Category Archives: About Tea

Deepening: the plant of Camellia Sinensis

All tea comes from a single plant known as Camellia Sinensis. Over the centuries, Chinese [...]

Insights: Puer Shu (cooked) Tangerine Tea

In the last years, here in China, Puer Shu (cooked) Tangerine tea is getting more [...]

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Tokoname teapots

Of Japan’s six ancient Tokoname kilns, it is said to have been the largest and [...]

Once upon a time… tea!

How is tea born? Tea was born in China as a medical substance (medicinal herb) [...]

Read tea leaves

The practice of reading tea leaves, also known as tasseography, is a centuries old practice [...]

Tea and Caffeine

Almost all teas contain 15-70 mg of caffeine per cup; Coffee averages 80-135 mg of [...]

How much tea is too much tea?

What can happen if you drink too much tea? What the Chinese never do is [...]

Insights: Comparing Oolong Tea, China vs Taiwan

Oolong tea, mainly spread in China and Taiwan, is also known as blue tea or [...]

Tea vs Coffee

These two drinks are very different. Both very well known, but with very different consumption [...]

Lin’s Ceramics Studio

THE STORY Founded in 1983 in Taiwan, today Lin’s Ceramics Studio is an important brand [...]