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, Washington DC 20037....

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

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

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-drinking, we have a t...

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, you must now underst...

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 considered as the crown ...

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 origin Ruzhou (Chinese...

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 “lid and bowl/cup”) is ...

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 long as we have a p...

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