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White tea, unfermented, unroasted.

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After attending a concert the other night at the Esplanade, my friend and I tried to avoid the post-concert rush by sitting down for tea somewhere. We came across the…

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Posted by Miss Neddy at 08:49 PM on Monday, December 15, 2008 | Comments (0) | Permalink
Categories: Tea Black Green White

There are many teas endowed with the names of flowers. Some are named so because that flower lends its fragrance to the tea leaves, such as Jasmine tea (香片 Xiāngpiàn…

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Posted by Miss Neddy at 08:32 AM on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 | Comments (0) | Permalink
Categories: Tea White Wulong

Lu Yü 陸羽 introduces the medicinal uses of tea in the first chapter of the Tea Classic《茶經》：「茶之為用，味至寒，為飲最宜」 ‘As to the usage of the tea leaf, its flavour is exceedingly cooling…

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Posted by 醉茶生 at 08:30 AM on Monday, January 14, 2008 | Comments (0) | Permalink
Categories: Tea Green White Tea Related

White tea has been known since at least the Tang dynasty, but it has always been rare. To make white tea, only the unopened leaf buds can be used, and…

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Posted by Miss Neddy at 08:00 AM on Friday, December 14, 2007 | Comments (1) | Permalink
Categories: Tea White