Few names in the vast lexicon of Chinese tea carry the mystique of Tieguanyin, the “Iron Goddess of Mercy.” Hailing from the gran...

Among the six great families of Chinese tea, white tea is the least assertive yet the most revealing; it whispers where others de...

When Chinese tea lovers speak of “rock rhyme”—the elusive yan yun that signals the highest grade of Wuyi oolong—they are, knowing...

When Chinese tea lovers speak of “white tea,” they are not referring to a cup of milky brew, but to the most minimally processed ...

Few leaves in the world carry as much folklore, craftsmanship, and aromatic paradox as Tieguanyin, the “Iron Goddess of Mercy.” H...

Few leaves in the world carry as much poetry, romance and technical precision as Tie Guan Yin, the “Iron Goddess of Mercy” that r...

Alishan High-Mountain Oolong, known in Taiwan as “Alishan Qing Xiang Oolong,” is one of the most celebrated sub-categories of Chi...

If green tea is spring’s first kiss and black tea winter’s ember, then Tie Guan Yin—literally “Iron Goddess of Mercy”—is the susp...

Tucked high on the mist-laden shoulders of Mt. Meng in Sichuan Province, Meng Ding Huang Ya—literally “Yellow Bud from the Summit...

Tieguanyin, literally “Iron Goddess of Mercy,” is the most aromatic jewel in China’s oolong crown. Born in the granite ridges of...