https://laolv.orgA quiet place to writeenThu, 22 Oct 2026 03:15:32 +0800https://laolv.org/en/ai.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/ai.htmlLessons Learned After more than two months, burning billions of tokens, taking some detours, I have some insights, but at least most of those billions of tokens were wasted. Experience and Insights Without further ado, I'll list my insights directly. Clear Goal For example, if you want to build a website, you must first have a clear goal. If the goal is not clear, take the time to think it through yourself, or discuss with AI. You can talk to multiple AIs, from different angles, let AI ask you qThu, 10 Sep 2026 12:55:38 +0800https://laolv.org/en/privacy-policy.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/privacy-policy.htmlPrivacy Policy Who we are Our website address is: https://laolv.org. Comments When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comment form, together with the visitor's IP address and browser User-Agent string, to help detect spam comments. Media If you upload images to this website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to this website can download and extract location data from images on this website. Cookies When you leave a comment oFri, 04 Sep 2026 04:17:21 +0800https://laolv.org/en/links.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/links.htmlFriend Links Welcome to exchange links (you can edit the list here). Link List To be addedFri, 04 Sep 2026 02:52:05 +0800https://laolv.org/en/about.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/about.htmlWelcome to my tea life — let's taste and drink tea together! I am Lao Lü. In 2003 I opened my personal website netbei.com; in 2004 I began preparing codepub.com; in 2008 I founded 51 Puer Net; in 2012 I made the Zhongmu brand of pu-erh; in 2015 I started the crowdfunded-tea project; in 2017 I founded Houyue Ancient Tea; and at the end of 2018 I co-founded Dehong Ancient Tea… These days there are so many platforms — WeChat, official accounts, Toutiao, QQ Space, Baijiahao — that I hardly know wherMon, 31 Aug 2026 16:50:34 +0800https://laolv.org/en/windows11.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/windows11.htmlUnexpectedly, helping someone install a DELL laptop, dealing with a local account login and an activation issue, took more than ten minutes. All sorted from the internet, recorded here. Choosing local account login during installation. Microsoft's tightening of Windows 11 account policy has sparked controversy, with even the Pro version forcing Microsoft account binding, claiming to enhance cross-device experience and security verification, but actually including ad push and data collection. UseMon, 24 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/laolv-blog-v3.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/laolv-blog-v3.htmlWelcome to Old Lu's Third Version This time, the blog system is a completely free and open-source multilingual blog system developed by Old Lu using AI: YeCha.org. Welcome to download and use it! YeCha Official Website: https://yecha.org/ Introduction to YeCha YeCha is an open-source blog and content management system built purely with PHP MySQL—no framework, no Node, no Redis. A single PHP process can run the entire site. Markdown authoring, multilingual support, plugin and theme cloud marketplWed, 19 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/recently-busy-things.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/recently-busy-things.htmlRipe tea fermentation is something I'm learning from others. This time I completely emptied my mind and started from scratch, learning fermentation bit by bit from others. Our previous fermented tea was very good, but there was a big problem: it couldn't be sold immediately and needed to be aged for a few years. Given the current economic situation, we can't afford to do that. Now we need to solve this problem. Fermenting ripe tea requires constant attention, so I used this time to tinker with wTue, 18 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/xuecha-org.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/xuecha-org.htmlWebsite Address https://xuecha.org/ What is the original intention of making this website? I am Old Lu, let me talk about why I made this site. Already have some tea writings Since 2015, when I formed my own understanding of tea, I started writing some tea-related texts. Up to now, I have written many articles, but there is no systematic article on teaching people to learn tea. Repeated explanations are many Over the past decade or so, we have produced many tea products. In the promotion processMon, 09 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/is-he-a-charlatan-in-the-tea-industry.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/is-he-a-charlatan-in-the-tea-industry.htmlEver since I started studying tea, I often hear people calling me a charlatan, and I just laugh it off. Recently, after several intense discussions with tea friends on similar topics, I suddenly felt the urge to write a short piece to explore this matter. Tea Needs to Be Viewed Dialectically. Is Tea Cold or Warm in Nature? New tea is cold, aged tea removes dampness, so would you say tea is cold or warm? "New tea can have its cold nature removed (or 'reduced') through certain processes, mainly inSat, 31 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/deepseek-does-indeed-understand-chinese-better.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/deepseek-does-indeed-understand-chinese-better.htmlAll the text on laolv.org is original, but the previous WordPress theme didn't have SEO features, and I didn't pay much attention to it. Recently, I switched to a new theme that comes with SEO features, which simply add keywords and descriptions. I was too lazy to do it myself, so I used AI to generate these items. I found that DeepSeek understands Chinese better. Let me show you a comparison directly. Both are results for this page: /biographies-of-tea-masters-1.html, you can compare them. ThisMon, 26 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/tea-leaves-can-no-longer-be-ground-into-powder-like-coffee-beans.