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

L'heure du thé avec 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....

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...

Shan Hai Jing

Shan Hai Jing

An exploration of the possible connection between Fenghuang Shan (凤凰山) and the ancient text Shan Hai Jing. A cultural and geographical reading of the southern mountain sequence and the early...

Shan Hai Jing

An exploration of the possible connection between Fenghuang Shan (凤凰山) and the ancient text Shan Hai Jing. A cultural and geographical reading of the southern mountain sequence and the early...

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...