All the Tea in China:

Name: All the Tea in China:
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ISBN: 9780835121972

ISBN-10: 0835121976

ISBN-13: 9780835121972

Edition: 2013

Authors: Kit Chow, Ione Kramer

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"This lavishly illustrated book explores both the historical lore of tea in China, Japan, and the West and the aesthetic virtues of the beverage. . . . A charming and informative addition to any library collection."--"Library Journal" Originally published in 1990, "All the Tea in China "is a classic book on tea and tea culture that has sold tens of thousands of copies worldwide. Available again in a new printing with updated text and illustrations, it is an essential book that brings together the social and cultural history of tea, the scientific background of tea and tea agriculture, nomenclature and classification, aesthetics, appreciation, brewing, and health benefits. It is a book that…

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List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Consortium Book Sales & Dist
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 7.75" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Preface


Introduction



China: The Tea Tradition



Tea Goes to the World



Chinese Tea Customs



The Teahouse, Center of Local Life



The Japanese Art of Tea



Ceramics and Other Tea "Equipage"



Tea Growing and Processing



Some Tea Chemistry



Tea and Your Health



How to Make a "Nice Cup of Tea"



Judging, Storing, Other Uses



Fifty Famous Chinese Teas


A Seventeenth Century View of Tea: Garway's Broadsheet


List of Teas Described


Famous Teas by Provinces


The Twenty-Four Solar Terms


Cantonese Names of Teas Described


Glossary of Terms


Bibliography