If green tea is China’s springtime whisper and pu-erh its autumnal soliloquy, then Da Hong Pao—Big Red Robe—must be the cliff-hun...

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

If green tea is China’s garden sprite and pu-erh its venerable sage, then Da Hong Pao—Big Red Robe—stands as the martial hero of ...

High in the UNESCO-listed Wuyi Mountains of northern Fujian, narrow bamboo rafts glide between sheer granite cliffs whose crevice...

When Chinese tea lovers speak of “rock rhyme” – the elusive yan yun that haunts the palate like a struck bell – they are almost a...

When Chinese tea lovers whisper the words “Da Hong Pao,” they are not simply naming a tea; they are invoking a legend carved into...

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

High in the UNESCO-listed Wuyi Mountains of northern Fujian, narrow bamboo ladders still lean against near-vertical cliffs where ...

If oolong tea is the symphony of Chinese partially oxidized leaves, then Wuyi Shui Xian is its resonant baritone—deep, warming, a...

High in the mist-curtained Wuyi Mountains of northern Fujian, where the Nine-Bend River coils like a jade ribbon around towering ...