Oolong – A brief primer
“You were not my first love, nor were you my first relationship, but only you inspired me to get on my knees and make a lifelong commitment.”…
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Author: Derek Chew
Lost in translation – Three tea names that should not be translated
Translating is hard work, particularly when the translation is from an eastern to a western language (or vice versa), where grammar, structure, vocabulary, and usage are totally different…
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Pillar of tea research: Mr. Zhang Tianfu
If you ask students of Chinese tea to name who they regard as the most influential person in the tea industry, one of the names that turns up most frequently is likely to be Mr. Zhang Tianfu (张天福), commonly known as The Pillar of Tea Research (茶学界泰斗)
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The classics of tea: the modern tea sage, Wu Jue Nong
“If Lu Yu was the God of Tea, I think it would not be an exaggeration to say Mr. Wu Jue Nong is the modern tea sage” – Lu Ding Yi, Former Deputy Vice Premier of China
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Chinese tea ceremony for non-tea drinkers
Mention the words “Chinese Tea Ceremony,” and many people start thinking of Gongfu tea. This is an association I dislike, since it insinuates that gongfu tea is a ceremonial, ritualistic event.
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