In recent years, Chinese tea culture has been gaining unprecedented momentum. The number of teahouses and the new-style "tea-art houses" keeps growing, and tea culture research institutes are being established across China. Among them, we must particularly mention the China National Tea Museum, located by the West Lake of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, home to the famous Longjing (Dragon Well) Tea. Since it was opened in 1991, the museum has been dedicating itself to promoting Chinese tea culture by means of exhibitions and research works that attempt to delve into the deeper structure of the art.
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Old Art of Tea Famous Chinese Teas Tea Cultivation Tea Picking Tea Varieties The Art of Brewing Tea How to Brew Tea in a Scientific Way Brewing Green Tea Brewing Oolong Tea Brewing Red Tea Tea Wares Through the Ages Tea Wares with Multiple Functions Tang Tea Wares Song and Yuan Tea Wares Ming Tea Wares Qing Tea Wares Modem Tea Wares Tea Etiquette and Ethnic Minorities' Tea Customs Tea-Related Wedding Customs Ethnic Minorities' Tea Customs Chinese Teahouses The Spread of Tea around the World Bibliography
