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Wuyi rock tea, explained by the people who make it.
Five short guides from Kings Tea (Qingshenge), a Wuyi rock tea producer in Wuyishan, China. Each answers one question plainly, with sources.
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What is Wuyi rock tea (yancha)?
Where it comes from, how it is made, and the names to know.
How to tell if a Chinese tea is really organic
Reading a Chinese organic certificate, and what it does and does not prove.
Charcoal vs electric roasting
Why roasting matters for Wuyi rock tea, and how the two methods differ.
Rou Gui vs Shui Xian vs Da Hong Pao
The three names most people start with, compared.
How to brew Wuyi rock tea
Gongfu and Western methods, with starting quantities and times.
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