Chinese Red Tea

Today let’s see the common Chinese Red Teas. Red Teas is one type of the Chinese Teas, which is also very popular with the Chinese people. Here are some famous Chinese Red Tea.

bi luo chun hong cha [a Yunnan hong cha made tightly rolled, like bi luo chun green tea]

dian hong cha ['Yunnan hong cha'; 'dian1' is an old name for part of Yunnan province]

jin si ['golden thread,' the highest grade of dian hong: pure golden tips]

jin zhen ['golden needle,' a variant of 'jin si']

huang zhen cha ['golden needle' hong cha from Fujian province]

jin hou hong cha ['golden monkey red tea,' high-grade hong cha from Fujian province]

long jing huang pao hong cha ['dragon well yellow robe  hong cha -- long jing cha processed as hong cha; said to have been favored by the emperor Qianlong]

qi men hong cha [Keemun hong cha]

hao ya [lit. 'fine/small sprout,' the highest quality of Keemun -- hao ya 'A'  being even better than hao ya 'B']

hao ya ‘A’ [top-grade Keemun]

hao ya ‘B’ [next-to-top-grade Keemun]

mao feng [lit 'downy tip,' a grade of Keemun hong cha composed of small buds]

yang xian hong cha [a hong cha produced in Jiangsu province; the favorite tea of the potters of Yixing, for which 'Yang Xian' is an old name]

ying de hong cha [a hong cha produced in Yingde county, Guangdong province]

zheng he hong cha [a hong cha made from a cultivar usually used for bai cha, 'white' tea]

zheng shan xiao zhong cha [= Lapsang Souchong, a heavily-flavored smoky red tea from Wu Yi Shan in Fujian province]

Teas of Taiwan Oolongs

Let’s go on with the types of tea yesterday. Here are some teas of Taiwan Oolongs.

• bai hao wu long cha [lit. 'white down,' also known as 'oriental beauty' oolong, grown esp. in Hsinchu (Xinzhu) county; cf. 'dong fang mei ren']
• bao zhong cha [Wade-Giles 'pouchong' = pinyin 'baozhong,' lit. '(paper-)wrapped type' oolong, grown esp. on Wen Shan in Taipei (Taibei) county]
• a li shan wu long cha ['Ali Mountain oolong tea,' grown in Chiayi (Jiayi) county]
• cui yu wu long cha ['emerald jade oolong tea']
• da yu ling wu long cha ['Great Yu Mountain' oolong]
• dong fang mei ren wu long cha ['beautiful eastern woman' oolong, from Hsinchu (Xinzhu) county; cf. 'bai hao']
• dong ding wu long cha ['Frozen Summit Mountain oolong tea,' grown on Dong Ding Shan in Nantou county]
• fo shou wu long cha ['Buddha hand' oolong,  a long-leaf cultivar]
• li shan wu long cha ['Pear Mountain oolong tea,' grown on Li Shan in Taichung (Taizhong) county]
• shan lin xi wu long cha ['Pine Forest Creek oolong tea,' grown in Nantou county]
• gao shan wu long cha ['high mountain' oolong]
• si ji chun wu long cha ['four seasons springtime oolong tea']
• tie guan yin wu long cha ['iron goddess of mercy' oolong tea, grown in Nantou county]
• wen shan bao zhong cha [Wade-Giles 'pouchong' = pinyin 'baozhong,' lit. '(paper-)wrapped type' oolong, grown on Wen Shan in Taipei (Taibei) county]
• jin xuan wu long cha ['golden day lily' oolong]

And here are some pictures of Taiwan Oolongs.

Chinese Wu Long Teas

As we mentioned yesterday, there are countless types of teas in China today. We have known some famous teas in the category of green, yellow and white. Now let’s see what’s Chinese Wu Long Teas.

