Spring is an exciting time for all tea lovers, as that’s when the best green teas are picked and hit the market, with the top quality ones, extremely rare teas auctioned at dizzyingly high prices. Not many in the West know, though, that China produces an even more delicate, unprocessed and nourishing variety of tea: White Tea.
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Chengdu is a fantastic destination for families. It’s the capital of Sichuan province and home to spicy food, night markets and hot pot. Culture seekers will want to head to a nearby mountain for its Daoist temple where you can learn about fortune telling, alchemy, meditation, and even get to meet a monk and accompany him on his daily routine. For history lovers the Sanxingdui archeological site is not to be missed. » Read more »
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Shanghai is home to 23 million people – imagine the entire population of Australia (plus a few more) crammed onto a tiny corner of the Yangtze River Delta. It will come as no surprise that this population density brings with it enormous environmental challenges such as those we have become used to reading about in the media.
Fewer people are aware of the city’s growing sense of environmental awareness and conscience, » Read more »
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