A weekend trip to Meng Ding Shan

Impressions of China's oldest tea-growing area in photos - Meng Ding Shan

Tai Ping Monkey King green tea available now!

We're really proud to add a new tea to our line-up today - it's called Tai Ping Monkey King, and it's possibly the most ridiculously green Green tea we've ever seen.

Want to help fund an innovative new brewer?

The new KLiP tea brewer has already reached its funding goal on Kickstarter - will it change the way we brew tea?

Mao, stinky tofu and fermented teas in Hunan

Fancy a 40 hour train journey? That's what Raphael did in his first few days of work on a tea adventure to Hunan, central China.

Winter Sale - all roasted teas 15% off!

To help you warm up this winter, we're offering 15% off all of our roasted Chinese teas until the end of January (or while stocks last!)

How tea farmers test their teas...

So I took this photo on a recent tour around the tea farm where some of our teas come from - can you guess how old this tea is?

Step-by-step guide to producing Jasmine Tea

If we could revive Smellovision from early 1990s TV, we would - instead, you'll have to make do with one of the first complete photo guides to making Jasmine tea available on the internet!

On set with the CCTV camera crew in Fuzhou!

A few days ago, we were lucky enough to be on set to watch the Chinese national TV station camera crew filming a new lengthy series about tea here in Fuzhou!

Chinese Chess in London this September!

If you're interested in Chinese Chess, or want to find out what it is, one of our customers is hosting the 2012 UK Chinese Chess Championship in Stockwell on 15 September - read more for details!

Jasmine flowers blooming in Fuzhou!

Fuzhou's most famous export, Jasmine Tea, is almost ready to produce. As mid-summer approaches, the native Jasmine flowers start to bloom and release their heavenly fragrance!