December 2008
3 posts
Handmade tea is a (tasty) luxury →
The processing of most Chinese teas includes a heating procedure, which prevents the leaves from oxidising. Without this heating, all teas would eventually become black teas.  The Chinese term for…
Dec 22nd
The state of Sichuan’s tea industry →
The history of Sichuan province goes back to the time it was called Shu (蜀). It always had a very distinct and strong identity within the realm of Chinese culture. But to some extent Sichuan is…
Dec 14th
The immortal’s tender leaves live very long →
Being mentioned in Lu Yu (陆羽)’s Classic of Tea (茶经) is pretty much the best credential for tradition and seniority a tea production area or tea variety can get. Yuyao (余姚) has the honour of …
Dec 5th
November 2008
10 posts
Hong Kong’s role →
Historically Hong Kong  has been a platform for the “West” to enter China. It belonged to the “West”; but it was located in China. Its double culture made it an ideal place to get a first contact…
Nov 30th
Mapping China’s tea →
I created this Chinese Tea Map with the help of Google Maps. It shows the place of production  of every tea sort mentioned on this blog. It will be updated as I write new blog posts and mention…
Nov 25th
Pu’er, victim of its success →
At the news conference of the 9th Guangzhou International Tea Culture Expo it was announced that the price of raw Pu’er (普洱) leaves had dropped more than 20 %. Pu’er is one of the most…
Nov 23rd
Wen Jiabao’s view on science and technology →
Wen Jiabao (温家宝), the Chairman of the State Council of the Peoples’ Republic of China (often translated as “Prime Minister”) wrote an editorial for the October 31 edition of the magazine “Science…
Nov 16th
Technorati Profile
Nov 15th
What do I put in my jar? (video) (via Blog) →
Nov 15th
Tradition versus modernity (via Blog) →
Nov 9th
A Chinese jumbo jet for 2015 (via Blog) →
Nov 8th
A long history (via Blog) →
Nov 6th
The future is organic (via Blog) →
Nov 3rd
October 2008
5 posts
Added the DISQUS commenting system to all my... →
Oct 31st
An old industry (via Blog) →
Oct 30th
Beautiful pickles jar (via Blog) →
Oct 27th
Painted Skin: some critiques (via Blog) →
Oct 26th
Zaozi?
Zaozi (枣子) is a common fruit in China. The English name is jujube.
Oct 14th