The Rise of Tea and Its Global Triumph Tea Drinking in Tang Dynasty Tea’s story begins, as so many civilizational sagas do, in the folds of myth. Chinese legend places its origin with Emperor Shen Nong in 2737 BCE, when a few wild leaves drifted into his pot of boiling water. Whether accident or providence,Continue reading “If Tea Had Stayed Home — II”
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The Magical Mulberry-Part I
O, the mulberry-tree is of trees the queen!Bare long after the rest are green.But as time steals onwards, while none perceives.Slowly she clothes herself with leaves.” -Dinah Maria This one tree, solitary and aloof, stands majestically in my forecourt. Tall and luxuriant, its bright verdure makes the surrounding trees pale in comparison. A much tallerContinue reading “The Magical Mulberry-Part I”
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