Useful knowledge, one cup at a time
ChinaTea101 is being built as an English field guide to Chinese tea. Its focus is practical: what you can observe, how to brew, how to describe a cup and what to ask before buying.
Each tea has one profile. That record also powers discovery and comparison tools, so descriptions and recipes stay consistent across the site.
Who is behind ChinaTea101
ChinaTea101 is written and run by Tim Fang, a native Chinese speaker.
The idea behind the site is simple. A huge amount of careful, useful writing about Chinese tea exists — national standards that define how each famous tea is made and graded, geographical-indication rules, brewing and tasting guidance, and centuries of tea culture. Almost all of it is in Chinese. Meanwhile, many people outside China are handed a tin of Chinese tea as a gift, or see a name like Tieguanyin on a shelf, with no clear English explanation of what it is or how to brew it.
I read and organise that Chinese-language material and turn it into clear, practical English guides. I am not a certified tea master, and I don't present tasting opinions as facts: where a claim comes from a standard or an official record, I link to it so you can check it yourself.
Questions or corrections: [email protected].
How the content is made
The Tea Atlas now covers 49 teas across all major families — green, white, yellow, oolong, black, dark, pu'er and scented. Profiles are compiled from Chinese national and industry tea standards, geographical-indication records and reference works, and every published page is fact-checked before it goes live. Where a page cites a public source you can check yourself — a national standard or a government record — it is linked at the bottom of the page. The site keeps growing, and pages are re-reviewed as better sources become available. Read our editorial method to see how we check claims.