• bei dou yi hao wu long cha ['big dipper first-of-the-month' oolong, from Fujian province]
• da hong pao yan cha ['big red robe' oolong, a Wu Yi yan cha from Fujian province]
• dong fang mei ren wu long cha ['beautiful eastern woman' oolong, grown in Fujian province]
• bai ji guan yan cha ['white cockscomb' oolong, a Wu Yi yan cha from Fujian province]
• bai ye dan cong cha ['white leaf' single bush]
• feng huang dan cong cha ['single bush' oolong from Feng Huang Shan, i.e. 'Phoenix Mountain,' in Chaozhou, Guangdong province]
• fo shou wu long cha ['Buddha hand' oolong]
• huang jin gui wu long cha ['golden cinnamon' oolong, from Fujian province]
• huang zhi xiang dan cong cha ['yellow twig fragrance' single bush]
• mao xie wu long cha ['hairy crab' oolong, from Anxi county in Fujian province]
• rou gui yan cha ['cinnamon' oolong, a Wu Yi yancha from Fujian province]
• shui xian wu long cha ['water spirit' oolong, grown esp. in Fujian province]
• shui jin gui yan cha ['golden turtle' oolong, a Wu Yi yan cha from Fujian province]
• tie luo han yan cha ['iron warrior monk' oolong, a Wu Yi yan cha from Fujian province]
• wu yi yan cha ['rock' or 'cliff' oolong from Wu Yi Shan in Fujian province]
• xing ren xiang dan cong cha ['almond fragrance' single bush]
• tie guan yin cha ['iron goddess of mercy' oolong, originally from Anxi county in Fujian province, now produced in numerous regions]
• ling tou dan cong cha ['Ridge Top' single bush]

Also, we’ve many, many types of Chinese teas to share with you. Due to the hard work, I can’t show you all of them in just one article. So, if you really want to know some more about Chinese tea, please add Chinese Culture to you favourite folder. I’ll share them with you in the coming days.

Some Famous China Teas

For many Chinese, it’s an great thing for tasting teas. As a result of the Chinese ancient Tea Culture, there are countless types of teas in China today. Here are some famous China teas in the category of green, yellow and white teas.

huang shan mao feng ['yellow mountain downy tip,' lu cha from Anhui province]

jun shan yin zhen cha ['sovereign mountain silver needle,' a huang cha from Jun Shan Island in Hunan province]

liu an gua pian ['Liu An melon slice,' lu cha from Liu An county in Anhui province]

long jing cha ['dragon well' lu cha]

bai hao yin zhen cha ['white hair silver needles,' a bai cha, huang cha, or lu cha]

bai mu dan cha ['white peony' tea]

bi luo chun cha ['green snail spring' lu cha from Dong Ting Shan in Jiangsu province]

gu lao cha ['old work tea,' lu cha from Guangdong province]

hua cha [(flower-)scented tea: may be green, red, or oolong]

ming qian ['pre-qingming,' i.e. first plucking]

yu qian ['pre-rain,' i.e. second plucking]

lu shan yun wu cha ['hut mountain clouds-and-mist,' a pure-bud lu cha from Jiu Jiang in Jiangxi province]

mei jia wu long jing cha ['dragon well' lu cha made from the mei jia wu cultivar]

meng ding huang ya cha ['misty peak yellow sprout' tea, a pure-bud huang cha usually from Meng Ding Shan in Sichuan province]

mo li hua cha [jasmine-scented tea; cf. hua cha]

qi jing bian zhen cha ['Seven-Views (Mountain) flat needle' lu cha]

shi feng long jing cha ['Lion Peak (Mountain)' long jing cha, i.e. lu cha made from tea grown on Shi Feng Shan]

shou mei cha ['longevity eyebrow,' a bai cha]

xi hu long jing cha ['dragon well' lu cha from Xi Hu or 'West Lake,' reputedly the best source for long jing cha]

zhen mei cha ['precious eyebrow,' a lu cha produced in Jiangxi province]

zheng he yin zhen cha ['Zheng He silver needles,' a bai cha]

tai ping hou kui cha ['monkey king' lu cha from Tai Ping in Anhui province]

xin yang mao jian cha ['downy tip' lu cha from Xin Yang in Henan province]

For many Chinese people, it’s nothing that having nothing to eat, but it’ll be unimaginable that they have no tea to taste. There are many stress when tasting the tea. Once you come to China and make friends with some of them, you will be shocked by the complex details.

Do you believe that all? Maybe not. But you’ll know that these are all true once you come to China!

Chinese new year painting

Chinese new year painting is the pictures which was painned up on doors, room walls and windows. The Chinese painned the pictures on the Chinese New Year to invite heavenly blessings and ward off disasters and evil spirits.