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/tea-leaves-can-no-longer-be-ground-into-powder-like-coffee-beans.htmlI often browse Zhihu and find many questions like this. I've answered them, and I'll also post it here with slight modifications. There is a way to directly drink (eat) tea leaves themselves For example, matcha is Japan's "national tea," but remember, matcha also originated from China. There are many other ways to eat tea Make tea into dishes. In Taiwan, there is a tea-themed restaurant with over a hundred dishes, each containing tea; Tea scrambled eggs, which I must order when I go to LaobanzhaFri, 23 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/tea-companies-in-an-instant.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/tea-companies-in-an-instant.htmlWritten on my phone before, a short story, posted on QQ Space, now seeing it, I feel it fits today's tea industry even better. It's still interesting, so I'll move it to the blog. Recently, in a tea company, the brand manager reported to the boss: "Look, what do you think of this strategic reserve brand? Or do you have any brand suggestions?" The boss casually replied: "Survive." Manager: "I'll go check if the brand 'Survive' can be registered." ... The boss didn't say anything, the manager didnWed, 21 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/lets-talk-about-tea-making-from-white-tea.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/lets-talk-about-tea-making-from-white-tea.htmlWhite tea should be relatively difficult to make well. According to my strict view, most white tea on the market is not suitable for immediate drinking. Some radicals even reject the white tea category altogether, and they have their reasons. I started making white tea in 2017 and have produced over ten tons since then. I've made high-end and low-end versions, and among the four major tea types (raw, ripe, red, white), white tea has almost no inventory, which seems successful from a market perspWed, 21 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/cha-wiki-qq-qun.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/cha-wiki-qq-qun.htmlLaunched a new site, cha.wiki, offering online reading and downloads of tea and Chinese classics books. I will do my best to organize relevant books, and you are also welcome to share good books with me, provided they have no copyright disputes, thank you! For future discussions on this topic, I have opened a QQ group. Welcome to scan the QR code in the image below to join.Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/td-tea-forum-notes.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/td-tea-forum-notes.htmlAugust 10, 2026 Saw the Lume program, felt very thoughtful, it's a particularly lightweight forum program, so restarted the tea forum, domain changed to: https://chake.org/ Teadown closed in May. Too much spam. Discuz has too many users, all auto-registering and auto-posting, management cost is too high. January 10, 2026 Recently used Discuz to make a tea forum, teadown.com, welcome to exchange! The first time I used Discuz was around 2004, 22 years have passed, and I've come back around... Let Sat, 10 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/laolv-website.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/laolv-website.htmlPreviously called Old Lv Talks Tea, now with new domain laolv.org, renamed simply Old Lv. Using WordPress system, original Typecho hasn't been updated for too long, worried about security, so follow the crowd. If you have questions, please leave me a message online. LiteSpeed Cache exception rules: Administrator Editor /wp-admin/ Footer file modification backup: echo ' ' . kratos_option('s_copyright', 'COPYRIGHT © ' . 2019-wp_date('Y') . ' ' . get_bloginfo('name') . '. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.') . 'Mon, 05 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/chinese-tea-cultures.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/chinese-tea-cultures.htmlYunnan, a colorful land in southwest China, boasts a profound cultural heritage, unique customs of its diverse ethnic groups, and magnificent natural scenery, making it a breathtakingly beautiful landscape. Tea, an ancient beverage originating from China, is renowned worldwide for its unique aroma and rich cultural heritage. Tea is not just a thirst-quenching beverage, but also a vivid footnote to thousands of years of Chinese culture.Sun, 04 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/wordpress-time-zone.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/wordpress-time-zone.htmlPHP's default timezone is modified by the date_default_timezone_set() function after WordPress loads, which can affect the correct calculation of dates and times. This is mainly caused by the timezone mismatch of the host where WordPress is located, or the host time is incorrect! Incorrect time will affect the posting time of WordPress articles, indirectly affecting SEO to some extent. After searching, there are a bunch of solutions: modify the PHP timezone, in the PHP configuration file, changeWed, 31 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/deepseek-has-compiled-tea-themed-video-topics-and-content.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/deepseek-has-compiled-tea-themed-video-topics-and-content.htmlI recently had the idea of making videos again. Previously, it was 'Lao Lü Talks Tea', which was the video content following the 'Tea on Paper' articles. My tea content output mainly consists of several series: 'Biographies of Tea People', 'Tea on Paper', and 'Lao Lü Talks Tea'. This time for videos, I want to start a new series called 'Lao Lü Healthy Tea'. If you're interested, you can follow in advance. The video content for 'Lao Lü Talks Tea' was a topic directory I manually organized. I'm noMon, 22 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/how-to-drink-tea-healthily.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/how-to-drink-tea-healthily.htmlFirst, memorize the tea-drinking mnemonic I spent months compiling: First, memorize the tea-drinking mnemonic I spent months compiling: Prefer warm over hot; prefer fermented over raw; Prefer aged over new; prefer fully ripened over under-ripe; Prefer early over late; prefer tea snacks over drinking alone; Prefer light over strong; prefer moderate over excessive. Spending months doesn't mean the content is difficult; it's to make these lines symmetrical and memorable, so I revised several versioSat, 20 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/traditional-chinese-medicines-guide-to-health-preservation-based-on-nine-body-constitutions.