Vintage Tea Sets

Many studies suggest that fresh-brewed tea can benefit health and fight disease.

Tea is cosy, comforting, easy to brew, and can be enjoyed anywhere at any time. Chinese green has more varieties than any other tea in China as well as any other country in the world.
Tasty and Healthy

Chinese tea is healthy in a lot of ways. It lowers blood pressure, protects the heart, helps to prevent obesity, prevents tooth decay and increases immunity, etc. Sounds like a TV commercial but it has been working on …

Chinese tea Brewing Instructions
There are four main methods of steeping tea, two conventional and two traditional. Since I’m only referring to Chinese loose leaf teas, the principles behind all these methods need a bit of further explaining for those crossing the bridge from tea bags to fine loose teas. Remember, tea is still always a matter of letting leaves sit in water and then enjoying, so don’t be put off by all the methods …

Chinese Tea Lore
The Chinese tea lore is several hundred years and even thousands of years earlier than that of Japan. It can be said that the Chinese tea lore places an emphasis on spirit and makes light of form. It also has different representations at different historical stages. Teas are also different but all embody the tea spirit of “clearness, respect, joy and truthfulness”.
Drinking tea – Tea is taken as a beverage …

The tea-drinking experience has been enhanced in so many ways in recent years. The days of one or two brands of pre-made tea bags or loose tea have been replaced by a plethora of tastes, aromas, and colors that have been the cornerstone of the herbal tea phenomenon. The variety of choices that are now available in types of herbal teas, and the ingredients that are used in them, has expanded the horizon of many a tea drinker.
The added bonus of having a beverage that is actually very healthy has …

One of the most appealing aspects of the herbal tea experience is watching the color changes that take place as the tea is brewing. The surprisingly vibrant hues that result from brewing the many varieties of herbal tea are intriguing enough in a traditional china or porcelain tea service. They become even more visually stimulating when witnessed through the transparency of a Chinese tea set or a flowering tea set.
This aspect of brewing herbal tea is a far cry from the days of afternoon teas and evening hours when the …

 

One of the most popular teas is Chinese tea. In fact, the term tea originates from China and it’s where premium teas are made. Premium Chinese tea has a lot of health benefits because of its oxidizing effect in the body. For one, it reduces risk of heart disease as it prevents clogging of bad cholesterol in the arteries. It is also found to reduce the risk of certain types of cancers such as colon cancer. There is also a study that tea prevents diabetes because of its function to …