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Leo KwanA very short history of white tea that concerns you as a drinker
No CommentsRead moreThe production of traditional white tea looks very simple and straightforward on paper: lay the fresh leaves under the sun…
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Leo KwanWhat really is a gongfu black tea?
No CommentsRead moreIn the beginning what used to be called black tea by the West was actually oolong. I have explained that…
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Leo KwanRebirth of A Black Tea Region — Yingde
No CommentsRead moreIn the 17th century the county of Yingde in the southern province of Guangdong in China had suddenly become a…
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Tea HongRed is the New Black
Read moreRed or Black? The infusion is red, orange or brown, but why are they called black? In the Far East,…
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Leo KwanDianhong — Tea Born of a War
Read moreTea teams were sent to Yunnan to explore setting up of a black tea production base for export to replace those in occupied Fujian, Jiangxi and Zhejiang. The resistance needed as much revenue as they could get in order to operate…
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Leo Kwan
Danhu Old Bush Song & other Beautiful Phoenixes
Read moreWolf hair brush on fine silk scroll Zhaoji ( Huizong, Emperor of Song between 1101~1125 A.D. ) was not a…
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Leo KwanYixing teapots: Standard traditional forms
Read moreThe crude ancient documentation of traditional forms is a strong reminder that Yixing teapot is still very much an art…
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