Category: Tea Culture

Tempest in a teapot is a popular American/British idiom, but what is the meaning of tempest in a teapot?

So many fabricated stories and theories try to explain the art of tea rinsing among Chinese. Some people link the art to the removal of contaminants resulting from the application of pesticides and...

People in Korea love drinking tea due to the associated benefits. They use the drink to meditate in Korean tea ceremonies as a way of reducing their stress levels and improving their overall health....

Weddings are popular cultural events in the Vietnamese calendar. In this country, so unique and systematic are the occasions making them be far apart from Chinese and Japanese tea wedding. A...

Japan has both traditional and contemporary tea houses that continue to practice tea-making ceremonies. Some ancient tea houses have been noted as cultural treasures for their architectural and...

The other common name of tea pets is tea play. A tea pet is a ceramic figurine, mainly made of Zisha (Yixing purple clay). People nourish the pet by tea. In Chinese culture, the pet means auspicious,...