Type:Architecture

Subject:Historical Building
Chinese Teaware
Chinese Tea Ceremony
Chinese Tea House
Chinese Tea Brewing

Description:Built in 1846, Flagstaff House was formerly the office and residence of the commander of the British Forces. It is one of the oldest and few remaining colonial buildings in Hong Kong. The Greek revival design style best represents Hong Kong's British colonial history. It was heavily damaged in World War II, and was restored and converted to a branch museum of the Hong Kong Museum of Art in the name of Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware in 1984. As indicated in its name, the Museum displays an extensive collection of tea ware. Alongside its exhibitions, the Museum holds regular demonstrations, tea gatherings and lecture programmes to promote ceramic art and Chinese tea drinking culture. Besides, the Museum is now a popular spot of shooting wedding or graduation photos in Hong Kong. [show more]

Type:Physical object

Subject:White Tea

Description:It is a type of white tea made from plucks each with one leaf shoot and two immediate young leaves of the camelia sinensis plant. Bai Mudan is sometimes preferred by white tea drinkers for its fuller flavor and greater potency than the other major type of white tea, Bai Hao Yinzhen. The latter is made purely with leaf shoots, and so it is comparatively softer and more subtle. The typical taste of Bai Mudan is a result of both the processing and the tea plant cultivars employed in the production. [show more]

Type:Physical object

Subject:White Tea

Description:Also known as White Hair Silver Needle, is a white tea produced in Fujian Province in China. Silver Needle or Bai Hao Yin Zhen or usually just Yin Zhen is the Chinese type of white tea. Amongst white teas, this is the most expensive variety and the most prized, as only top buds (leaf shoots) of the camelia sinensis plant are used to produce the tea. Genuine Silver Needles are made from cultivars of the Da Bai (Large White) tea tree family. There are other productions that look similar with downy leaf shoots but most are green teas, and as green teas, they taste differently and have a different biochemical potency than the genuine white tea Silver Needle.It is commonly included among China's famous teas. [show more]

Type:Physical Object

Subject:Dark oolong tea

Description:Da Hong Pao (Big Red Robe) is a Wuyi rock tea grown in the Wuyi Mountains. It is a heavily oxidized, dark oolong tea. According to legend, the mother of a Ming dynasty emperor was cured of an illness by a certain tea, and that emperor sent great red robes to clothe the four bushes from which that batch of tea originated. Six of the original bushes,[not in citation given] growing on a rock on the Wuyi Mountains and reportedly dating back to the Song dynasty, still survive today and are highly venerated. [show more]

Type:Physical Object

Subject:Black tea

Description:Fermented tea (also known as post-fermented tea or dark tea) is a class of tea that has undergone microbial fermentation, from several months to many years. The exposure of the tea leaves to humidity and oxygen during the process also causes endo-oxidation (derived from the tea-leaf enzymes themselves) and exo-oxidation (which is microbially catalysed). The tea leaves and the liquor made from them become darker with oxidation. Thus, the various kinds of fermented teas produced across China are also referred to as dark tea, not be confused with black tea. The fermentation of tea leaves alters their chemistry, affecting the organoleptic qualities of the tea made from them. Fermentation affects the smell of the tea and typically mellows its taste, reducing astringency and bitterness while improving mouthfeel and aftertaste. The microbes may also produce metabolites with health benefits. [show more]

Type:Physical object

Subject:Green tea

Description:It is finely ground powder of specially grown and processed green tea leaves. It is special in two aspects of farming and processing: the green tea plants for matcha are shade-grown for about three weeks before harvest and the stems and veins are removed in processing. During shaded growth, the plant Camellia sinensis produces more theanine and caffeine. The powdered form of matcha is consumed differently from tea leaves or tea bags, and is suspended in a liquid, typically water or milk. China during the Tang Dynasty (618–907), tea leaves were steamed and formed into tea bricks for storage and trade. The tea was prepared by roasting and pulverizing the tea, and decocting the resulting tea powder in hot water, then adding salt.During the Song Dynasty (960–1279), the method of making powdered tea from steam-prepared dried tea leaves, and preparing the beverage by whipping the tea powder and hot water together in a bowl became popular. [show more]

Type:Physical Object

Subject:White Tea

Description:Shoumei tea is a white tea that is produced from naturally withered upper leaf and tips, with a stronger flavor reminiscent of lighter oolong teas. It is mostly grown in Fujian Province and Guangxi Province in China. Because it is plucked later than Bai Mudan, the tea may be darker in color, but it should still have a proportionate green color. Some lower grades of Shou Mei may be golden in color with a lot of black and red leaves, making a darker brew with more depth. Technically this tea, being a fourth grade tea, is a by-product of Baihao Yinzhen tea production and uses Da Bai or Large White leaves. [show more]

Type:Physical Object

Subject:Oolong tea

Description:Shui Jin Gui (水金龟) is one of Wuyi's four famous tea bushes called Si Da Ming Cong. Shui Jin Gui literally means "golden marine turtle". Other common names are: Golden Turtle or Golden Water Turtle. The tea gives a fresh and fruity aroma and the liquor is pale green. [show more]

Type:Physical Object

Subject:black and oolong tea

Description:Wuyi tea, formerly known by the trade name "Bohea" in English, is a category of black and oolong teas grown in the Wuyi Mountains of northern Fujian, China. The Wuyi region produces a number of well-known teas, including Lapsang souchong and Da Hong Pao. It has historically been one of the major centers of tea production in Fujian province and globally. Both black tea (excluding brick tea) and oolong tea were likely invented in the Wuyi region, which continues to produce both styles today. [show more]

Subject:Traditional Gaiwan of Ming Dynasty.

Description:Gaiwans are made up of saucer, bowl and lid. Gaiwan can be made from a variety different materials, such as porcelain and glass. They are small, in which the capacity is only 100-150 mL.