Wuyi Mountains 武夷山 The fabled Wuyi Mountains of northern Fujian

Shen Nong 神农 Second of the Three Soveriegns, discoverer of tea and author of the Bencaojing (see below)

Tu 荼 This is what tea used to be called before it became cha 茶

zhenzhu naicha 珍珠奶茶 Boba Milk Tea

Bencaojing 本草经 the Classic of Herbal Medicine (attributed to Shen Nong)

Wang Bao 王褒 Western Han individual involved in a contract for a servant



Emperor Xuan 汉宣帝 Han Emperor Xuan

Wu Lizhen 吴理真 Buddhist Monk credited with the cultivation of tea on Mengding Shan

Mengding shan 蒙顶山 Mountain in Sichuan where tea cultivation began in China

The Shuowen Jiezi 说文解字 Han Dynasty dictionary



Ming 茗 Another name for Tea

Er Ya 尔雅 The first dictionary in China

Guang Ya 广雅 An updated version of the Er Ya

Ba Shu 巴蜀 Ancient state from the Shu Kingdom

Chengdu cai 成都菜 Chengdu style cuisine

Shu Feng Yuan 蜀风园 The Chengdu joint in Rowland Heights preferred by Laszlo

gongcha 贡茶 tribute tea

Sui 隋朝 The Sui Dynasty

Tang 唐朝 The Tang Dyansty

Lu Yu 陆羽 Patron Saint of Tea, prominently featured in History of Tea Part 3

Biancha 边茶 Border tea….tea that was specially processed and packaged for the border peoples of China

chama gudao 茶马古道 the ancient Tea-Horse Road

Chan Buddhism 禪 Zen Buddhism

Lu Tong 卢仝 The great poet and bon vivant

Qi Wan Shi 七碗诗 Lu Tong’s poem Seven Bowls of Tea

Jian ware 建窑 Jian ware

Xing ware 邢窑 Xing ware from Hebei

qīngbái 清白 Unique white porcelain of the Song

chaju 茶具 Tea ware

Song 宋朝 The Song Dynasty

Diancha 点茶 To whisk powdered tea

Doucha 斗茶 A tea contest

Charen 茶人 A “tea person”, someone in love with or expert in tea

Cai Xiang 蔡襄 Great calligrapher and tea expert from the Northern Song

Cha Lu 茶录 the Record of Tea

Su Shi 苏轼 Famous official, man of letters and all around Hometown Hero of Hangzhou

Su Dongpo 苏东坡 Su Shi’s other name

Dongpo Rou 东坡肉 The dish attributed to Su Dongpo. A tasty Hangzhou specialty

K.S. Lo 罗桂祥 Dr. K.S. Lo (1910-1995) Vitasoy Founder and passionate Yixing pottery and ceramics collector

Ming 明朝 Ming Dynasty

Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋 the Hongwu Emperor 洪武帝

Zhu Quan 朱权 Son of Hongwu Emperor, writer of the Cha Pu (different from the Cai Xiang Cha Pu)

Jingdezhen 景德镇 Famous historic city in Jiangxi famous for everything produced from their kilns

Yixing 宜兴 City along Tai Hu in Jiangsu famous for their teapots

Pu Erh 普洱茶 Pu-er tea (written Pu-Er and with an h on the end)



Oolong 乌龙茶 Oolong tea

cha dashi 茶大师 A Tea master

dìjíshìi 地级市 A Prefectural level city….has more authority than other cities their size

Xishuangbanna 西双版纳 City in southern Yunnan



Simao 思茅 Temporary name for Pu’er. Now a district of Pu’er City



zisha 紫砂 Purple clay, main ingredient of Yixing teapots



Qingming Holiday 清明节 also known as Grave-Sweeping Festival, Usually falls on April 4 or 5

Shanzhai 山寨 a metaphor for a low-end copy-cat products and factories that produces fakes

qi zi bing cha 七子饼茶 Seven Sons Tea Cake

cha dao 茶刀 A tea knife

Yìwǔ 易武 City in Yunnan

Yìwū 义乌 City in central Zhejiang, renowned as the center of China’s merchandise wholesale trade



Wuliang 无量山 Mountain area in Yunnan for famous for their Pu-er Tea

Ailao 哀牢山 Mountain area in Yunnan for famous for their Pu-er Tea

Daxue Mountains 大雪山 Mountain area in Yunnan for famous for their Pu-er Tea

Tedian 特点 special point…outstanding characteristic

Sheng Pu’er 生普洱 Raw Pu-er tea that has not ripened yet

Shou Pu’er 熟普洱 Ripe Pu-er tea that has aged naturally over time or spec up through the Wo Dui process

Wodui 渥堆 A process of speeding up the ripening of raw maocha

cha nong 茶农 A tea farmer

sha qing 杀青 To “kill green”. Heat the tea leaves to deactivate the enzymes

rounian 揉捻 The “rolling” of the tea leaves



Maocha 毛茶 Pu-er tea in its raw state. Can be packed at once for sheng pu-er or wòduī processed to speed up the ripening.

Kunming Cha Chang 昆明茶厂 the Kunming Tea Factory

Bingcha 饼茶 A tea cake

Tuocha 沱茶 Bird nest shaped cakes of Pu-er tea in all kinds of sizes

hē xibeifēng 喝西北风 To eat dust. To “drink the northwest wind”

gushu 古树 ancient tree