Where Life Relaxes with a Cup of Tea
Chinese artisans in the Yixing Province are famous for their hand-crafted and beautiful clay teapots and tea ware; but a little known fact is that they also produce quite stunning glass products. Made of heat-resistant glass, these teapots and accessories have unique tea brewing qualities and can withstand temperatures between -68F and 300F [...]
Le Palais des Thes has a great article about Gong Fu Cha, the Chinese tradition of tea drinking. Drinking tea in China does not require a teapot. Instead, tea is prepared in small bowls with lids by simply placing tea leaves in these bowls and pouring boiling water over them [...]
Traveling from Asia to the West, tea has played a variety of profound roles on the world scene—as an ancient health remedy, an element of cultural practice, and source of spiritual insight. Steeped in History: The Art of Tea Exhibit at UCLA’s Fowler Museum provides not only a brief introduction to tea varieties, cultivation, and production, but also tells the story of tea’s mythic origins in the hills of South China [...]
