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Yunnan black tea"Yunan Black Tea" is a general name for black tea produced in Yunan. There are two types of Yunan Black Tea: “Yunnan Kungfu Black Tea” and "Yunnan Broken Black Tea". First produced in 1939, "Yunnan Black Congou" is characterized by stout and strong sprouts, golden sha...
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History of teaAccording to a popular legend, tea was discovered by a Chinese Emperor in 2737 BC as a medicinal beverage at first.Around the 300 A.D. , with the custom of drinking tea brewed from fresh tea leaves in boiling water firmly entrenched in China, tea became a daily drink.Between the Yuan and Qing Dynast...
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Tea-drinking in different seasonsAccording to traditional Chinese medicine, people should drink tea according to their physical fitness as well as choose the right tea in different seasons of a year.Generally speaking, scented tea is recommended in spring, green tea in summer, oolong tea in autumn and black tea in winter....
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Measures needed to ensure people enjoy a good cup of teaEditor's note:China's traditional tea processing techniques and practices are inscribed in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Tea culture embodies the Chinese culture of harmony between humans and nature, individuals and society, writes a ve...
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Coffee drinking culture perks up in ChinaWorkers process coffee beans in a field in El Paraiso, Honduras, in January. [EMILIO FLORES/GETTY IMAGES]Surging popularity of beverage among urbanites, sizable mid-income group spur sector growthChina is probably the last place where one would expect a large group of consumers to overwhelmingly tak...
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Enjoy Qimen red tea with Xinjiang rosesQimen red tea, also known as Keemun red tea originates, from Qimen county in Anhui province.It is highly regarded for its unique aroma and amber-red color. Qimen red tea has a smooth and mellow taste with notes of fruit, flower and sometimes hints of smokiness. The tea's aroma is often compared...
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