First of all, I’d like to thank everyone who’s been following this blog and our Dupont Circle tea store. We’re now open at 2101 P St NW, ...

Making a good tea is hard. From the harvest to the tea-making, tea makers must carefully process every single fresh leaf accordingly. Eve...

Tea and wine often share a lot similarities. To a true wine expert, different wines need different wine glasses. For example, there are C...

First of all, I have to admit that this is an awkward title. But I promise you, this title would soon make sense for you. In modern tea-d...

Today, let’s talk about something different. In the past, we’ve discussed a lot details in tea-making. If you’re a regular of this blog, ...

In our last blog, we introduced Ruyao (Ru ware), one of the five royal kilns in the the Song dynasty(960-1279). While Ruyao is often cons...

Ruyao ware (Chinese: 汝窑, meaning: Ru Kiln) is the crown of “five royal kilns of Song Dynasty (960-1279)”. It’s named after its city of or...

No matter what kind of tea we drink, we all need some tools to make tea. Among all tools, Gaiwan (Chinese: 盖碗, Gaiwan literally means “li...

In a tea table setup, tea pots and Gaiwans are the kings, and cups are the queens. All bamboo and wooden tools serve supporting roles. As...

In the world of tea, there are many types of teaware that have different designs, colors and sizes. However, those differences are more a...