ShopsTwice Puer Tea in Hong Kong - University of Washington
„
A supplement to the book Puer Tea: Ancient Caravans and Urban Chic by Jinghong Zhang (University of Washington Press, 2013) PUER TEA DVD 1
“
Share on Facebook
Teas
2003 CNNP "Yi Wu Old Tree Round Cake" Raw
1 reviewProbably a small tea factory in Yi Wu area pressed this cake under the "zhong cha" label in 2003. Entirely...
2006 Haiwan Organic Pasha Tea Brick 500g
1 reviewThis brick was stored in Kunming since 2006, it was made by using the best raw materials Haiwan Tea Factory...
Darjeeling Jungpana Wonder Delight Second
1 reviewBeautifully prepared whole leaf tea cultivar Pb312. Very rare tea from this garden, production only 9kg.
Theme
Tea by region
We will help you with tea selection.
Do you like quality loose tea?
We will help you to find the right one for you. Be inspired by tea ratings of other tea lovers. Rating stars could help you.
Photos
Review your cup of tea.
Review the tea you are drinking and help other tea lovers to find the right cup of tea.
Quotes
„tong; 筒 - Literally a barrel or barrel shaped object. A tong in Yunnan tea culture is a bundle of 7 tea cakes wrapped in the outer skin of bamboo which naturally sheds from around the base of the bamboo stem. Each cake weighs 357grams so making a total of 2,499 gm. Said by some to have been calculated in order to remain under a specific legislated weight of 2.5 kg. There were originally said to be 8 cakes in a tong. The 8th being paid as a levy. An earlier unit of weight in China was the liang. A cake of tea weighed 7 liang and 7 cakes in a tong made 49 liang. “
