Archive for November, 2021

  • Nov232021
    The 13 Hongs in Canton (now Guangzhou) during Qing Dynasty

    Rebirth of A Black Tea Region — Yingde

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    In the 17th century the county of Yingde in the southern province of Guangdong in China had suddenly become a…

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  • Nov132021
    EU Exclusionism?

    EU Exclusionism?

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    I have grown up in a free-trading city where there is still no tax on retail sales or importation of…

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  • Nov102021
    The tender young leaves of Ruan Zhi cultivar

    Honey Concubine, the Tea Born of an Earthquake

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    At 1:47 am on September 21, 1999, an earthquake broke out in central Taiwan. It was a Richter scale 7.7…

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  • Nov022021
    tea leaves piled for the last round in fermentation for oolong production

    Between Fire and Bouquet

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    Problems with getting a good Wuyi oolong Wuyi oolongs have always been problematic for fine tea merchants. It is one…

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