Monthly Archives: August 2020

How did the name tea and cha come about?

Japanese Tea How did the name tea and cha come about?

From China to Japan, India to the United Kingdom, tea is an essential to many people like a country’s identity. Though every country has its own word for tea, almost all pronunciations stem from just two root words: ‘te’ and ‘cha.’ Here is the story behind the world’s words for tea. Ancient ChinaIn the early […]

Tea in the spotlight: Bi Luo Chun 简单茶介绍: 碧螺春

Bi Luo Chun Brewing Tea in the spotlight: Bi Luo Chun 简单茶介绍: 碧螺春

Bi Luo Chun, one of the top ten famous teas in China, became famous as early as the Sui and Tang Dynasties, with a history of more than a thousand years. It is produced in Dongting Mountain where the environment is unique and blooms in four seasons, so the tea has a special flower fragrance. […]