Tucked away in the southwestern folds of Yunnan Province, where the Mekong carves silver ribbons through cloud-veiled peaks, a te...

If green tea is China’s springtime whisper and pu-erh its autumnal soliloquy, then Da Hong Pao—Big Red Robe—stands as the twiligh...

Ask most tea lovers to name the first black tea ever created and they will probably hesitate; mention Lapsang Souchong, however, ...

Among the countless shades of green that paint China’s tea hills each spring, few leaves are as instantly recognizable—or as roma...

High above the Sichuan Basin, where the Min River bends like a jade ribbon through perpetual cloud, the Meng Ding Shan range has ...

Liu Bao cha, literally “Six Forts tea,” takes its name from the six historical stockade villages that once lined the trade route ...

Among the six great families of Chinese tea, white tea is the least theatrical yet the most elusive, and within that quiet clan S...

High in the UNESCO-listed Wuyi Mountains of northern Fujian, narrow plank walkways are nailed into sheer cliffs. Below them the J...

Long before Assam, Ceylon or Earl Grey entered the English lexicon, the words “bohea” and “souchong” were whispered in London cof...

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