If green tea is the youthful scholar of Chinese leaf and pu-erh the bearded sage, then Tie Guan Yin is the meditative poet who wa...

Long before English merchants coined the term “black tea,” Chinese mountain folk in the Wuyi range of northern Fujian were alread...

Among the pantheon of Chinese green teas, few names evoke as much poetry and precision as Biluochun. Literally “Green Snail Spri...

Tucked above the clouds on the northern rim of the Sichuan Basin, the Meng Ding range has been sending its morning vapors skyward...

Liu Bao, literally “Six Forts,” is the name of a small township in Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, yet to tea lovers it...

When the last winter chill loosens its grip on the coastal hills of northern Fujian, the tea gardens of Fuding and Zhenghe awaken...

If green tea is the fresh-faced scholar of Chinese tea and pu-erh the bearded sage, then Da Hong Pao—Big Red Robe—must be the bat...

Long before English duchesses measured leaves into silver caddies and Russian caravans creaked across the steppe, the small villa...

Biluochun, whose name translates literally to “Green Snail Spring,” is one of China’s ten most celebrated teas, yet it remains a ...

High on Meng Ding Mountain, where Sichuan’s clouds brush the bamboo tops, a tea once reserved for emperors still unfurls its sing...