Welcome to the tea wisdom section - a wealth of useful tea facts. A place to learn the facts about tea.

Chinese tea is a world unto itself.  There are over 1,000 varieties of tea, and tea has nearly 5,000 years of history.  There have been countless books written about this immense topic, and Xuan Tea will slowly but surely attempt to tackle the most important topics.  We pledge to update and expand this section regularly, in the hopes of becoming a true source of information for people throughout the world who want to learn more about the fascinating topic of Chinese tea.

Currently, we have the following topics available for your browsing:

• How to brew tea- Use our brewing guide section and also learn the details of performing a chinese tea ceremony.

  - Includes step-by-step illustrated "how-to" brewing guides for brewing the perfect tea in glass, clay pots and gaiwans. Also includes a useful time & temperature guide for getting the best out of your tea.
   
   

• Tea history and chinese tea culture

  - learn how tea went from an unknown bush in western China to the world's most popular drink (behind water, of course).   Learn about mythical and real figures responsible for discovering, documenting, and sharing tea around the world.