The Chinese tea ceremony is a traditional method of brewing tea. The process allows the tea drinker to either concentrate on the tea or immerse themselves in thought. #CultureExpress | China Plus Culture

This year, traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China have been officially recognized as intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO. Although Beijing doesn’t produce tea leaves, the city is a place full of tea culture. Maliandao Tea Street, the biggest tea market in Beijing, is a unique Chinese tea street attracting numerous tea lovers and visitors from all over. There are about 1,000 specialized stores where you can buy every type of tea, tea making tools and tea