Umi Tea Sets Blog

Teahouses, those public places in cities and towns where people gathered to drink tea, took shape during the Tang Dynasty, and flourished during the Song Dynasty. They were popular in...

Situated a the remote area far from the national political center, the lower Yangtze River valley retained the cultural features that formed the unique style and characteristics of the ancient...

Tianjin became a city after the Jin and Yuan dynasties to service the Great Canal. It has been an important industrial and commercial metropolis in North China in the modem...

Beijing teahouses epitomized the advantages of other local teahouses, and were noted for their great variety, complete functions, and rich and profound cultural aims. Historically, there were many kinds of...

Words: Zhou Yu Word ordering: Liu Xingyi Editorial and Photography: Chen Mingcong An old house, three wistaria, Looking out from the old latticed windowns, We see ancient trees, the awakening...

Teahouses emerged as popularity of tea spread throughout China. China's teahouses are similar to the cafes of the Western world, but have a much longer history. Now there is no...

Inscribed on the panels of a corridor in the main hall of Lao She Teahouse are the names of celebrities who have visited the teahouse since its founding in 1988....

Liulichang is a famous street of antiques and culture. In the middle of the 1990s Feng Jianhua opened on this street a teahouse with the purpose to promote Beijing traditional...

In the 1990s teahouses of a modem sense sprang up in Beijing. Called tea art house, they are elaborately decorated with an atmosphere blending Chinese traditional culture with modem life....

You don't need to visit a tea lounge to enjoy the cultural benefits of a cuppa. Many people now enjoy the best-quality teas in their own home and often see...

There is an ancient Chinese proverb that says being a recluse on the mountain is much easier than being one in the midst of the city. This philosophy of being...

Chinese teahouses have many things in common with western cafes. They are both the venue for leisure spending and | amusement. However, they have totally different atmospheres. A teahouse is...