How to Use a Gaiwan, Step by Step
A gaiwan is the most versatile brewing vessel in Chinese tea, and the only hard part is the grip. Here is how to hold, fill, steep and pour one confidently, with leaf quantities and steep times for every main tea type. Read more...
How to Brew Chinese Tea Properly (Gongfu Cha)
Gongfu cha is simply more leaf, less water and short steeps repeated many times. Our brewing table gives water temperature, leaf ratio, first-steep time and steep count for every main type of Chinese tea, followed by the method step by step. Read more...
Local Singaporean Artist Spotlight: Lim Kim Hui
Local Singaporean Artist Spotlight: Lim Kim Hui
Lim Kim Hui (Singaporean Ceramic Artist) Lim Kim Hui has been involved in the arts his entire life, working with ceramics and teaching for over forty years. From a young... Read more...
Enjoy a Cup of Jasmine Pearl Tea
Enjoy a Cup of Jasmine Pearl Tea
A note on wellness: tea is a drink to be enjoyed, not a medicine. Any health properties mentioned below reflect traditional beliefs and early research, not medical advice, and tea... Read more...
Tie Guan Yin Oolong Tea’s Health Benefits
Tie Guan Yin Oolong Tea’s Health Benefits
A note on wellness: tea is a drink to be enjoyed, not a medicine. Any health properties mentioned below reflect traditional beliefs and early research, not medical advice, and tea... Read more...
Health Benefits of Chinese Tea
Health Benefits of Chinese Tea
A note on wellness: tea is a drink to be enjoyed, not a medicine. Any health properties mentioned below reflect traditional beliefs and early research, not medical advice, and tea... Read more...
Health Benefits of Pu'er Tea
Health Benefits of Pu'er Tea
Pu’er has a reputation as a “healthy” tea, and it genuinely interests researchers. But it’s worth separating what the evidence supports from the marketing folklore. Here’s an honest look. (This... Read more...
Why Lapsang Souchong is a Popular Tea with Unparalleled Aroma
Why Lapsang Souchong is a Popular Tea with Unparalleled Aroma
A note on wellness: tea is a drink to be enjoyed, not a medicine. Any health properties mentioned below reflect traditional beliefs and early research, not medical advice, and tea... Read more...
Fill a tea cup 70% full, wine cup 80% full
Fill a tea cup 70% full, wine cup 80% full
Fill a tea cup 70% full, wine cup 80% full “Filling a tea cup 70% full, Filling a wine cup 80% full” is a folk saying in Xiamen province, China... Read more...
The different types of Chinese Tea
The different types of Chinese Tea
A note on wellness: tea is a drink to be enjoyed, not a medicine. Any health properties mentioned below reflect traditional beliefs and early research, not medical advice, and tea... Read more...
The Journey of Mindfulness with Chinese Tea #3
The Journey of Mindfulness with Chinese Tea #3
Part #3: The Journey of Mindfulness with Chinese Tea Welcome back to our final mindfulness session with Chinese Tea, we hoped you had a good few weeks and you are... Read more...
The Journey of Mindfulness with Chinese Tea #2
The Journey of Mindfulness with Chinese Tea #2
Part 2: Mindfulness Check in with your body Welcome back to mindfulness with Tea, we hoped you had a good few weeks and you are ready continue to be one... Read more...

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