Tea on zhouyang — The 25th Frame https://zhouyang.dev/tea/ Recent content in Tea on zhouyang — The 25th Frame Hugo zh-CN Thu, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Fenghuang Dancong: The Oolong That Actually Smells Like What It's Named After https://zhouyang.dev/tea/fenghuang-dancong-phoenix-oolong/ Thu, 07 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0800 https://zhouyang.dev/tea/fenghuang-dancong-phoenix-oolong/ From single bushes on Phoenix Mountain in Guangdong — an oolong that smells like honey orchids, tastes like stone fruit, and demands brewing precision like a compiler. No roast tricks, just the leaf speaking for itself. Rou Gui: Cinnamon Fire of the Wuyi Cliffs https://zhouyang.dev/tea/rougui-cinnamon-fire-wuyi/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0800 https://zhouyang.dev/tea/rougui-cinnamon-fire-wuyi/ Wuyi's most aggressive rock tea — high-fired, spice-packed, and named after cinnamon without tasting like it. Sandalwood, cassia bark, and a cooling menthol finish that stays for minutes. Shui Xian: Water Sprite of the Wuyi Cliffs https://zhouyang.dev/tea/shuixian-water-sprite-wuyi/ Thu, 31 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0800 https://zhouyang.dev/tea/shuixian-water-sprite-wuyi/ The workhorse rock tea of Wuyi — large-leaf, medium-roasted, and quietly more beloved by tea farmers than Da Hong Pao. Honey, stone fruit, and a mineral finish that outlasts the legend. Da Hong Pao: Red Robe, Black Rock, and the Origin of All Oolong https://zhouyang.dev/tea/dahongpao-wuyi-rock-tea/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0800 https://zhouyang.dev/tea/dahongpao-wuyi-rock-tea/ The heaviest, most roasted oolong in existence — grown on near-vertical cliffs in Fujian's Wuyi Mountains where tea roots grip bare rock and a 350-year-old legend guards the original bushes. Xinyang Maojian: Needle-Leaf Tea From Where the Mountains Get Snow https://zhouyang.dev/tea/xinyang-maojian-needle-leaf/ Tue, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0800 https://zhouyang.dev/tea/xinyang-maojian-needle-leaf/ The green tea from Henan's Dabie Mountains with needle-fine leaves, a roasted chestnut aroma, and an aftertaste that lasts longer than the brew itself. Huangshan Maofeng: Tea From the Mountain Where Clouds Are Born https://zhouyang.dev/tea/huangshan-maofeng-misty-mountain/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://zhouyang.dev/tea/huangshan-maofeng-misty-mountain/ Grown on mist-shrouded peaks, picked as tiny sparrow-tongue buds, and processed so gently the leaves keep their mountain silhouette — Huangshan Maofeng is the green tea that taught me subtlety. Biluochun: The Green Snail That Frightens the Fragrance https://zhouyang.dev/tea/biluochun-green-snail-spring/ Fri, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://zhouyang.dev/tea/biluochun-green-snail-spring/ Rolled into tight spirals, covered in silver down, and grown among fruit trees on a lake island in Suzhou — the green tea so fragrant the Kangxi Emperor had to rename it. Gaiwan: Three Fingers, One Lid, and a Thousand Years of Tea https://zhouyang.dev/tea/gaiwan-three-fingers-one-lid/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://zhouyang.dev/tea/gaiwan-three-fingers-one-lid/ The three-piece porcelain teapot that fits in your palm — how to brew any Chinese tea with a bowl, a lid, and three fingers. Sitting Still With Tea: What a Chengdu Tea House Taught Me About Chan Buddhism https://zhouyang.dev/tea/tea-chan-one-cup/ Two hours in a Chengdu tea house, one cup of oolong, and a thousand-year-old question: what does Buddhism have to do with tea? Everything, it turns out — if you sit still long enough to notice. Tue, 15 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0800 https://zhouyang.dev/tea/tea-chan-one-cup/ The Tea Horse Road: China's Other Silk Road, Paved in Tea and Sweat https://zhouyang.dev/tea/tea-horse-road/ Before silk, before porcelain, before Marco Polo — there was tea, carried on the backs of men and horses across the highest passes of the Himalayas. Tue, 15 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0800 https://zhouyang.dev/tea/tea-horse-road/ Ripe Pu'er: Old Libraries, Rain-Wet Earth https://zhouyang.dev/tea/ripe-puer-old-libraries-rain-wet-earth/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://zhouyang.dev/tea/ripe-puer-old-libraries-rain-wet-earth/ The dark tea fermented in piles for six weeks until it tastes like old libraries and rain-wet earth — shou pu'er from the misty mountains of Yunnan. Tieguanyin: The Iron Goddess in Your Cup https://zhouyang.dev/tea/tieguanyin-iron-goddess-orchid/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://zhouyang.dev/tea/tieguanyin-iron-goddess-orchid/ Oolong tea from Anxi, Fujian — orchid fragrance, iron goddess legend, and the art of gongfu brewing. The Six Types of Chinese Tea: A Complete Guide for People Who Just Want Good Tea https://zhouyang.dev/tea/six-types-chinese-tea-guide/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://zhouyang.dev/tea/six-types-chinese-tea-guide/ Green, white, yellow, oolong, black, and dark — a practical guide to China's six tea categories. Longjing: One Leaf, One Spring https://zhouyang.dev/tea/longjing-one-leaf-one-spring/ Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://zhouyang.dev/tea/longjing-one-leaf-one-spring/ The most famous green tea in China — flat-pressed leaves from Hangzhou's West Lake, roasted chestnut aroma.