Tea was once used as a currency in China in the form of bricks (Pu Erh Tea).

The first known tea grower was Wu Lizhen. He grew seven tea trees on top of Mengshan in MingShan County (Sichuan, China) around 53 BC. ( more... ) .

All teas are varieties of a single species, Camellia Sinensis. This evergreen is native to the whole monsoon area of Southeast Asia (more...).

How is tea produced?
After the picking the fermentation process or oxidation is stopped. This is done either by sun light, warm air or steam. After that the leaves are dried by pan firing, roasted or other methods. ( more... )

Are Green Tea, Oolong Tea and Black Tea different? The (young) tea leave is the same, the difference is especially in the processing after the picking (more...).

When is tea a good tea?
The quality of a tea depends on the acidity of the Soil, the quality of the Air, the tea Picker, the Processing, the way to Brew.

Does tea have curative properties?
Green Tea, Oolong Tea and Black Tea is reputed to contain healthy ingredients. The quality of those ingredients depends on the quality of the soil-air-picking-processing-brewing (more...)

What are the benefits of tea?
Tea is may have benefits to prevent a host of diseases, such as protecting against heart diseases, cancer, allergies, bad breath, food poisoning, arthritis, hepatitis, Alzheimer, improves the immune system and help you to control weight (see previous paragraph).

What are the applications of tea?
Of course, tea is mostly used a drink. In the Far East tea leaves are also used in bath to soften the skin and remove fatty substances, or also as a fragrance for cosmetics or as a herb for some recipes.

How to brew Tea?
The quality of the water and the temperature is crucial to properly brewing loose-leaf teas. For each tea-category
different parameters apply. You will receive the specifications with your order.

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