Category: Chinese tea culture

Category: Chinese tea culture

World invited to savor tea brewed by Yao people
February 20, 2024 Industry News, tea and chinese culture ctma

Instead, the regular pounding of tea leaves with a pot and wooden hammer, often accompanied by the singing of folk songs, would herald the start of the day.

Story of cuppa: Guangxi tea connects China and Southeast Asia
February 6, 2024 Industry News, Knowledge, News, tea drinking habits across China ctma

From China Daily Yao Binyi, a fourth-generation Malaysian of Chinese descent, is all about tea now. After stints in the tech and finance sectors, he now co-owns a tea house and recently finished a book about Liubao tea, a fermented black tea originating from South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. In the 17th century, Liubao

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Tea customs in northern regions of China
November 21, 2023 Chinese tea culture, Knowledge, tea customs ctma

In the north of the Huaihe River in China, although tea is not produced, it has a history of over a thousand years of tea drinking and has also formed local tea drinking customs. The way people in the north drinking tea is not as particular as in the south, mainly to quench their thirst.

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Steeped in history
July 25, 2023 Chinese tea culture, tea and chinese culture ctma

A leaf fell into water and changed the taste of it. Henceforth, tea was born. China is known as the home of tea. Since ancient times, tea has permeated Chinese culture, leaving its aroma in poetry, etiquette and customs. Tea lovers enjoy the drink not just for its flavor, but also for the beauty of

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Why Buddhism is closely related to tea
May 30, 2022 Chinese tea culture, Knowledge, tea and chinese culture, tea stories ctma

Since ancient times, tea and Buddhism have been inseparable.Buddhists believe that the nature of tea is interlinked with Buddhism. Meditation and drinking tea can cultivate one’s morality and nature, so Buddhism is closely related to tea. Among the verses about tea and Buddhism, the most popular is “go for tea”. This poem is written by

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