Long before yancha became a category, Wuyi tea was simply...

wuyi cha by jing tea shop

Part 3 : The Essential Differences Between Xiao...

Part 3 : The Essential Differences Between Xiaozhong Hongcha and Qingcha   Today, tea categories seem very clear: green tea, black tea, oolong tea. But historical tea making did not...

Part 3 : The Essential Differences Between Xiao...

Part 3 : The Essential Differences Between Xiaozhong Hongcha and Qingcha   Today, tea categories seem very clear: green tea, black tea, oolong tea. But historical tea making did not...

wu yi shan zhi by jing tea shop

Part 2 - Can the Documentary Evidence Support t...

The texts are familiar, the quotations circulated for centuries. Read slowly, the poems of Ruan Minxi and passages of Lu Tingcan show the evidence for Wuyishan as oolong tea’s birthplace...

Part 2 - Can the Documentary Evidence Support t...

The texts are familiar, the quotations circulated for centuries. Read slowly, the poems of Ruan Minxi and passages of Lu Tingcan show the evidence for Wuyishan as oolong tea’s birthplace...