Chinese tea has a history of over 5,000 years, during which a series of unique tea culture have come into being, covering from tea plant cultivation and conservation, tea-leaf picking to processing and sampling tea. Tea-leaves are mainly produced in the southern area to the Yangtze River for mild climate and fertile ground there, such as the provinces of Zhejiang, Yunnan, Guizhou and Fujian. There produce an abundance of renowned tea varieties, e.g. Longjin, Wulong, Pu’er, Tieguangyin. Tea culture is one of the common traits shared by all the 56 ethnic groups in China. Many Chinese people believe that a day is not perfect without a cup of tea. Either in the warm southern mountain area or on the frozen northern grassland, stuff like Gongfu tea, buttered tea and milk tea are all among the favorite drinks. Furthermore, both ancient and modern Chinese people tend to indulge in elaborating on poems, essays, dances and dramas on the tea.
on September 5th, we had a tea art cultural lesson in a tea shop. and we had a nice day there with the tea shop owner.
Let’s take a photo together first.
The shop owner was introducing the history about the tea art.
And he showed Tieguangyin to everybody, it smells very good.
We tried black tea first, it tastes a little bit bitter but after a few seconds it becomes a little bit sweet in mouth.
And later we tried red tea and Tieguanyin. The flavor is totally different. which kind of tea do you like?
Welcome to Yangshuo, and enjoy the Chinese tea with us~!