These can dates back to the Qin and Han dynasties. Thanks to the invention of block printing, folk painting became popular in the Song Dynasty and reached its zenith of sophistication in the Qing.

Woodcuts have become increasingly diverse in style, variety, theme and artistic form since the early 1980s.

New Year paintings belong to the Chinese folk paintings created for the traditional Spring Festival.

Drawn by folk artists,the paintings are made in special studios and sold on rural fairs before the Spring Festival ,which generally falls in January or February.

Beautiful Chinese girls pictures

Here are a group of pictures of Chinese girls. All of them are very beautiful according to the standard of Chinese.

Just enjoy!

Generally, the beauty of the Chinese girs is quite different from the west. Chinese girls are always delicate, and most of them are very implicative. However, as a result of the policy of reformation and opening, many of the beautiful Chinese girls have becoming more and more apolaustic.

Types of Facial Make-up in Beijing Opera

Beijing Opera is one of the oldest culture of China. Today more and more people in the world are interested in the Beijing Opera, and most of them have a great interest in the facial make-up in Beijing Opera.

Usually in Beijing Opera, specific types of facial make-up are put on the actors’ faces to symbolize the personalities, characteristics, and fates of the roles what the actors are.

Generally, the red faces in Beijing Opera have the positive meanings, which is the symboliz of brave, faithful, and wise men. Another positive color in Beijing Opera is purple, which signifies wisdom and bravery.

Black faces usually have neutral meanings, symbolizing just brave men; however, black faces can also represent uprightness.

Blue and green faces also have neutral meanings that symbolize the hero of the bush, with the former also hinting at strength and intrepidity.

Meanwhile, yellow and white faces have negative meanings that symbolize ferocious, treacherous, and crafty men.

Gold and silver faces symbolize mysteriousness, and stand for monsters or gods.

So, at the time when you are enjoying a Beijing Opera, you can identify the fates of the roles what the actors are just through the types of Facial Make-up. Isn’t that interesing?

Here are some pictures of the types of Facial Make-up in Beijing Opera.

Tropical storm Linfa

Linfa, as the third tropical storm for 2009, landed in east China’s Fujian Province on Sunday evening, with a speed of about 23 meters per second.

The storm landed in Dongshi Township in Jinjiang City at 8:30 p.m, which administers Jinjiang.

Linfa was formed in South China Sea on Thursday afternoon, and had downgraded from a strong tropical storm by the time of landing.

Linfa will bring heavy rains in coastal areas from Sunday night to Monday as it is moving northward.

The shipping route between Xiamen and Jinmen was closed temporarily from yesterday. More than 30,000 fishing boats and 162,757 people working on these boats  had been toled that Linfa was coming by 6 p.m. Sunday.

Here is another picture of tropical storm Linfa.

Regions of China and the Style of Food

Canton(Hong Kong) and Southern china: cantonese style cooking Examples: Sweet and sour pork, fresh seafood, won ton soup, Steamed rice. Many Chinese immigrants were from Canton so this type of food became popular in the U.S. before other types of Chinese food.

Peking (Beijing) and Northern China: Mandarin style cooking

Examples: Peking duck, noodles, steamed bread, dumplings. Rice could not grow in the north, but wheat could. So the noodles were made from wheat.

Eastern coast:Shanghai style cooking

Examples:strongle flavored foods with soy sauce and sugar,rich and tangy sauces. Freshwater fish, crab, and shrimp were common ingredients.

Inland China: Szhechuan style cooking

Examples:Kung pao chicken, hot and spicy dished, uses hot peppers, garlic, onions, and leeks.

How to Setting a Chinese table

How to setting a Chinese table?

Historically, farming families ate together around large round tables. Today eating around a table with family and friends is still enjoyed in China and the U.S. In the center of the table in rich homes or in nice restaurants, food is placed on a round platform. This platform rotates so that food is accessible to everyone.

Three Simple Place Settings: Rice Bowl, Soup Bowl, Chopsticks.

When a family has a visitor, a bowl and chopsticks are added. Unanticipated company usually is not considered as a problem.

A menu for a class meal can be created, using many different Chinese cookbooks. Students have been sucessfully involved in the preparation of the following meal:

Egg-Flower Chicken Soup, Steamed white rice, Pork with Green Pepper and Pineapple, Other efforts are likely to be successful.

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