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For thousands of years, there was an ancient road treaded by human feet and horse hoofs in the mountains of Southwest China, bridging the Chinese hinterland and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Along the unpaved and often rugged road, tea, salt and sugar flowed into Tibet, while horses, cows, furs, musk and other local products came out. The ancient commercial passage, dubbed the "Ancient Tea-Horse Road... read more

After heating water to boiling, the teapot first is rinsed with hot water. Using chopsticks or a bamboo tea scoop, fill teapot approximately 1/3 full with tea leaves and then pour boiling water into the pot. Hold the teapot over a large bowl, letting the overflow run into the bowl. Give the tea leaves a rinse by filling the pot half full with hot water, then draining the water out immediately, leaving only the soaked tea leaves... read more

Once upon a time in China a man discovered a Spirit inhabiting a plant. The Spirit entered every one who imbibed the nectar of this miracle of vegetation the Spirit inhabited. If you were cold it would warm you, if you were hot it would cool you, if you were weary it would refresh you, if you were stressed it would relax you. It protected you against countless ills and ailments and provided end less hours of leisure, friendship, sociability, and conversation... read more