Umi Tea Sets Blog

China has six different types of tea: red tea; green tea; white tea; black tea; yellow tea and greenish tea. Teas have different types and processing procedure are different too,...

In Guangdong, Fujian and Taiwan, people are zealous to drink and taste Oolong tea with little cups. Especially in southern Fujian and in Chaoshan of Guangdong. people are very attentive...

Yuanchanghou and Zhangyiyuan are the most famous tea stores in Beijing. Old Beijing residents particular about tea often buy tea leaves from these two stores. Yuanchanghou was opened in 1912....

Origin At the beginning of The Classic of Tea, Master Lu Yu wrote: 'Tea, the fine plant growing in the south.' He explained that tea is a Chinese plant species,...

In August 2007, Mr. Liang, the Chief Editor of Puerh Teapot Chinese Magazine, phoned and told me that he discovered some very aged Liu-an tea baskets in Hong Kong. He...

In the past, the Chinese restaurants in Hong Kong only provided two kinds of dark tea for their customers, i.e., Anhui (安徽)Liu-an (六安) tea or Yunnan loose-leaf Puerh tea. In...

This review was perhaps the most rewarding and enjoyable one we have done so far. The teas were all excellent. Every one was well-stored and clean, some of them were...

Zhou Yu: Right from the first steeping this tea burst forth in a precious aroma. I could tell it was a nice tea. The liquor did become weaker over time,...

Lu Li Zhen: This tea had a smell and flavor that reminded me of Chinese herbal medicine. There was some bitterness and a slight roughness that released in the mouth...

Lu Li Zhen: This tea was too loose and light. There really wasn't much to say about it beyond that. I didn't like it or dislike it because it was...

Zhou Yu: I really liked this tea. I preferred it over many of the other samples. In the first steeping, it wasn't very bright, but the flavor slowly started expanding...