A visit to Dr Tea

Sunday, 20 September

We were brought to a government-sponsored teashop, "Dr Tea" at this address:

No. 1 Min zu yuan Road
Chao yang District
Beijing
Fax: 010-82077030

There we were seated like little children for a lesson in tea making by a young lady.

We also sampled the different variety of tea they carry in their shop. There is the Jasmine, Golden Green Tea, Oolong tea called, Litchi Tea, and Pu’er tea. The Pu'er was shown to us in cake form and they claimed that it has been aged for 18 years.

And that is why I had the address of Dr Tea posted here. Purchasers of a box of Pu'er which consist of 8 pieces can return one piece 3 years later for a box of 8 of the same. It seems that because of the humidity in Malaysia, 3 years of storage is equivalent to 5 years in China.

That sounds like a good investment if you are willing to part with RMB4000 for a box which comes with a certificate of authenticity.