A Chinese tea chain has stopped the sale of its recently released range of merchandise that features depictions of Buddhist artwork due to it potentially violating Chinese law concerning the ...

The gaiwan is warm to my touch. I pick up the Chinese bowl, hold the lid tight and pour out the tea into a cup. I bring the cup to my nose and sniff—the aroma is subtly sweet yet intense. A sip leads ...

Call it a social media tempest in a teacup. Chinese businessman Liu Yiqian horrified many of his fellow citizens this week after a photo emerged showing the real estate mogul drinking tea out of a ...

Chinese teacups are small pieces of art made of smooth, handleless porcelain. They are simple to build and transport because of their design. In China, tea is tasted rather than swallowed. In many ...

There is just something inherently calming and relaxing about sitting by the window and sipping a steaming cup of tea, while listening to the pitter-patter of the falling rain. At the Phoenix Tea ...

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A milk tea shop in China has provoked a four-lettered storm of controversy on social media about the Chinese characters it has printed on its cups. In the first week of May, a post on the Douyin ...

White glaze tea sets from the Tang Dynasty (618-907). [Photo/people.cn] Chinese tea art was born in the Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD), matured in the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and flourished in the Ming and ...

Pu’er (China) (AFP) – At a mountainside cafe in southwestern China, Liao Shihao brews handfuls of locally grown beans into steaming cups of coffee, a modern twist on the region's traditional drink.