Pu-erh Varieties: Loose, Cake, Tuo and the Rare Forms
Pu-erh is sold loose and in four compressed shapes, plus rare forms like the mushroom and the golden melon. What each of the forms is for at home.
Tag: Tibet
Teas from Tibet: the growing regions, named varieties and how the local leaf is made and judged.
Sichuan Tea Region: A Complete Guide to China's Oldest Tea Province
Sichuan has grown tea for over a thousand years, from Mengding greens to Tibetan border tea. Learn the basin climate and its three tea lines.
Dark Tea in Chinese Medicine: The Warmest Class
Chinese medicine classes dark tea as warm, bitter and sweet, entering spleen, stomach and kidney. Why pile fermentation makes it the warmest class.
The Tea Horse Road: Route and Cargo
A mule carries about 60 kg and a porter 40, and the route crossed passes above 4,000 m. The tea was compressed because bricks survive the trip and loose leaf does not.