It covers the world renown Chinese varietals in an approachable, informative manner. Master Fong covers history and tradition, as well as geography, growing and finishing, and the characteristic of the teas. His conversational manner imparts understanding and appreciation, as opposed to just knowledge transfer. It leaves on feeling like you had a personal tasting session, with the Master.
The book pays particular attention to each teas processing and finishing methods, as these are very important to the characteristics of the teas. It is wonderfully illustrated with drawings and photos, and has interesting personal anecdotes interspersed. Practical suggestions about buying, brewing, and drinking these teas makes it a very compelling work.
The Great Teas of China has become one of my go-to reference tomes, and I highly recommend it.
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