It's All About Tea — chinese tea

Dian Hong Tea means "Yunnan Red Tea." While Dian (滇 – Diān) is the Chinese abbreviation for Yunnan province, Hong (红 – hóng) means "red," indicating Red Tea. In the West, we call it "Black Tea". Today, most Dian Hong Black Tea varieties are grown at high elevations, often between about 1,000 and 2,000 meters above sea level. Growing in ecologically pure areas, the finished tea has an exceptional aroma and taste. Rich, mellow, and sweet, with mouth-watering notes of fruits, honey, and sweet potatoes. (Read more)

Balancing our internal energies is crucial for a relaxed and healthy body. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been around for thousands of years. According to this ancient knowledge, all teas are either cooling or heating. Understanding the properties of tea may help us make more conscious choices when choosing a tea for the soul for our gongfu session. (Read more)

Yabao. Depending on who you ask, Yabao tea can be categorized as raw pu-erh, white tea, white raw pu-erh, pu-erh buds, or even as a tisane! These are just some of the many categories this elusive Chinese tea falls into. So what is Yabao? Actually, it's quite tricky to define and confine it to a particular tea category. What we do know is that it's incredibly delicious. So let's try to take a closer look at what makes it so. (Read more)

Centuries ago Chinese black tea steadily paved its way to popularity in the west. This wasn't the case in China, where people preferred freshly processed green teas. Black tea was no more than an export, something locals dare not drink themselves. It wasn't until quite recently that Chinese farmers began rediscovering the beauty of a well-executed black tea. Dian Hong Black Tea is one of those teas that is highly honored today. Originating in Yunnan province, it is made from wild ancient tea trees. The final taste is full of Qi and sure to get any tea connoisseur tea drunk in no time. (Read more)

If you go to our “About Tea” section on Path of Cha, you’ll find our trusty-dusty tea glossary. It’s filled with terms from the vast worlds of Chinese and Japanese tea, so you’ll never have to question what tea heads are talking about. But the problem is pronunciation. While Japanese pronunciation is more or less straightforward, Chinese pronunciation can get tricky. With many words having the same compounds, it would certainly be frustrating to receive something other than what you asked for. In today’s blog post, we’ll go over common Chinese tea spelling and pronunciation. (Read more)