Category Archive: Puzhen’s Tea Culture

Shop Puzhen’s handpicked & traditional Pu-er Tea from the mountains of Yunnan Province, China. Pu-er tea has long been used for its health benefits, making it a staple in our culture and lifestyle.

Tea Contesting in Song Dynasty (II)

Indeed, to elaborate on physical characteristics further, Jian Teacups developed, basically, three unique traits as a result of these Song tea contests. For example, it was necessary during the tea competitions to discern subtle nuances in regard to color, especially when comparing tea infusion surface foam and the water marks on the teacups.  Determining a …

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Tea Contesting in Song Dynasty (I)

In the Song Dynasty, when tea testing as a leisure activity was gaining steam in society, everybody, from the Emperor to the common man, indulged in this hobby. The literati, of whom the Emperor Song Huizong was considered a member, were especially into tea tasting and critiquing. The Song Dynasty was, in fact, the golden …

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