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Thursday, 27 September 2007 |
The beverage green tea is a "true" tea (i.e., Camellia sinensis) that has undergone minimal oxidation during processing.
Green tea is popular in China, Korea, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Japan, Pakistan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Morocco, and the Middle East. Recently, it has become more widespread in the West, where traditionally black tea is consumed. |
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Saturday, 08 September 2007 |
 Pu'er tea or Bolay tea is a rich full bodied tea with an earthy taste. Much like wine, Pu'er is fermented thus older tea is often more valuable than more recent vintages. Usually sold in cakes, the Chineses have a saying, "Rich men drink green tea, Gentlemen drink Pu'er." This type of tea made from a "large leaf" variety of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis) and named after Pu'er county in Yunnan, China. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 23 March 2010 )
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Wednesday, 11 July 2007 |
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 The blue and white Qinghua porcelain has long been associated with quality and exquisit taste. It can trace its origins back to the Tang Dynasty.
Following in the tradition of earlier qingbai porcelains, blue and white wares are glazed using a transparent porcelain glaze. The blue decoration is painted onto the body of the porcelain before glazing, using very finely ground cobalt oxide mixed with water. After the decoration has been applied the pieces are glazed and fired. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 03 May 2010 )
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Wednesday, 11 July 2007 |
 Longquan celadon china first appeared in the Northern Song Dynasty (966-1279AD), but truly began to take shape in the Jin Dynasty (1115 - 1234AD). When celadon making reached its zenith, Longquan emerged as the most famous celadon making center. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 03 May 2010 )
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Tuesday, 10 July 2007 |
 The History of tea dates back thousands of years to tea trees in China Tea is loved the world over for its refreshing taste and medicinal purposes. Particularly in the Orient, the origins of tea as we know it today have an interesting history and play a role in cultural myths and legends. The tea bush originated in the hot wet mountainous regions of the Eastern Himalayas, the region where present‐day India, China and Myanmar meet today. Tea was originally eaten and drunk by tribal groups in this area. More than two thousand years ago, the Chinese used tea as a medicine. The expansion of Buddhism from India popularized tea drinking as an to aid concentration and to help maintain focus during meditation.
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