Tucked away in the mist-wrapped mountains of north-central Hunan province, a tea has been quietly fermenting for more than six ce...

If black tea is the extrovert of the tea family, greeting the world with brisk malt and bright red liquor, then dark tea—known in...

If green tea is the fresh-faced scholar of Chinese tea culture, then Fu brick tea (Fú zhuān chá) is the weathered caravan leader ...

If you have ever walked the narrow mountain roads of Anhua county in midsummer, you have probably met the scent before you saw th...

If you have ever wandered through the old markets of Xi’an or the horse-caravan depots that once dotted the Tibetan plateau, you ...

When most international drinkers think of Chinese dark tea, the pressed disks of Yunnan Pu-erh usually steal the spotlight. Yet 1...

Few beverages can claim to have financed armies, soothed nomad thirst, and evolved a microscopic golden flora that connoisseurs n...

When most tea lovers outside China hear “dark tea,” they picture the mellow, earthy disks of Yunnan Pu-erh. Yet 1,200 km to the n...

When most tea lovers outside China hear “dark tea,” they picture the mellow, earthy disks of Yunnan Pu-erh. Yet four provinces to...

When most tea lovers outside China hear “black tea” they picture the coppery, fully oxidised leaves that British teapots made fam...