Wedding Traditions in China

The color red is used in a Chinese wedding signifying prosperity, love and joy. Similar to the color purple that is used at a Japanese wedding this is a central theme for the celebration. The red theme is displayed in so much as the gift wrapping for the gifts that offered to the bride prior [...]

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Rediscovering Green Tea

Tea in China enjoys an exalted status partly due to different legends linked with its discovery and partly to health benefits of drinking non fermented tea. According to one Chinese legend the god of agriculture chewed tea leaves to detoxify poisonous herbal intake. Another Chinese account has it that tea was discovered 5000 years [...]

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The Benefits of Green Tea

Green tea cures cancer, makes you look younger, and sets the mind in motion. Only one of those things is certain, but the other are accepted folklore. There is worthy reality to the first two claims, but they are exaggerations. Green tea does not cure cancer, but the antioxidants in green tea help your immune [...]

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What You Should Know Before Buying a Chinese Teapot

Teapots, especially aged are very popular among collectors. Since collectors are experts in choosing teapots, what’s happen to the rest of us who also want to own a beautiful and excellent teapot? How can one choose a teapot?

There are many varieties in the teapots market such as teapots made of different materials, have different [...]

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The Importance of the Chinese Tea Sets

Everyone most likely is aware that tea is highly considered by Chinese as one of the essentials to commence a day. Well, it is a very important piece of the Chinese culture. They have drunk tea since time immemorial and therefore they possess a broad array of information and experience with tea and tea making.
Speaking [...]

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