Monthly Archive: November 2009

TAKE THE TEA

“ Take The Tea ” One day in a temple called Bo Lin Zen, which was located in Zhao Zhou County, the Zhao Zhou Zen Master (also called Zhao Zhou or Old Budda ) was invited to make a speech for the new monks of the Temple. The Zen master asked one monk, “Have you […]

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Notes taken on CHA MA DAO or The TEA HORSE ROUTE

What is the Tea Horse Route ? Cha Ma Dao – Tea Horse Road The Tea Route emanates from South West China and was principally a network of routes from which tea and horses were traded between Yunnan, Sichuan, Qinghai,  Tibet, Burma, Vietnam, Laos, India, and Eastern China. Regarded as the oldest trade route in […]

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GREEN BOAR & GONG FU CHA in LONDON

Green Boar Organic Tea pioneers the Chinese Art of Tea aka “GONG FU CHA” One of the most interesting stalls at the recent ‘IFE’ Exhibition on 15th – 18th March and also at the Natural & Organic Product Show in Olympia on 5th & 6th of April was a display of several novel appurtenances that […]

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