View photos on the handcrafted process of making Taiping Hou Kui green tea in Anhui as well as the story of how Tony and I got engaged here.

We were written up in TimeOut Beijing twice.

View a gallery of Sun Jun’s gorgeous tea inspired photos done in his signature classical Chinese painting and modern fashion photo mixed style.

View photos from the fall harvest season in three different tea producing regions in Taiwan.

All tea regardless of green or black tea (whatever the type) originates from the same tea plant: camellia sinensis. What makes a tea vs. an herbal leaf drink is whether or not the leaves came from the camellia sinensis plant.

View photos from a tea and mooncakes tasting we co-hosted with our friends Wuhao Curated Shop in their courtyard space in Beijing.

Watch a video where I explain why herbal infusions, tisanes, and drinks are not actually technically tea.

View photos from when I visited the famous matcha green tea making region of Uji, Japan.

The radicals that comprise the character 茶(cha) tell the elegantly simple story of how tea is a natural plant that we can enjoy as tea thanks to the people who help us harvest it.

The degree to which a tea leaf is oxidized, is the principal factor determining what category of tea the finished leaf will belong to.

Tea processing is the artful manipulation of heat and moisture to optimally control oxidation.

A scientific inquiry into why research has claimed health benefits. We go there with antioxidants, polyphenols, flavonoids and more.

View photos from the fall harvest of Tiegyuanyin oolong tea in Anxi, Fujian from two different years.

everything I’ve wanted to say and have been thinking for the last 10 years about regarding tea, its colonial history, and the legacy of that still today for Whetstone Magazine’s Online Journal.

View photos from a trip to the heart of Sri Lanka’s tea producing area Ella.

View some photos from my visit to Sreemangal the main tea growing area in Bangladesh and first ever visit to a tea growing area.

Listen to my conversation with KCRW Good Food Host Evan Klleinman as we discuss the fascinating story of how Taiwanese style oolong ended up in Mae Salong, Thailand.

Read an article i wrote about my experience traveling around China in search of tea for this academic journal published out of Australian National University.

Watch the segment CBS Sunday Morning produced when they came along with me to the fall tea harvest in Anxi, Fujian in China.

View photos from spring harvest time on Phoenix Mountain in Guangdong Province, China.

Probing Tang Dynasty Chinese poems that discuss tea, loneliness, melancholy, and comfort plus a Mahler symphony inspired by ancient Chinese poetry.