While everyone holds chopsticks to eat in China, what is the proper way to do so? What is the proper chopstick-holding etiquette and what do people from different parts of China believe about it?
Watch this entertaining competition in which Chinese people put their chopstick abilities to the test.
One of the guests recites a famous poem that speaks of the tenacity of the bamboo and its representation of the Chinese people.
An expert explains the origins of the brush pen and bamboo slips and how the Chinese characters for these items came about.
Famous guests discuss the wide variety of traditional Chinese bamboo and stringed musical instruments.
Why do parents these days have their children learn Western instruments instead of traditional Chinese instruments?
Members of the Dai ethnic group explain the role bamboo plays in their lives as well as courting rituals.
One of China's most important teas, Pu'er tea, is introduced in this informative video. Find out how the tea's development was shaped by the unique geographical conditions of the mountainous Yunnan province and the perils of transporting it along the Silk Road.
What makes Yunnan such an ideal place for growing tea? Everything from the latitude to the soil plays a crucial role in the growing process.
Chinese tea plays an important role in a Chinese family, within and beyond the shores of China. Pu’er tea is touted as a semi-rare tea. The most famous Pu’er tea is from the Yunnan Province in China. A good grade of Pu’er tea is expensive and its value increases with age. Learn all about the Pu’er tea, its varieties, grades, production, packaging, storage, etc., from this series of videos.
Chinese tea plays an important role in a Chinese family, within and beyond the shores of China. Pu’er tea is touted as a semi-rare tea. The most famous Pu’er tea is from the Yunnan Province in China. A good grade of Pu’er tea is expensive and its value increases with age. Learn all about the Pu’er tea, its varieties, grades, production, packaging, storage, etc., from this series of videos.
From the color, to the aroma, to the taste, the characteristics of Pu’er tea are complex and subtle. Therefore, it takes an expert with years of experience to fully evaluate and appreciate Pu’er tea. To a trained master, even the presence of different neighboring plants during the growing process will be evident when drinking Pu’er tea!
This video details the types of teaware suitable for preparing Pu'er tea as well as a simple method for preparing a serving of it.
Drinking Pu'er tea has many health benefits including weight loss, fat burning, prevention of atherosclerosis, lowering of high blood pressure and slowing down the aging process.
This video lists many of the beneficial effects one can obtain from drinking tea as well as some remarkable scientific discoveries regarding tea polyphenols.
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