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Disappearing beauty: Picking and roasting tea by hand

Hangzhouisgloballyknownforitsnaturalbeauty,teafieldsthatstretchformilesanditsfamousWestLakeLongjingtea.It'sharvestedonceayearinearlyAprilaroundChina'straditiona

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Live like a local at Hainan’s Old Dad’s Tea shops

WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.WhenyoutraveltosouthChina’sislandprovinceofHainan,themostvernacular,localthingtodoistospendalazyafternoonatanOldDad’sTeashop,whereHai

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Study links hot tea drinking to lowered glaucoma risk

Peoplewhodrinkhotteadailymaybelesslikelythanotherstodevelopglaucomasymptoms,USresearcherssay.Comparedtocoffee,softdrinkandicedteadrinkers,studyparticipantswhoco

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Year-end review: Top food and drink stories in 2017

2017,withitstwistsandturns,hasalmostcometoanend.From"zangzangbao"inBeijingtoSzechuansauceinNewark,NewJersey,itwasaninterestingyearintheworldoffood.CGTNhascompil

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Sri Lanka hopeful to resume tea exports to Russia by January: minister

TheSriLankangovernmentonWednesdayexpressedconfidenceinresumingitsteaexportstoRussiabymidJanuaryafterRussiaimposedatemporarybanonSriLankanteaexportsfromDec18.Min

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China to help Sri Lanka increase market for black teas

ByAPDwriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,Dec.14(APD)–ChinahasofferedtohelpSriLankaimprovethemarketofblackteasinChina,aMinistersaidonThursday.PlantationIndustriesMinisterNavin

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Coffee or Tea, who wins the crown of China's favorite drink

NewsabouttheomnipresencecoffeegiantStarbucksisonceagainapopularsearchontheinternet,andtherearepeoplewhothinkthatcoffeeisnowsurpassingteaasthemostpopulardrinkinC

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Wuzhen: Delicacy in the ‘land of fish and rice’

Agourmetparadiseblessedwithfreshlocalproduce,WuzhenoffersawidevarietyoftraditionalChinesedishesallowingtouriststosinktheirteethintothemouth-wateringexperiences.

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A reporter's thoughts on Xiamen and BRICS

MuchhasbeenwrittenaboutthebeautyofthesoutheasternChinesecityofXiamenandtheyarealltrue:Thetreesandgardens,thelakesandcanals,theskyscrapersglisteningatnightandthe

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Chinese exhibition of tea, silk and porcelain held in Pakistan

Athree-dayeventkickedoffhereonSunday.TheexhibitionofferedaplatformforvisitorstointeractwithChineseteamakersandtolearnaboutChinesesilkembroidery.Pakistanigirlslo

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Bar review: Dim Sum Library, Admiralty – smart-casual place offers Chinese dishes with cocktails, tea or coffee

Cosy booths and bar stools, an art deco Shanghai theme, great service and signature cocktails – many featuring tea – make this venue worth a visit

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Jingdezhen smashing porcelain's old-fashioned image

The thought of porcelain often conjures up memories of dainty, old-fashioned vases gathering dust in your grandparents' antique display case. That's what makes the newest precinct in the city known as China's porcelain capital so unexpected. Some of Jingdezhen's disused porcelain factories have been converted into studios, bars, and retail space. The industrial red-brick buildings are separated by wide walkways, making it ideal for strolling between trendy cafes and contemporary ceramics galleries.

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Coca-Cola is No. 1 in Japan with drinks galore, but not with Coke

Coca-Cola has been the No. 1 beverage maker in Japan for half a century, but it's not thanks to the popularity of Coke. Instead, the American soft-drink brand has adapted to the quirky ways this society quenches its thirst.

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How great tea race from China whipped up a frenzy 150 years ago

Five of the fastest, most beautiful ships of the day – along with their rock-star skippers – made the nail-biting journey from Fuzhou to London, eagerly followed by the world’s press and more than a few gamblers

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How a humble cuppa could help us to live longer

​An antioxidant found in tea and coffee extended the life of a worm that ages like humans by 25 per cent, say Chinese scientists

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Taiwan farmers turn over new leaf on mainland

​Cherry blossom bedecks the paths that wind for miles through Hsieh Tung-ching's tea plantation, attracting tens of thousands of visitors every day in spring.