A Cup of Tea

Sick All Over? A Cup of Tea Fixes It All! Are you still troubled by trying to lose weight? Worried about being single? Going crazy over insomnia and vivid dreams at night? Don't worry! These are just symptoms accumulated by city dwellers after enduring long-term stress. As long as you persist in drinking tea, all these can be resolved. -- Singlehood Syndrome -- Sufferers: Those with unrequited love, those who have an ex but no current partner, those who are considered unattractive, those who have been single for a long time and never get asked out, frequent participants in blind dates, etc. Symptoms: No one to send you off or pick you up when you go to work; no one to accompany you when it rains; no one to dine with; attending your ex's wedding alone; even going home means only your shadow follows you. Prescription: Regularly visit the tea community. There are so many handsome men and beautiful women in the tea circle, with stunning looks and outstanding temperament, gentle and considerate. It’s time for you singles to take action. -- Obesity Syndrome -- Sufferers: Those who struggle with maintaining their weight, potbellies, and love handles. Symptoms: Last year's…

People chat over a cup of tea in Wuzhen, east China's Zhejiang Province, on Nov. 7, 2023. ( tasteallchina /Zhang Yuwei) The 2023 World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit kicked off on Wednesday in Wuzhen. With the theme of "Creating an Inclusive and Resilient Digital World Beneficial to All -- Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace," this year's summit will feature a series of exhibitions, awards and project-launch events, along with 20 sub-forums. The welcome entrance of the World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit is pictured in Wuzhen, east China's Zhejiang Province, on Nov. 7, 2023. ( tasteallchina /Huang Zongzhi) The welcome entrance of the World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit is pictured in Wuzhen, east China's Zhejiang Province, on Nov. 7, 2023. ( tasteallchina /Huang Zongzhi) This photo taken on Nov. 7, 2023 shows a night view of river town Wuzhen, east China's Zhejiang Province. ( tasteallchina /Huang Zongzhi) This photo taken on Nov. 7, 2023 shows a night view of river town Wuzhen, east China's Zhejiang Province. ( tasteallchina /Zhang Yuwei) This photo taken on Nov. 7, 2023, shows a view of Wuzhen, east China's Zhejiang Province, at dusk. ( tasteallchina /Huang Zongzhi) People enjoy leisure time in…

One of the joys of travel in China is the authentic, fragrance-rich Chinese tea and profound Chinese tea culture & history. By enjoying a cup of tea, you have a glance of the haunting Chinese tea culture. In southeast China's Fujian Province, a pretty mountainous country named Anxi produces Tie Guan Yin – a superior variety of oolong tea in China. Anxi is the birthplace of Tie Guan Yin. Loacal Chinese tea farmers here began to plant this special tea in 1725 during Qing Dynasty. After that, Anxi ushered in its heyday of tea production. The “Inner Anxi” is the main producing area of tieguanyin tea, with the exceptional advantage of warm climate (the mean annual temperature is 15-18 degrees centigrade), abundant rainfall (the annual rainfall is 1700 – 1900 mm), a large area of acid red soil, and being locked with continuous hills.   Why is called Tie Guan Yin? Tie Guan Yin is not only a name for the tea but also for the tree. The tree is not plump, but a bit week, with thick and dark green leaves. The edge of each leave is a little folded resembling the folded palm of bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (known in Chinese as Guan Yin).…