Fang YaoyaoJul 28, 2023Hidden in the Mountains-Visit Mr Ye's Tea GardenWe went to see Mr Ye's Taiping Houkui tea garden last month, out in the remote mountains we found tea thriving in an incredible natural...
Fang YaoyaoMar 24, 2021Is Pre-Qingming a Necessity for High Quality Green Tea?When we talk about Chinese green tea, there is one word constantly referred to — “pre-qingming” (around 4th April). How important is it...
Fang YaoyaoJan 6, 2021A Journey of Tea InfusionI wanted to write something about what we call ‘tea soup’ in Chinese (茶湯 cha tang) - the resulting infusion of tea leaves steeped in hot...
Fang YaoyaoSep 24, 2020A tale about Liubao teaTonight we are drinking Liubao dark tea from the early nineties. Originally a lightly-fermented tea, today the leaves brew out a crisp,...
Fang YaoyaoSep 2, 2020Living with Chinese TeaOver the past few years I've devoted myself to the study of Chinese tea. From the very first time I sat down and learnt to consciously...