Letter from the Executive Editor

The history of Chinese tea is long and vast. They say that Shen Nong, Emperor of the Five Grains, discovered tea the wind casually blew some into his boiling pot. In his travels, he tasted herbs from mountain to sea and often ingested poison, though he was always cured by leaves he treasured most. ...

Written by Luo Ying Yin

Learning how to decorate your tea table adds another dimension of creative expression to any tea session, The art of tea is as much aesthetic as sensorial, and different ocassions and guestsare best hosted with different tea set-ups....

Whether you're interested in the history of Liu An tea or its medicinal qualities; or if you're a city-dwelling tea lover who still seeks a deeper connection with Nature; or may be you're looking to improve your ability to brew that perfect cup, follow us through a warehouse of these historical baskets, strolling on under some magnificent plum trees to a tea gathering --- stopping for a cup or two --- then past some experts who are setting up their teaware so gracefully, and finally on to The Art of Tea.