Tea Pics | Hello Tea Cup https://helloteacup.com A Tea Blog, Expert Tea Guides Sun, 23 Aug 2020 15:08:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://i0.wp.com/helloteacup.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/helloteacup.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Tea Pics | Hello Tea Cup https://helloteacup.com 32 32 125389065 Tea Time with Lego Mario & Bowser https://helloteacup.com/2020/08/23/tea-time-with-lego-mario-bowser/ https://helloteacup.com/2020/08/23/tea-time-with-lego-mario-bowser/#respond Sun, 23 Aug 2020 15:08:36 +0000 https://helloteacup.com/?p=4813 Let’s call it a time out! It’s time for tea! In today’s highly polarised world, we want these pictures of Lego Mario & Bowser to be a symbol of peace! These eternal rivals rarely look happy together. Luckily today they found some common ground. We all know the famous quote “Make tea, not war.” If even Mario and Bowser can, so can all of us! Make tea, not war Share this post on social media to spread this spirit!

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18 Styles Of Man Sheng Yixing Teapots ‘Man Sheng Shi Ba Shi’ https://helloteacup.com/2018/08/02/18-man-sheng/ https://helloteacup.com/2018/08/02/18-man-sheng/#respond Thu, 02 Aug 2018 21:06:27 +0000 http://helloteacup.com/?p=3777 The 18 types of Man Sheng teapots were designed by painter and seal engraver during the Qing Dynasty – Chen Hong Shou (1768-1830), and handcrafted by Yixing zisha (purple clay) craft master Yang Peng Nian. Chen Hong Shou styled himself as “Man Sheng”(曼生), hence the title “Man Sheng teapots”. Meeting Yang Peng Nian In the era of Man Sheng, the zisha art was relatively mature in terms of production and appreciation. However, there was little innovation, and it had come to a period of imitation and repetition. While being the magistrate of Yixing County, Man Sheng visited the labor scenes of the potters and became very interested in zisha ware and the zisha fabrication. Man Sheng also met the local potter Yang Peng Nian in Yixing, and appreciated Yang’s talent and his natural style of handcrafting. These laid the groundwork for their collaboration of Man Sheng teapots. […]

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Tea Pics: Xi Gui Pu Erh Tea Tasting https://helloteacup.com/2017/05/19/xi-gui-pu-erh-tea-tasting/ https://helloteacup.com/2017/05/19/xi-gui-pu-erh-tea-tasting/#respond Fri, 19 May 2017 08:58:51 +0000 http://helloteacup.com/?p=2980 Today I got some amazing samples from a tea farmer in Yunnan. It’s a 2017 Xi Gui sheng pu erh tea. Checkout some pictures below of the wet leaves and tea colour. It brews a delicious flowery flavour.

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Wuyishan Impressions Pics! https://helloteacup.com/2017/04/20/wuyishan-impressions-pics/ https://helloteacup.com/2017/04/20/wuyishan-impressions-pics/#respond Thu, 20 Apr 2017 15:45:42 +0000 http://helloteacup.com/?p=2952 A few shots of our adventures in Wuyishan. Curious about Wuyishan rock teas? Try this wuyi tea sampler!

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The Chinese Character Tea Depicted Using Tea Leaves https://helloteacup.com/2017/04/17/the-chinese-character-tea-depicted-using-tea-leaves/ https://helloteacup.com/2017/04/17/the-chinese-character-tea-depicted-using-tea-leaves/#respond Mon, 17 Apr 2017 08:44:53 +0000 http://helloteacup.com/?p=2948 https://helloteacup.com/2017/04/17/the-chinese-character-tea-depicted-using-tea-leaves/feed/ 0 2948 Pictures: Visiting Yunnan Tea Farms https://helloteacup.com/2016/04/24/pictures-visiting-yunnan-tea-farms/ https://helloteacup.com/2016/04/24/pictures-visiting-yunnan-tea-farms/#respond Sun, 24 Apr 2016 03:50:31 +0000 http://helloteacup.com/?p=2521 A few pics made by the Teasenz crew when visiting our farmers in Yunnan during this Spring season.

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Tea Pics: Picking & Processing Chinese Tea https://helloteacup.com/2016/04/11/tea-pics-picking-processing-chinese-tea/ https://helloteacup.com/2016/04/11/tea-pics-picking-processing-chinese-tea/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2016 02:13:25 +0000 http://helloteacup.com/?p=2491 Amazing tea pics: #TeaPicking & #TeaProcessing

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A 3D Printed Teapot Out Of Tea? https://helloteacup.com/2015/05/15/3d-printed-teapot-out-of-tea/ https://helloteacup.com/2015/05/15/3d-printed-teapot-out-of-tea/#respond Fri, 15 May 2015 08:30:54 +0000 http://helloteacup.com/?p=1825 3D printing has become more common these days. And it’s probably also within your imagination that teapot or any other kind of teaware can come out a 3D printing machine. But what is kinda weird or cool is that a teapot is printed out of tea itself! Source: Utah Teaset by Emerging Objects

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Infographic: Health Benefits Of Teas And Tisanes https://helloteacup.com/2015/01/21/1725/ https://helloteacup.com/2015/01/21/1725/#respond Wed, 21 Jan 2015 02:42:47 +0000 http://helloteacup.com/?p=1725 Due to the wide range of different tea types it can be sometimes confusing what the health benefits are. Find out about the health benefits of different teas and tisanes in the infographics below! Source: http://www.expressvending.co.uk/blog/health-benefits-teas-tisanes/

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DIY Infographic: Pu Erh Tea Aged In Pomelo Citrus Fruit https://helloteacup.com/2014/12/26/infographic-diy-pu-erh-tea-aged-in-pomelo-citrus-fruit/ https://helloteacup.com/2014/12/26/infographic-diy-pu-erh-tea-aged-in-pomelo-citrus-fruit/#respond Fri, 26 Dec 2014 12:50:54 +0000 http://helloteacup.com/?p=1687 Learn how to let pu erh tea age in the skin of a pomelo and do it yourself! See the infographic below:

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