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Tea mists

par Emmanuel Tresmontant, journal Le Monde du 3 août 2013

Drink iced tea this summer. 

Jasmine flowers, when added to the tea, bring a delicate fragrance. They are mixed with either green tea, or white tea, from the spring harvest.Jasmine flowers are picked in mid to late July, the shaping is done during the first two weeks of August.

Jingdezhen porcelain Historical capital of Chinese porcelain, Jiangxi province, the city has become the first Chinese production of porcelain for export since 1634 to Europe and Japan. Sometimes in the markets, you can still find mostly broken/shards of old ceramics, from old historic kilns rediscovered during public works such as highways.

Porcelain De Hua "Blanc de Chine"(White of China)It is found in Fujian province, about two hours by car from Xiamen to the southeast.

THE FAMOUS CLAY TEAPOT FROM YIXING.Yixing City is located to the west of Shanghai, in Jiangsu province, alongside the Taihu Lake.Yixing is renowned for its clay, but it’s more precisely the village of Dingshu that is the hub for pottery made from "Yixing clay".

Green teas are becoming more fashionable. This for the health benefits but also especially by new tea lovers. To benefit all the virtues it is absolutely imperative that green teas are picking the spring of the year. 

This is the original white tea, said "Silver Needles", 8% fermentation, hand picking, one collection per year. Fresh and silky smooth aromas with soft white flowers flavours.

"White Peony" from Fujian, county of jianyang. 8% fermentation. This is the second category of white tea, very light, fresh and delicate.  

Yellow teas like white teas are fermented 8%, handpicking, one picking is performed annually. 

In the west, we talk about the color of the leaves, in China we talk about the color of the infusion. Hence some confusion if we talk about the color red and black tea. These tea are also very consumed in the West, because for the most part from India where the English have made plantations in the nineteenth century on chinese plants.

Smoked teas are very consumed in the West, especially at breakfast.English habit that adds milk and sugar to get the taste.In China anything like that because these teas are not consumed at all except the large garden Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong.

These "blue-green" oolong, final shaping is rolled into small pearl, are very pleasant in the mouth. Their low caffeine content promotes good moments of relaxation in the evening. 

Second part oolong teas, the leaves are not rolled and color brown.The best known is Da Hong Pao "Red Dress", mythical teas that can be summarized in three tea plants hung on a rock shield. Since then, the numerous cuttings on the same soil provide a production, however very limited.

In Yunnan province, South China in the foothills of the Himalayas, it is the only tea that has not been transplanted outside its soilThis type of tea is regarded in China as a medicinal, and returned to strong demand from chinese consumers. 

Unlike Sheng Cha, Shu Cha no change or very little. It was in 1972 that accelerated aging was invented for a dark tea.

"Le thé, histoires d'une boisson millénaire" exposition au Musée Guimet, Paris.article de Camille Labro dans le Magazine Du Monde.

Tea has been known since ancient China, probably since the Warring States Period(453-221 BC).

The couple new generation of potters,

Ms. Wang with the team

Ha Li Shan is in the middle of the island, with dense vegetation. A place much sought after by tourists, for whom they appreciate the locally produced tea.The crops start at about a thousand meters above sea level, the land is often very misty.