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How To Brew Tieguanyin

Posted on 23. May, 2008 by Courtney.

I can confidently say that I now consume more tea than water. Most of the time I brew up a variety of Japanese and Chinese green teas to suit my mood, but every now and then I crave something a little different. On those occasions I break out my gong fu teapot and [...]

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Iron Goddess of Mercy

Posted on 22. May, 2008 by Courtney.

Tea and Buddhism share much of the same beginnings, spreading in popularity together around 700 AD. So, it isn’t surprising that tea myths draw upon the gods and goddesses of the Buddhist pantheon.
The oolong, tieguanyin, celebrates who else, but Guan Yin. The story of the origins of this beloved oolong is [...]

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