Teresa Teng
Teresa Teng was probably one of the most famous singers amongst the Chinese people worldwide. She was known to be very influential and popular Chinese pop singers. She mostly sang romantic ballad and folk songs.
Born in Baojhon, Taiwan, to a Mainland Chinese family from Hebei province, Teresa Teng was educated at Gin ling Girls High School. As a child she would win many awards for singing at school events. She won her first major award at an event held by the Broadcasting Corporation of China. Soon she quit her high school to pursue this talent as a career.
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Ying De Hong
Legends say, that black tea was discovered in China, when a few leaves of tea plant fell in a pot of boiling water. The Emperor enjoyed the taste of the brew, and thus it became a part of everyday life.
This black tea, Ying de Hong is from Yingde, Guangdong province in China, first produced in 1959 mechanically. It is one of the very few black teas to come from this region. It is also called Guangdong Black and Ying Hong. It tastes good and has the aroma of cocoa with a sweet aftertaste. The best variety is Ying Hong Number 9 and it is mostly exported. Some of the quality varieties look similar to Oolong.
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Golden Needle Tea
The people of China have consumed tea for thousands of years. Tea is also used as a medicine in China. However, the very first use of tea is unknown. China is considered to be the birth place of tea. Laozi, a Chinese philosopher portrayed tea as the elixir of life. He described tea as if it were the froth of liquid jade. According to the legend, Laozi was very saddened to see the degradation of society. So he was journeying to the west, towards the unoccupied territories. At the borders of China, he was offered a beverage by a customs inspector called Yin His. This beverage was nothing but tea.
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Golden Monkey Tea
Golden Monkey Tea is a Chinese beverage which has originated from Fujian and Yunnan provinces of China. The Fujian province of China accounts for almost 1/5th of China’s total tea output. This is because Fujian experiences an excellent climate of mild temperatures, lots of rainfall and a mountainous terrain. Fujian is known for tea cultivation for over a hundred years now.
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