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/traditional-chinese-medicines-guide-to-health-preservation-based-on-nine-body-constitutions.htmlTraditional Chinese Medicine Guide to Nine Body Constitutions: Which One Are You? No matter when, health preservation is always an important matter. Understanding your own constitution can help you better regulate your body. Below, let's discuss the nine constitutions in Traditional Chinese Medicine and how to preserve health according to your constitution. Yang Deficiency Constitution Constitutional characteristics: Cold hands and feet, diarrhea after eating cold foods, loose muscles, sparse haWed, 17 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/the-difference-between-oriental-tea-leaves-and-whole-leaf-tea.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/the-difference-between-oriental-tea-leaves-and-whole-leaf-tea.htmlPeople often discuss with me the issue of Oriental Leaf and whole leaf tea, worrying that whole leaf tea has no future, saying that Oriental Leaf has no additives, is also a pure tea beverage made from original tea leaves, and tastes good, etc... Today I write a short article to share my views. Comparison of consumption between Oriental Leaf and traditional whole leaf tea. I found that the Oriental Leaf Black Oolong flavor directly indicates the amount of tea added (>3g/L). Let's estimate how muSun, 24 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/drinkable-healthy-tea.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/drinkable-healthy-tea.html1. Prequel! In 2017, Houyue crowdfunded a tea, the first generation of fully fermented and fully processed tea, the Crowdfunding Eight Menghai Ancient Rhyme Raw Tea. At the time, I gave this tea to many peers to drink, and most commented that it was "ruined, Pu'er is not made this way," with many expressing regret. But this tea sold particularly well, and the response was very good. Tea friends don't care about your school of thought; if it's tasty and can be drunk in quantity, it's a good tea. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/drinking-tea-is-a-process-of-improving-ones-aesthetic-sense.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/drinking-tea-is-a-process-of-improving-ones-aesthetic-sense.htmlFor some reasons, I have been very anxious these years, but I understand tea better and make tea better. Do you know why? Because of aesthetics, I found the ultimate solution for tea. Aesthetics is not only suitable for tea, but also for wine, aged tangerine peel, and everything that satisfies our palate. Before 2015, I didn't drink much alcohol, thinking it was the most unnecessary thing in the world, with stimulating taste and physical effects, and it emboldened cowards, making people impulsivTue, 22 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/what-is-high-end-tea.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/what-is-high-end-tea.htmlSince 2015, we have been emphasizing forest tea, and Houyue's slogan is 'Big tree tea from the forest'. I believe many crowdfunding tea partners know this. What's good about forest tea? It's the ecology! This is why in my article 'Good Tea Formula', I attribute 90% of the importance to raw materials; raw materials are mainly about ecology. With ecology guaranteed, tree age matters less; whether it's ancient tree tea is not that important. Of course, under the same ecology, ancient trees do tasteSun, 20 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/the-challenges-and-opportunities-of-excessive-traffic-in-the-tea-industry.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/the-challenges-and-opportunities-of-excessive-traffic-in-the-tea-industry.htmlThis is the thirty-fourth article in my "Tea Talk on Paper" series. Click to read more articles from the series. In recent years, the tea industry (mainly referring to Yunnan tea, especially Pu'er tea, as below) has shown a declining trend. The performance of traditional tea enterprises, tea shops, tea houses, clubs, tea-focused individuals, and tea farmers has mostly decreased significantly, with some even not opening for half a year. A few years ago, it was hard to find a shop in several tea mThu, 29 May 2025 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/the-ecological-beauty-of-ancient-tea-trees-in-yunnan.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/the-ecological-beauty-of-ancient-tea-trees-in-yunnan.htmlNote: This is a record made in 2022 for tea talks, which has been kept as a draft for going out to talk about tea. In recent years, there has been no place to go to talk about tea. If I don't publish it again, the ink will fade. I won't revise it, just publish it directly and put it in the series of 'Tea Talk on Paper'. This is the thirty-third article in my Tea Talk on Paper series. Click to read more Tea Talk on Paper articles. I am Lü Jianfeng. In 2008, I founded 51 Pu'er Net, which was doingSat, 17 May 2025 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/laolv-random-thoughts-part4.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/laolv-random-thoughts-part4.htmlOld Lü's Tea Musings, Part Four 20250515 What does tea that has been fully and thoroughly "kill-green" processed look like? As usual, let's use young raw tea (shengcha) as an example. 1. Liquor color. Under normal brewing, the liquor leans yellow or white—tea from forested areas tends more toward white. Heavily steeped liquor is mainly yellow. Conversely, if red dominates, it means the tea hasn't been fully processed. 2. Aroma. Floral and woody notes, such as orchid undertones with a woody base,Fri, 16 May 2025 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/laolv-random-thoughts-part3.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/laolv-random-thoughts-part3.htmlOld Lv's Tea Talk Fragments III 20250514 What are the characteristics of tea leaves that have not been fully kill-green? 