In Chinese tea factories, at mealtimes, everyone puts aside their work, arranges the tables and prepares for the festivities. Eating is one of the favourite pastimes of the Chinese. It is often a moment of conviviality and relaxation, a simple occasion shared by all. It ends with a tea, and sometimes a nap.
3 January 2012
Over time, as its leaves are picked and its growth hindered, the tea plant becomes stronger. Its trunk thickens and new branches appear, while the bush is maintained at a…
3 July 2012
Many of you will be preparing for the holidays, so here is a view of the West Lake, a Chinese tourist hot-spot. Situated in the middle of the city of…
3 May 2013
For centuries, the Chinese drank mainly green tea, leaving black tea to foreigners. However, in the past year or two they have become infatuated with black tea. They call it…
19 June 2012
We owe the very first writing on tea to the Chinese poet Lu Yu. The Cha Jing, “The Classic of Tea”, dates back to the 18th century. In his book,…
Dear Mr. Delams,
I am a tourism student from Spain and I am doing a research about tea in China. I am looking for places and activities related to tea in the Yunnan area, especially in the cities of Kunming, Dali and Lijiang. If you could recommend me anything in special which could help me it would be extremely helpful. I am as well extremely interested in knowing about the possibility to visiting a tea factory.
Thanks and good job with this blog!