Ep. 140-6 | Camellia sinensis, Superstar
Just like rock n'roll after Elvis, tea starts to rapidly develop. This episode we'll look at the tea poet Lu Tong and the earliest renowned styles of tea ware.
Ep. 140-5 | The Classic of Tea
It wasn't a very long book but it certainly was consequential. This time we'll look at the granddaddy of all tea treatises (and there were a lot of them that followed).
Ep. 140-4 | The Sage of Tea
This time we look at the great Lu Yu and all that he did to improve the people's understanding and enjoyment of tea.
Ep. 140-3 | Tea Hits the Big Time
The development of Chinese civilizations starts to pick up the pace in the Sui and Tang dynasties. The same went with the taste of tea.
Ep. 140-2 | Tea, A Bitter Brew in Bronze Age China
The story of tea continues during China's Bronze Age which included the Shang and Zhou Dynasties.
Ep. 140-1 | Tea’s Ancient Beginnings
Welcome to Part 1 of our new series looking at the History of Tea. Get ready for a long ride cause we have a lot to go through with this popular beverage.