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China was the first country to understand the value and power of the leaves of indigenous Camellia sinensis and Camillia assamica tea bushes – first as a food source, then as a medicinal tonic and lastly as a refreshing beverage….
For lovers of Chinese oolongs, Wu Yi Shan oolongs or yan cha hold a special place. Also known as cliff tea or rock oolong, these teas are a distinctive family of dark, strip-style oolongs within the oolong class of tea….
High mountain oolong – gao shan – are Taiwan’s most distinctive teas. These teas yield rich, juicy, full-flavored and high-fragrance teas. Gao shan oolongs are hand-plucked and grow in high-elevation….
In November 2012 I had the pleasure of visiting the tea producing village of Higashiyama, in Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. What immediately caught my eye as I approached the tea fields was….
When Mary Lou visited Kagoshima City and Prefecture, Japan in November 2012 she found a premier tea growing region blessed with mild weather, abundant sun, rain, rich fertile soil….
Mary Lou visited Japan via an invitation by the Japanese government to visit tea farms in Kagoshima and Shizuoka Prefectures in the late fall of 2012. She was overjoyed to met these incredible tea farmers……
We fell in love with both the High Himalaya Hand-Rolled Tips black tea and the High Himalaya Jade Oolong because they are delicious. However, another reason that we like these teas is that Jun Chiyabari Garden has a strong commitment to the culture and economy of the region in which it is located……
In October 2011 Darjeeling tea was granted Protected Origin Status by the European Commission on behalf of the Tea Board of India, the Darjeeling Tea Association and all of the tea growers in Darjeeling, India…….
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