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Health conscious individuals often drink green tea, but did you know that there were many different varieties? In this article, you will find out about 3 of the main types of green tea. You will normally need to approach a specialist gourmet tea company in order to buy the individual types.
1. Lung Ching (Longjing, Dragon Well)
Lung Ching tea, one of China's most famous green teas, has been celebrated in prose and poem, including works by famed Tang poet Su Dong po. It is known for "four uniques": its green colour, mellow taste, aroma, and beautiful shape. It is considered to have a cooling effect and is frequently served in hot weather.
The flat, green leaves produce a clear, yellow-green tea with a slightly sweet, aromatic fresh flavour and a lingering aftertaste which is one of this tea's particular characteristics.
Lung Ching means Dragon Well (the dragon is the king of the waters in Chinese mythology). The home of this tea is the village of that name west of the famed West Lake in Zhejiang province. Another growing area southwest of the lake is known as Nine Crooks and Eighteen Gullies (Jiuqu Shibajian), which includes Meijia Village and Lion Peak. At Lion Peak, Qing dynasty Emperor Qian Long drank this tea at the Wugong Temple. So pleased was he that he conferred the title Imperial Tea on the produce of the eighteen tea trees growing outside the temple.
Lung Ching has some unique and wonderful features. The finest grade, Qiqiang (Flagged Spear) Lung Ching has a bud and only one leaf, thus being younger and superior to the customary "two leaves and a bud" tea. In the cup, the buds float in the water with the leaves pointing upright like spears, hence the name. The next grade, with two leaves, is known as Queshe (Sparrow's Tongue) Lung Ching.
A pound of dry Lung Ching contains 25,000 bud-and-leaf sets, each snipped off individually by skilled fingers. Lung Ching, unlike other teas, is not rolled to shape the leaves. Pan-frying the leaves requires great skill to match the temperature to the tenderness of the leaves. Lung Ching tea won the Gold Medal with Palms at the 1988 meeting of the International Institute for Quality Selection.
The best infusion of Lung Ching is made with water from Hupao (tiger Run) Spring, one of four nearby famous for their clear, sweet water. This is a fault area of the Tiyun Mountains, with plenty of quartzite rock which provides good filtration for the spring water. Visitors to Hangzhou are almost always taken to Hupao Spring for a cup of Lung Ching tea.
2. Xin Yang Mao Jian
Henan's Xinyang prefecture has been famous for its Maojian tea since the Tang dynasty. Today it is one of the country's most thriving areas of agricultural and sideline production, quite often visited and written about, so its tea is being sampled by more people.
Though Xinyang is on the edge of the arid North China plain, the mountainous southern and western parts, crisscrossed by streams and brooks, have plenty of the clouds and mist needed for good tea. The processed leaves are in fine, taut strips. They make a delicious tea with a chestnut flavour and a long-lasting aftertaste.
This tea has been produced with only very simple equipment. What make it different are the skilful hand movements of rolling, adjusted to the heat and softness or dryness of the tender leaves.
3. Putuo Fo Cha
Mt. Putuo, rising like a mirage out of the sea, is one of the three hundred islands of the Zhoushan Archipelago just outside the Yangtze estuary. It is a famous Buddhist retreat and one of China's four mountains sacred to that faith. Legend has it that the bodhisattva Guanyin meditated and preached there before attaining enlightenment.
The island and its three hundred temples are maintained chiefly by monks, who grow fruit and other produce Puto Fo Cha, held to be one of the five most famous in China. Served to guests, it is sold only on the island, and is highly prized as souvenir gift. It is reputed to be a remedy for diarrhoea and lung lesions. The great Ming dynasty pharmacologist Li Shizhen wrote in his Canon of Medicinal Herbs that it was used to treat haemorrhages and dysentery.
The glossy green finished leaves are tadpole shaped, and this clear tea has an invigorating, fresh aroma.
So the next time that you buy your green tea, why not try out a specific variety.
Disclaimer: When pregnant or nursing only small amounts of green tea should be used, it may also interfere with the action of MAO inhibitors and blood thinning medication. Also the consumption of green tea may interfere with the absorption of medicines. This article is intended to be for information about the nutritional benefits of green tea only and should not be regarded as medical advice in its own right. The information has been taken from secondary sources and is given here in good faith. You should seek the assistance of a qualified physician if you require medical advice on any condition mentioned in this article or wish to use green tea in a medical context.
All the tea in China? Not quite but we do have a wide selection of organic loose leaf green, oolong, puerh tea from China.
The Design Behind Stained Glass Lamp Bases
Would you like to purchase a new lamp? Would you like a stylish item that is unique, well designed and beautiful? If so, you should think about a stained glass lamp base. Sometimes lamp bases are created to sport a matching glass lamp shade and the design encompasses the whole item. Some lamps are designed to have a stunning stained glass base which is paired with a simple shade which does not compete with the base for the eye's attention. Many stained glass lamp bases are fashioned to look like various animals.
There are no more imaginative stained glass lamp bases than those created by Tiffany. Tiffany designs accent lamps in a variety of animal shapes like cats, butterflies, turtles, snails, roosters, frogs, swans, lions, peacocks and many many more. Some of the lamp bases are constructed in whimsical shapes like fans, teapots, Christmas trees, fairies and articles of faith like crosses and churches.
The stained glass lamp bases are made with particular color schemes that carry through the rest of the lamp design. There are colors which are warm and romantic, and those that are cool and vibrant. The colored glass is set between thick, black metal outlines which gives the item a mosaic-like look.
The form of the lamp bases will vary as well as the colors of the glass used in each lamp. If you were to compare two lamps by the same manufacturer side by side, right away you would see subtle variations in the color, shade and hue of the glass. Lamps with stained glass bases or shades are essentially one of a kind designs. Each one is a unique, functional piece of art. Stained glass lamps come in many designs. There are traditional, tall bases, short bases and more whimsical figurine bases to choose from. All make attractive additions to your home.
Lamp bases made from stained glass are easy to maintain and so make a great investment. Bases or shades made from glass require just a soft cloth and some glass cleaner to clean. just unplug the lamp and use the cloth to gently wipe off the shade or lamp base. Glass lamps are far easier to keep dust free and clean than traditional fabric lamp shades and are beautiful.
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Antique Collectors interested in a teapot from World War II?
I have a little brown glazed teapot that is brown with the little raised design that looks like a vine running around the pot with white,blue,orange like flowers hanging down. On the bottom it has a rope that crosses over and in the top of it states made in England. On the left bottom side it has the Bristish Flag and on the right side it has a lion. Under the rope it has Escorted to the USA by Royal Navy, World War ll. It has a number in gold writing which is 2983DN. It could be an ON. I am not sure. It is in very good condition. It has a small chip on the very end of the spout which could be repaired since it looks like fired clay.
If you are seriously interested send me an email at livelygirlstilllivin @ yahoo. com and I will send you a picture by email. Then you can make me a honest offer. Please be kind enough to be honest with me. I have bone and liver cancer and have been given a year to live. Thank you....
That is an item that only certain specific collectors would like. I think that it sounds charming, but I wouldn't be in a place to purchase it myself.
Do you have any local auction houses? I know that they charge a percentage of the sale, but it may be worth it in the long run. They can afford to advertise specialty auctions, and have knowledge of specific collectors.
There is always eBay, but sometimes that can be more of a hassle than what its worth.
Best of luck to you.
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