1. Smell. The soup has leaf aroma, grassy aroma, that is a big green smell, not cooked; bean aroma, burnt aroma appear, most not cooked, tea that is raw inside but burnt outside also harms people; 2. Look. Heavy steeping to see the soup color, if the soup color is mainly reddish, not cooked; tea stems red also not cooked. Speaking of this, argumentative people will say, then aThu, 15 May 2025 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/laolv-random-thoughts-part2.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/laolv-random-thoughts-part2.html20250510 Old Lv's Tea Talk Part 2 Taking raw tea as an example, tea leaf fixation can be roughly divided into three schools. Traditional school. In fact, the traditional school only has a history of about 30 years. Those claiming to use ancient methods are actually quite new, only about 30 years old. Saying this is just to sell tea, just like a thirty-something young person whose ancestors were farmers, and going back dozens of generations, no one made tea. But once this thirty-something young pSat, 10 May 2025 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/laolv-random-thoughts-part1.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/laolv-random-thoughts-part1.htmlRaw tea can be made ripe, and new tea can be non-cold in nature. This is not difficult at all. What is difficult is the cognition of tea makers and whether the market accepts it. The market has hijacked the craftsmanship of most tea farmers and merchants: they don't fully process the tea. These raw teas that need aging, due to market pressure, can't wait to age and are rushed to market. The process is not complete, and the results can be imagined. Many tea friends who drink raw tea dare not drinSat, 10 May 2025 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/a-who-sells-tea-via-live-streaming.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/a-who-sells-tea-via-live-streaming.htmlRumors say that before A came to Menghai to chase his dream, he was broadcasting jade in Ruili and made a fortune. Hearing that selling Pu'er tea via live stream was even more profitable, he arrived in Menghai in style with several luxury cars and a team of over a dozen people. First, he organized supply sources. He put on airs, was generous in treating guests to good food and wine, and within a few days, he got to know a large number of tea farmers and tea merchants. At dinner tables, tea tableSun, 18 Aug 2024 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/a-story-about-dehong-ancient-tea.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/a-story-about-dehong-ancient-tea.htmlDehong Ancient Tea shares were transferred out yesterday. This article serves as a summary. Since many people and events are involved, I will not record them truthfully but tell a story instead. This story can be taken personally, used as evidence for criticism, condemnation, or abuse against me, but not as factual basis for a lawsuit. If you understand, read on; if not, don't ask me, I'll retort. The story begins! This is a world of tea, with various powers standing tall. Castles, towns, and evFri, 09 Aug 2024 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/a-guide-to-enjoying-tea-for-a-comfortable-body.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/a-guide-to-enjoying-tea-for-a-comfortable-body.htmlThis is the thirty-second article in my "Tea Talk on Paper" series. Click to read more articles from "Tea Talk on Paper". This article is full of experience, my personal feelings and perceptions, no data. "Scientific tea drinkers" please exit reading promptly! A tea that makes the body comfortable should have a comfortable taste, smooth body sensation, and a lingering aftertaste. Many times, when I drink tea, I don't pay much attention to the taste; I focus on the overall feeling of the tea. OftWed, 17 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/make-a-tea-that-makes-your-body-feel-comfortable.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/make-a-tea-that-makes-your-body-feel-comfortable.htmlThis is the thirty-first article in my "Tea on Paper" series. Click to read more "Tea on Paper" articles. 1. Original Aspiration. Make tea that feels good for the body! In one sentence, this is what I have been striving for over the past eight years. If expressed in three sentences, it is roughly like this: 1. Make tea with low stimulation and mild taste; 2. Make tea that is not dampening to the body, low dampness, or warm in nature; 3. Make tea with smooth body sensation and good activity. ThisWed, 10 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/zijizhunaicha.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/zijizhunaicha.htmlHow to make red milk tea. Suppose you want to make a 750ml cup of red milk tea, prepare 10g of Yunnan black tea, 10g of yellow rock sugar, and 250ml of milk. Brew the tea. Steep the black tea heavily to get 500ml of strong black tea. Add milk and yellow rock sugar. Stir with an egg beater for 1 minute, or keep stirring and beating with a teaspoon for five minutes. Please enter image description.Mon, 27 May 2024 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/what-tea-should-young-people-drink.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/what-tea-should-young-people-drink.htmlThis is my answer to a question on Zhihu: "What tea should young people drink?" It is somewhat representative, so I have placed it on the "Lao Lü Talks Tea" webpage. Youth is reckless, using tea as wine, singing and walking into the forest. I made up this doggerel on the spot. I think young people should sing with wine, ponder life's brevity, should leave on a whim and roam the mountains, and should use clear tea as wine to comfort close friends. Young people can drink any tea they like, includiSun, 05 Nov 2023 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/typecho-blog-application-usage-log.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/typecho-blog-application-usage-log.htmlTypecho 1.3 article sorting issue By default, articles are sorted in descending order by creation time. To change to ascending order, you need to modify Open the Archive.php file in the var/Widget/ path, and find around line 688: $select->order('table.contents.created', Db::SORT_DESC) This sorts by article creation time in descending order. If we want to change to other sorting methods, replace it with the following code. Sort by article creation time in ascending order $select->order('table.conSun, 05 Nov 2023 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/another-case-of-counterfeit-aged-tea.