| 1 | 2 tablespoons or 2 tea bags of black tea or Pu'erh | |
| 2 | Antique pu'er tea (anything before 1950) commands the highest prices. | |
| 3 | Witness the renewed interest in pu'er tea collecting, learning calligraphy and the resurrection of Imperial dishes. | |
| 4 | Nonetheless, tea from the 1980's is now coming of age and commanding high prices. | |
| 5 | Generations of Chinese have drunk this tea after rich meals to "cut the grease." |