Hangzhou – how much meaning does it have for the citizens of “The Divine Region!” I suppose there is no Chinese who doesn’t know about Hangzhou – the country’s most beautiful city (at least, in my opinion). It’s no wonder there is an ancient Chinese saying 天上有天堂，人间有苏杭, which translates as “In sky – there is heaven; on earth – Hangzhou and Suzhou.” And it’s not an exaggeration – for over thousands of years, these two cities have been considered the diamonds of Chinese tourism.

Someone said once that “Tea is a living archeology.” We don’t know a better way to describe this wonderful beverage. Just think of it – we are essentially drinking the same thing that mighty emperors of China drank thousands of years ago, the same drink that Japanese monks used in their sacred ceremonies. Some practices [...]