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/another-case-of-counterfeit-aged-tea.htmlUnscrupulous merchants fabricate Pu'er tea history, and claim originality | Teacher Yang Kai's Moments: This Qiu Jirui is openly faking it! Just like some Taiwanese masters ten years ago, they say it's a certain vintage Pu'er tea, and it's that vintage. You pay a sky-high price to buy the tea, and then these masters turn around and give you a comment: rich but stupid! Figure 1 is Teacher Yang's Moments post, Figure 2 is the fraudulent article. Figure 2: If interested, you can search the relevantSat, 28 Oct 2023 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/ai-generated-travel-guide-for-tea-plantations.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/ai-generated-travel-guide-for-tea-plantations.htmlThe questions asked were: Please help me write a 7-day, 6-night travel guide for the Xishuangbanna tea mountains, including visits to famous tea mountains. Tested three AIs: Baidu AI, ChatGPT 3.5, and ChatGPT 4.0. Baidu AI has a long way to go; ChatGPT 4.0 is much more practical. Aside This image was drawn using Baidu AI. The prompt requested ancient tree tea gardens, but this is what it produced. Baidu AI really has a long way to go. 1. Baidu AI: Currently Not Very Practical Baidu AI mixed in mSat, 21 Oct 2023 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/beware-of-fake-aged-tea.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/beware-of-fake-aged-tea.htmlRecently, fake aged tea is rampant. One type of fake aged raw tea has these characteristics: The soup is not delicate or refreshing enough. It is weak and thin. The flavor drops off quickly. It lacks a sense of high quality. The dry leaves are shiny black, which is abnormal. Supplement on January 18, 2026: 99% of the aged tea in a certain Li SCC's live stream is fake. This conclusion was reached by me and several peers who deal in aged tea, i.e., professionals. It is really terrifying; he is a tThu, 19 Oct 2023 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/three-stages-of-tea-drinking.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/three-stages-of-tea-drinking.htmlPreviously, I made three videos about the three stages of drinking tea, with links at the bottom. Now I have new insights, so I'll add a simple written version. 1. Tea is just tea. Tea is for drinking. If you like green tea, brew it in a large cup, or use a gaiwan or pot. One gaiwan, one pot, buy a few liang of tea leaves whenever you like. If you like it, buy more; if not, switch to another tea next time. If you like drinking Pu'er, know how to pry the tea, brew with a gaiwan, and distinguish rMon, 16 Oct 2023 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/how-can-beginners-quickly-learn-about-puer-tea.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/how-can-beginners-quickly-learn-about-puer-tea.htmlSample Widely Look for high, medium, and low-end options Gather dozens or even hundreds of types Cover over a dozen brands Taste them all Find the teas you like Don't listen to others What you like at this stage is definitely suitable for you After Finding Them Summarize key flavor characteristics Such as sweetness, returning sweetness, smoothness, comfortable body sensation, etc. Based on these keywords, communicate with merchants and fellow tea enthusiasts Purchase or ask for tea samples PersiMon, 16 Oct 2023 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/how-to-become-a-tea-expert.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/how-to-become-a-tea-expert.htmlMy answer on Zhihu, sharing it here! First of all, I am not an expert myself, nor do I want to become one. I just want to be a good tea merchant, but I do have some say in becoming a tea expert. Read, Listen, and Watch You should read more basic books, then based on your interests, read widely, and read articles and watch videos by other experts. You should be familiar with professional terminology and clearly understand some historical and industry backgrounds. Travel More After having a certaiSun, 08 May 2022 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/lao-ban-zhang-is-falling-from-its-pedestal.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/lao-ban-zhang-is-falling-from-its-pedestal.htmlThis is the thirtieth article in my "Tea Talk on Paper" series. Click to read more "Tea Talk on Paper" articles. I still remember the first time I drank Laobanzhang: the taste was clear and sweet, the soup was full-bodied, the aroma had an orchid base, and the aftertaste was long-lasting. I was amazed by this tea. In recent years, I have been intermittently guarding and harvesting Laobanzhang, but I increasingly cannot find that feeling. Of course, business is business, and I still made some purFri, 06 May 2022 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/tea-themed-limericks-for-qingming-festival.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/tea-themed-limericks-for-qingming-festival.htmlSince I started preparing the poster copy for Houyue Tea, I often compose doggerel. Here's one for Qingming first. A pot of fragrant tea intoxicates this life, two lines of clear tears recall the ancestorsFri, 25 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/what-are-the-advantages-of-ancient-tree-tea.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/what-are-the-advantages-of-ancient-tree-tea.htmlSimple version~ I'll write a detailed one when I have the chance. First, these ancient tea trees grow in deep mountains at high altitudes. There might have been ancient tea trees near low-altitude cities before, but they were cut down during development. These ancient tea trees in the deep mountains are gifts of nature; only with good ecology can good tea be produced. Second, these trees are large with deep roots and lush leaves, so the quality of the tea is much better than that from small tea Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/sgs-test-report-for-orchid-white.