Is it a black oolong? No ! Is it an over-roasted aged Oolong? Over-roasted? Definitely ! Aged? Yes, since I received this gift more than 15 years already but not quite sure exactly how old. It’s a gift of old tea from the elder son of Shifu Lan who received the tea from one of… Continue reading Old aged Roasted Oolong
Author: Mei Lan Hsiao
Even though her family has nothing to do with tea, but she learnt the importance of consuming tea correctly in daily healthy diet based on the Chinese traditional medicine principles in Yin-Yang and 5 elements from her family when she was very young.
She entered the tea learning in Taiwan since 1985, left her root because of marriage in 1991 helped her to expand her learning from original inward-out views to 360 degree. She started to promote the authentic knowledge about tea and wisdom in Chinese tea culture in Belgium since 1995.
Tea has always been and will continue be her best teacher. In front of Nature and Tea, she remains as an innocent child, a life-time learning student.
Diverse Perspectives
When the British took tea from China to England and Europe, they named the tea as a black tea based on the color of the dried whole & loose leaves tea they saw. However, the same type of tea is named as Red tea (“Hong Cha” in Chinese) in China based on the color of… Continue reading Diverse Perspectives
Ongoing Learning
What is life? Can we really manage everything to make a life that goes the way as want? Does anyone have the right answer? Does the world remain still when we choose to stand still? This is what I have learned from the past journey: It ups to how we manage the living journey without… Continue reading Ongoing Learning
Mindfulness
Mindfulness this, mindfulness that….. Since mindfulness became a buzz word, it almost gives an expression that life must link with this buzz word otherwise is not healthy. But does “Mindfulness’ mean exactly? There are at least 20 definitions. In short we can group the different interpretation of “Mindfullness” in 4 : Consciousness, Attention, Present &… Continue reading Mindfulness
Health Advice in SanFu period
We enter the 30 days length of #sanfu since 20/7, it is the critical period to cultivate health and kick off the prevention efforts for common chronical health problems that normally bother you in the winter. Whether we want to accept or not, let’s face it we are facing the threat of global climate change,… Continue reading Health Advice in SanFu period
Enlightenment
It was a raining night in 1984 in Taipei, that night I worked again overtime and left the office with an empty stomach. In that period I enjoyed pretty successful ride with career and it seemed I have great confidence in self; but as matter of fact, I was bothered by many unspeakable worries which… Continue reading Enlightenment
Learning beyond tea
Having a cup of tea is the first step into tea learning; Learning what and how to identify and distinguish and eventually is able to free from impulsive differentiative mind when we learn what and how to distinguish different profiles and unique characters in flavors and tastes from the pure and authentic quality tea. Willingness… Continue reading Learning beyond tea
Tea, more than tea
Mei Lan Hsiao, Chinese Tea Master, started to promote Chinese authentic and fine quality tea based in Belgium since 1995. Based on nearly 30 years diligent efforts, Mei Lan deeply recognized the efforts have to go beyond tea and Chinese tea culture, it is necessary to understand what and how to satisfy the needs for… Continue reading Tea, more than tea
Tea Ceremony & Cha Dao
Indeed movements in tea ceremony, either from Gongfu Cha (功夫茶艺 gongfu cha yi) from China, Tea Art (茶艺 cha yi) from Taiwan or Chadao (茶道）from Japan, looks very Zen, somes even are pretty facy, however, it is nothing but a way of presentation of tea. Even though fancy movements are very attracting and eye catching，particularly… Continue reading Tea Ceremony & Cha Dao
“Which tea helps to reduce stress?”
Probably you will laugh with this question, but it’s a real question from a young man who would like to purchase tea for her girl friend as Valentine’s gift. I first encouraged him for his nice intention, and told him honestly that he has looked for wrong solutions from tea. Yes, in the market, we… Continue reading “Which tea helps to reduce stress?”