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	<description>documenting China&#039;s tea industry and culture</description>
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		<title>Not Starbucks, Teabucks (picture)</title>
		<link>http://www.chineseteafiles.com/2010/08/24/not-starbucks-teabucks-picture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This picture was taken in the Shapingba (沙坪坝) district in Chongqing (重庆) city. Teabucks, is the English name of Guangdong (广东) based Wu Chadao (舞茶道) company. It offers hot and cold tea drinks (bubble tea, etc.), mostly to take away.]]></description>
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		<title>Unprocessed Longjing tea leaves (picture)</title>
		<link>http://www.chineseteafiles.com/2010/08/05/unprocessed-longjing-tea-leaves-picture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This picture of unprocessed Longjing (龙井) leaves was taken on a stall in a touristic street near the City God Temple (城隍阁) in Hangzhou (杭州).]]></description>
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		<title>A cup of green tea helps you on a hot day</title>
		<link>http://www.chineseteafiles.com/2010/07/19/a-cup-of-green-tea-helps-you-on-a-hot-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Tea News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are living in the northern hemisphere, you might be going through a heat wave. Reports are saying, that “cooling tea” (防暑降温茶) sales are surging in places like Beijing (北京) and Shandong (山东) province, where the temperature has recently reached forty degrees centigrade. Companies are distributing the teas to their employees. Green tea (绿茶) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The ups and downs of Wuyi Yancha</title>
		<link>http://www.chineseteafiles.com/2010/07/05/the-ups-and-downs-of-wuyi-yancha/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 08:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Tea News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Da Hongpao]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fujian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mount Wuyi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In recent years, Wuyi Yancha (武夷岩茶) has enjoyed a rise in popularity. It has been playing catch-up with other famous wulong tea (乌龙茶) variety from Fujian (福建) province, Tie Guanyin (铁观音). A lot of this popularity boost has to do with the consolidation of the “Wuyi Yancha” brand. Efforts have been especially put into Da [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tea and acrobatics (pictures)</title>
		<link>http://www.chineseteafiles.com/2010/07/02/tea-and-acrobatics-pictures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA["CHA"]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chengdu Junqu Zhanqi Art Troup]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Source: 叹为观止 战旗文工团杂技演绎中国茶文化 The Chengdu Junqu Zhanqi Art Troup (成都军区战旗文工团) just finished its series of four daily representations of its “CHA” show on the site of the Shanghai World Expo during two months. “Cha” is the pinyin romanisation of the Chinese character for tea (茶). The playwright of the show says that both tea and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tea terroirs: Mount Mengding, home of Mengding Ganlu and more</title>
		<link>http://www.chineseteafiles.com/2010/06/25/tea-terroirs-mount-mengding-home-of-mengding-ganlu-and-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Tea Facts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Mount Mengding (蒙顶山) in central Sichuan (四川) province, tea has been cultivated since the Western Han (西汉) period (202 BC-9 AD). This makes it one of the first place, where tea plants were actively selected, planted and looked after. According to tradition, it all started with a medicinal herbs grower called Wu Lizhen (吴理真), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zisha teapot sold for record price at auction (picture)</title>
		<link>http://www.chineseteafiles.com/2010/06/16/zisha-teapot-sold-for-record-price-at-auction-picture/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chineseteafiles.com/2010/06/16/zisha-teapot-sold-for-record-price-at-auction-picture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This zisha (紫砂) teapot was recently sold for 12,32 million Yuan at an auction in Beijing. It is a Shipiao (石瓢) style teapot made in 1948 by teapot artist Gu Jingzhou (顾景舟). The calligraphy on it is by Wu Hufan (吴湖帆). Source: 北京紫砂壶拍卖创出1232万世界纪录(图)]]></description>
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		<title>How to identify a zisha teapot</title>
		<link>http://www.chineseteafiles.com/2010/06/15/how-to-identify-a-zisha-teapot/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chineseteafiles.com/2010/06/15/how-to-identify-a-zisha-teapot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Tea Facts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teapots]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teapots made out of zisha (紫砂) clay are reputed ideal for brewing wulong teas (乌龙茶) or Chinese black teas (黑茶). They get even better over time, if you “raise” them by only brewing one type of tea per pot. If you are looking to buy a zisha teapot, here are some tricks to distinguish between [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tea terroirs: Pu&#8217;er city and south Yunnan, home of Pu&#8217;er</title>
		<link>http://www.chineseteafiles.com/2010/06/07/tea-terroirs-puer-city-and-south-yunnan-home-of-puer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Tea Facts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2007, the city of Simao (思茅) changed its name to Pu’er city (普洱市). By doing so, it asserted the fact that it is the heart of the Pu’er (普洱) tea production. Pu’er city, since it is its name now, used to be an important station on the ancient Tea Horse Road (茶马古道). Located in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Compressed tea on display at a tea fair (picture)</title>
		<link>http://www.chineseteafiles.com/2010/05/25/compressed-tea-on-display-at-a-tea-fair-picture/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chineseteafiles.com/2010/05/25/compressed-tea-on-display-at-a-tea-fair-picture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 14:33:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[compressed tea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Huazhong Tea Expo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hubei Zhaoliqiao Tea; Wuhan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This compressed tea was on display at this year’s Huazhong Tea Expo (华中茶博览会) in Wuhan (武汉). The Chuan (川) character is a trademark of Hubei Zhaoliqiao Tea Factory (湖北省赵李桥茶厂). Source: 第三届茶博会开幕 国内外近300家茶业企业参展]]></description>
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