Lead in Ceramic and Porcelain Cup (Gaiwan) - Safe or Danger?  Julian, I asked my tea shop about lead in ceramic or porcelain ware (such as a gaiwan I bought from China) and they say:

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Pu Er Tea Qi Zi Bing (Sheng) - Supreme - An Introduction  The raw or green Sheng Pu Er (or Pu-erh) is made from wild Mao Cha. After drying, the unfermented tea is lightly steamed and pressed into one of the traditional ...

Can I let the wet tea leaves sit around after the 1st or 2nd infusion for a later infusion?  I like to drink fresh hot brewed Oolong tea, but can only drink maybe 2 cups in one sitting in the morning. After the first 2 infusions in the morning,...

Jingxuan Mingcha - What Kind of Chinese Tea?  I have a can of jingxuanmingcha chinese tea. Can you tell me what kind of tea this is? All the writing is in Chinese except the metal lid that says jingxuanmingcha....

Geopolitics of China Continued...  I was very interested to read your article on this topic some months back and especially enjoyed the linked economic article. It helped clear up a few ...

Uses of Camellia Sinensis Assamica Leaves To Make Green Tea  We have recently bought a farm which has tea plants growing on it. Currently the leaves are sent to a local factory and processed into black tea. I was ...

Chinese Tea and Mystery Author  I'm writing a mystery. One of my characters has spent time overseas, although he hasn't admitted this to anyone. I want to define him partially through ...

Chinese Jasmine Tea - Where To Find A Good One?  I purchased tea from you in the past. It's excellent!! I just recently was introduced to chinese Jasmine tea. I am looking for information about this tea....

Tai Ping Hou Kui Tea - How To Brew?  I have just bought some Tai Ping Hou Kui (Monkey King) (as I first saw it translated) sold to me as Tai Ping Chou Gui, in the Czech Republic.

I didn'...

My Tea Story - Predestined With Chinese Tea  Ancient Chinese people believe in "predestined relationship", I like to tell about my predestined relationship with Chinese tea.

Years ago I was in ...

Green And White Pu-erh Tea - What's The DIfference?  Have you any informations about green pu-erh tea chemical composition (catechins, caffeine), or about white pu erh tea chemical composition?

What are ...

How To Brew Longjing Tea  I've been going through your website but couldn't find a section on "how to brew tea". I've only used teabags, never loose leaves, so please enlighten....

How You Communicate With Tea Garden?  Thank you for your generosity. I'll be looking forward to your shipment. Out of curiosity, let me ask you this.

How do you communicate with your farmer-...

Decanting Tea Leaves  Your page about brewing green tea is very interesting ! I was wondering how to decant tea leaves from a glass (which has no lid) to a gaiwan when the type ...

I Want to Go Tea Picking!  Thank you so much for your wonderful website! I really enjoy your writing.

I'm a student in The Netherlands and am going to visit my family in Beijing ...

Tea and Chinese Herbal Medicine  Julian, could you write something about the effect of tea according to Tradtional Chinese Medicine, especially with regards to the different types of teas....

2009 Spring Longjing tea - Lu Zhenghao   Hi Julian,

I am hoping that you can enlighten me on a gift of tea that I have just received. It is a 125g packet of "Lu Zhenghao" Longjing tea, plucked ...

Best Place to Find Tea at Hangzhou?  I'm Malaysian, now studying at Zhejiang university.
I tend to buy teas for my relative when I want to go back to my country this June.

Where is the ...

Meijiawu Tea from Feng Qing Yuan  Hello Julian,

We just took a day trip to Hangzhou Westlake, and visited a Dragon Well tea garden afterwards (Feng Qing Yuan in Meijiawu Village).

My ...

Baiye Dancong from LingTou - What Tea?  I was looking through my dad's tea cabinet and came across something called LingTou Baiye Dancong. And I've been doing research about it but I cannot find ...

Japanese Vs Chinese Green Tea - Health Benefits  Hi Julian, I'm really enjoying the tea. I notice various aspects of my health improving.

I have two questions:

1. When I brew the tea it comes out ...

Monkey King Tea - Highest Grade Tie Kuan Yin tea?  Is Monkey King Tea the same as Ma Lau Mi, does it also fall under Ti Kuan Yin tea family? Someone told me Ma Lau Mi tea is the highest grade among Ti Kuan ...

Tribute Longjing Tea - Which Is Real?  For the first time I visited what is probably the most exclusive tea shop in Sweden. Located in central Stockholm, it has both a tea shop, a small lunch ...

Japanese Vs. Chinese Green Tea?  Which has more antioxidants? Japanese steamed green tea or Chinese pan fired green tea? Are nutrient levels pretty much the same or does steaming vs. pan ...