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/sgs-test-report-for-orchid-white.html▼ Click to view and download the SGS test report for Youlan Ancient White Tea Houyue Youlan Ancient White Tea SGS Test Report Houyue, born for crowdfunding, has always put health and safety first since the launch of its first crowdfunded tea product "Liushan Bing" in 2015. Of course, "putting first" is not just lip service. We adhere to a serious and responsible attitude towards our crowdfunding partners. We randomly selected one cake of Houyue's 14th product, Youlan Ancient White Tea, and sent Tue, 01 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/recommended-tea-books.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/recommended-tea-books.htmlThis is shared by a friend on Zhihu, original link: https://www.zhihu.com/question/30341078/answer/679068099 1. Collection of Ancient Chinese Tea Books Edited by Zhu Zizhen, Shen Dongmei, and Zeng Qin. A nearly 1000-page thick book that collects all tea books from successive dynasties, divided into four periods: Tang and Five Dynasties, Song and Yuan, Ming, and Qing. It provides full transcriptions with detailed proofreading and annotations. It integrates nearly 120 kinds, serving as a comprehenSat, 12 Feb 2022 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/greasy-tea-mans-doggerel.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/greasy-tea-mans-doggerel.htmlTwo doggerel poems about oily tea enthusiasts during the Spring Festival! Young Oily Tea Enthusiast Dressed in tea attire, Hair black as ink, Hands fingering wooden beads, Tea room must have incense. Middle-aged Oily Tea Enthusiast Often wears Zhongshan suit, Temples show white frost, Always in cloth shoes, Hands twirling wooden beads.Sat, 12 Feb 2022 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/tea-learning-recommendations-videos-and-books.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/tea-learning-recommendations-videos-and-books.htmlVideos "Tea: The Story of a Leaf" It is a documentary exploring world tea culture directed by Wang Chongxiao. The documentary "Tea" is divided into six parts, each 50 minutes long, presenting the story of tea from perspectives such as types, history, dissemination, and production. The themes of the six episodes are "The Warmth of Land and Hands," "The End of the Road," "The Matter of Boiling Water and Brewing Tea," "Time Stops for Tea," "Hometown, Other Places," and "A Bowl of Tea Soup Reveals HSat, 29 Jan 2022 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/lcpf.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/lcpf.htmlName: Lao Lv Tea Scoring System Subtitle: "Sweet, Fragrant, Taste, Charm, Liveliness" Five-Factor Scoring System Abbreviation: LCPF Applicable Tea: Six Major Tea Categories Copyright Owner: Lv Jianfeng Phone: 13908842493 Total Score: 100 points, suggested passing score 60, excellent 80. Version: 0.1, Updated: 2021.11.13 Lao Lv Tea Scoring System PDF Download: Lao Lv Tea Scoring System Scoring System Screenshot:Mon, 15 Nov 2021 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/xiao-si-biographies-of-tea-masters.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/xiao-si-biographies-of-tea-masters.htmlIn 2008, I started making tea. Xiao Si is a friend I've known for many years, and our relationship is neither good nor bad. After hearing that I was making tea, he often came to drink tea with me. After a few sessions, he told me he really liked Pu'er and brewed it at home every day, unable to go without it. At that time, I gave him quite a lot of tea, and I guess most of what he drank was from me. "I heard Teacher L has a good tea called XXX tea; have you tried it?" In the spring of 2011, at mySun, 12 Sep 2021 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/the-secretarys-tea-biographies-of-tea-masters.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/the-secretarys-tea-biographies-of-tea-masters.htmlThe Secretary's Tea Tea Masters Biographies (29) The secretary who was on a business trip returned and arranged for his assistant to invite everyone for tea. Everyone arrived at the secretary's office around the same time. The secretary was brewing tea, and the assistant was busy fetching water, setting cups, and moving stools, while introducing: "You're in for a treat; the tea is the best ancient tree single-plant tea from Yunnan that the secretary bought." The secretary saw everyone seated andSat, 11 Sep 2021 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/tea-masters-biographies-tea-putty.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/tea-masters-biographies-tea-putty.htmlBiographies of Tea Masters (28) A is a northerner, around fifty years old, not in the tea business, but has been drinking tea for many years. He is a seasoned tea addict and a well-known aged Pu'er tea connoisseur in his northern city. A group of people surround A, learning tea from him. This time, A was entrusted by several tea friends, carrying over 300,000 yuan, to come to Menghai to make pure old tree tea from Laobanzhang. A arrived a few days early, as the old tree tea in Laobanzhang had noSat, 11 Sep 2021 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/biographies-of-tea-masters-table-of-contents.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/biographies-of-tea-masters-table-of-contents.htmlTea Masters Biographies is my original series of short articles about tea industry figures. Reproduction is prohibited! I am Lv Jianfeng. Tea Masters Biographies is a collection of short biographies. I have completed the twenty-six letters, and the subsequent Tea Masters Biographies are planned to be numbered. The twenty-six letters series: "Talking About Tea on Paper" No. 22: Tea Masters Biographies ① "Talking About Tea on Paper" No. 26: Tea Masters Biographies ② "Talking About Tea on Paper" NoSat, 11 Sep 2021 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/biographies-of-tea-masters-and-tea-farmers.