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Tie Kuan Yin Tea
Tie Kuan Yin is the best example of Oolong Tea. It is also the most popular green tea
Dragon Well Tea
West Lake Longjing tea, produced in Hangzhou West Lake District, represents the
Bi Luo Chun Tea
Dongting Biluochun Tea began in the Ming Dynasty (14th century). It is a
Jasmine Tea
Pearl Jasmine tea, also known as Hydrangea, Pearl tea, tai chi Pearl, is named
History of Tea
The home of tea is China and has several thousands years of history. According to the <<Shen Nong's Herbal Sutra>> written in the Qin Dynasty (about 200 BC), tea was a drug for detoxification rather than a daily drink. Not until around 780 A.D. in the the Tang Dynasty, Mr. Lu Yu wrote the <<Tea Sutra>> and it was one of the factors which made tea popular.
Since then all these 1400 years, tea has become a popular daily drink to Chinese because of the fact that it is again and again proven to be good to health: including the ability to prevent buildup of fatty deposits on artery walls, setting one's mind at rest, and maintaining one's normal blood pressure, thus causing one live longer and healthier. In around 16 Century, tea was spread to Europe through seamen. Among many days at sea, the Chinese seamen seldom got sick while their non-Chinese counterparts were. It was found that the only difference was their daily drink - tea. In recent years the medical profession have concluded that the "L-Theanine" in tea can enhance human body immune ability 5 times. Others efficacy of tea such as anti-cancer, prevention of cardiovascular disease are well known.