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/biographies-of-tea-masters-and-tea-farmers.htmlBiographies of Tea Masters (27) A is a tea farmer in an important tea village in a renowned tea region of Menghai. The first time I went to find A, I took a small bus, then a hand tractor, and finally A arranged for someone to give me a ride on a motorcycle to his home. That day A invited us to dinner. The room was dimly lit and smoky. A had about ten people as company, but only cooked four dishes, though several cases of beer were served. I didn't drink, finished my rice in a few minutes, and dSat, 11 Sep 2021 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/biographies-of-tea-masters-3.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/biographies-of-tea-masters-3.htmlThis is the twenty-ninth article in my "Tea Talk on Paper" series, and the third in the Biographies of Tea Masters series. The biographies are short profiles; I've completed the twenty-six letters, and future installments will be numbered. Stay tuned. Here are the previous two articles: "Tea Talk on Paper" No. 22: Biographies of Tea Masters ① "Tea Talk on Paper" No. 26: Biographies of Tea Masters ② Main text begins! Biography S S has been making tea for over ten years, has some reputation, and iSat, 11 Sep 2021 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/wokanshikunmu.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/wokanshikunmu.htmlMaster Shi's image, from Baidu. I've been spending more time on Zhihu lately; this is my answer there, might as well repost it here. Master Shi, his fans like to call Shi Kunmu 'Master', let's call him that for now. Master Shi does have some skills, here's how I see him. As a businessman: very qualified, diligent, self-researching, publishing books, selling tea, putting on airs, touting himself everywhere, with his own set of rhetoric. He is truly a model businessman. As a fellow businessman, I Sat, 03 Oct 2020 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/poetry-suitable-for-tea-shops.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/poetry-suitable-for-tea-shops.htmlShort Passages Tang Lu Tong's "Seven Bowls of Tea Poem" One bowl moistens throat and lips, Two bowls break solitary gloom. Three bowls search the empty intestines, Only five thousand volumes of words. Four bowls breaks into light sweat, All life's grievances scatter through pores. Five bowls clears muscles and bones, Six bowls connects to immortals. Seven bowls cannot be drunk, Only feel a refreshing breeze under the armpits. "One to Seven Character Poem: Tea" (Tang) Yuan Zhen Tea. Fragrant leavWed, 09 Sep 2020 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/there-is-no-good-or-bad-tea-the-one-that-suits-your-taste-is-the-most-precious.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/there-is-no-good-or-bad-tea-the-one-that-suits-your-taste-is-the-most-precious.htmlI really dislike this kind of wishy-washy saying! Tea absolutely has good and bad quality, and the biggest indicator is price. If there were no differences in quality, how could there be sky-high priced teas? Why would people personally travel to tea mountains to watch over the picking, processing, and sun-drying, and finally pack the tea themselves to bring home... Take myself as an example: I started the e-commerce site 51pur.com in 2008, and until 2013, I didn't really understand tea. Back thMon, 31 Aug 2020 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/the-first-terrace-tea-will-be-launched-the-following-month.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/the-first-terrace-tea-will-be-launched-the-following-month.html357g, raw tea, retail price: 159 yuan/cake Pre-sale starts now! Please contact the Houyue partners/shareholders who shared this on WeChat Moments. Why make terrace tea? In the tea industry where ancient tree tea is everywhere, terrace tea has been looked down upon. Actually, terrace tea can also be good! Terrace is a method of tea garden planting and management, with high yield, effective management, and guaranteed quality. Many in the tea industry use terrace tea as raw material, but they are uFri, 01 May 2020 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/random-talk-with-the-old-class.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/random-talk-with-the-old-class.htmlThe dying Lao Ban Zhang tea king tree A and B met, both loved Yunnan ancient tree tea, both were writers. They met in Jinghong Gaozhuang, asked each other why they came, A said to go to Lao Ban Zhang to buy tea, staying in Jinghong for one night, B said passing by Jinghong to go to Yiwu to find tea. Both A and B disdained each other's choice. A said he liked Lao Ban Zhang's simplicity and original ecology. B directly retorted. B: The shady path you think of is actually already bustling with trafFri, 01 May 2020 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/crowdfunding-dream-road.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/crowdfunding-dream-road.htmlThis article is excerpted from the crowdfunding plan for the eighth tea of Houyue on December 5, 2017! The Road of Dreams, Words Before Crowdfunding: Crowdfunding tea is a path that can go far, if we persist, adhere to excellent quality and affordable prices, adhere to integrity, adhere to the direction explored through countless difficulties, and this increasingly clear and vibrant dream. Up to now, Houyue crowdfunding has reached its eighth product, and it is also my ninth year in tea making. Tue, 06 Aug 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/6-grams-of-forest.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/6-grams-of-forest.htmlOriginal: Text by Zhuguan Guanzhu 1.webp In the bustling streets, the noise is like the sea, but it is not as good as the forest sea of the mountains. Even walking alone, one will not feel lonely. The sound of wind blowing through the forest, the sound of falling leaves, the sound of Duoyi fruit falling, are all long-lost, familiar, and cordial gifts, capable of stirring waves and inexplicable beauty in our gradually barren hearts. That is the gift we have always been pursuing, though distant, wMon, 29 Jul 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/tea-masters-biographies-u.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/tea-masters-biographies-u.htmlTea People Biographies U In the spring of 2012, in Mahei Village, Yiwu, Mr. Li from Kunming dropped by tea farmer U's home. U was very hospitable, brewing tea and cooking meals. After tasting U's freshly sun-dried ancient tree tea, Li found it satisfactory and the price was reasonable. Li ordered 5 pieces (50 kg) of tea without paying a deposit. He wrote his phone number in U's notebook, saying he would visit other places in Yiwu for 2-3 days and would return to pick up the tea before leaving. AWed, 17 Jul 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/pu-erh-tea-quotes.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/pu-erh-tea-quotes.htmlNote: This article was written on July 3, 2019, and first published on "51 Pu-erh Net". 01, If someone tells you where the tea is from just by looking at the appearance, you can initially conclude he is a liar; if he does this multiple times with different teas, you can be sure he is a liar. 02, Don't believe in so-called tea masters; most masters are only eyeing your wallet. 03, When someone solemnly tells you this is tea from a famous mountain, don't take it seriously; possibly he himself is nWed, 03 Jul 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/the-old-banzhang-is-so-complicated-that-its-hard-to-explain.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/the-old-banzhang-is-so-complicated-that-its-hard-to-explain.htmlIt's been a long time since I last wrote an article. I won't organize it, just write as thoughts come. Feel free to read, welcome discussion, but no personal attacks. Recently, the Rainforest Laobanzhang incident is still being followed up, with many public accounts reposting it. I think this is the biggest blind following among industry practitioners. Aerial view of Laobanzhang village Yesterday, someone said that another account also faked it. They really don't mind adding fuel to the fire. ThMon, 01 Jul 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/is-raw-pu-erh-tea-safe-to-drink.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/is-raw-pu-erh-tea-safe-to-drink.htmlThe Pu-erh tea industry is like a martial arts world; you talk your talk, I talk mine, you scold me, I scold you. Most of these people, including me, are just trying to sell tea. Recently, Mr. Zou scolded those who sell new raw tea and those who define Pu-erh tea standards, believing that these people sell undrinkable new raw tea to consumers and define undrinkable new raw tea as Pu-erh tea. Mr. Zou thinks these people will be nailed to the pillory of history. Pu-erh tea practitioners have also Fri, 28 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/crowdfunding-tea-tea-mountain-travelogue.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/crowdfunding-tea-tea-mountain-travelogue.htmlThis original article was written on September 8, 2015. Original source: https://www.51puer.com/ This crowdfunding tea is the Six Mountain Cake (China's first crowdfunded ancient tree tea) Never has a tea made me so anxious! In one week, 66 people participated, and 740,000 yuan was raised. The fundraising went very smoothly, and I was in high spirits, but the raw material poured a bucket of water on me that was below minus ten degrees Celsius but somehow didn't freeze, chilling me to the bone. CFri, 28 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/daxia.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/daxia.htmlAuthor: Lü Jianfeng The Hero "Where is the jianghu?" A young man walking along the main road muttered to himself as he wiped the sweat from his face. Judging by his attire, he was a hunter—wearing a fur waistcoat in the scorching heat, carrying a longbow on his back, a quiver full of arrows, an iron spear in hand, and a cloth bundle slung diagonally across his shoulder. "Over a month now, and not a single hero, let alone a bandit. I've seen a few petty thieves, though. Could it be that jianghu iThu, 27 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/what-makes-good-tea.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/what-makes-good-tea.htmlThis is the twenty-first article of "Tea Talk on Paper". I have been making tea for 9 years. From not being able to distinguish raw and ripe tea at the beginning, to now going up the mountains to make tea myself, the most frequently asked questions are: What is good tea? What tea has the best value? Is this tea good? I spent tens of thousands on tea, can you take a look? ... Similar questions are even more common on Baidu, WeChat, and Toutiao. Good tea Actually, they are all asking the same quesThu, 27 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/to-create-a-brand-new-tea-company.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/to-create-a-brand-new-tea-company.htmlAn article from May 2015, reflecting my thoughts at the time, followed by the crowdfunding of "China's First Ancient Tree Pu'er Tea" that was my choice. Reading it now, it's still interesting, so I've included it in my Tea Talk on Paper series to share with everyone. The limitations and backwardness of the traditional tea industry in today's China are so outdated and out of place. Anyone with ideas can criticize the tea industry and lecture its practitioners. Tea industry gatherings are even calThu, 27 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/the-simple-tea-life-of-ancient-tree-tea.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/the-simple-tea-life-of-ancient-tree-tea.html"This tea is too strong," you often hear people say, for example in the following situations. "I can't drink it, is this tea? Medicine!" Similar remarks are the most common; "Drink less, it's bad for your health," this is mostly said by tea industry practitioners and seasoned tea drinkers who have become very sensitive to tea and fear strong tea after years of drinking. But there are also many people who say: "This is the taste I want, only then does drinking tea feel right." Similar remarks areThu, 27 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/the-longer-its-aged-the-better-it-smells.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/the-longer-its-aged-the-better-it-smells.htmlI came to tea from the internet industry, so I'm very sensitive to keywords. If we discuss the hot keywords of Pu'er tea, we can easily list a bunch: ancient tree tea, aged tea, ripe tea, raw tea, Tea Horse Road, Lao Ban Zhang, Bingdao, Dayi, Xiaguan, cake tea, pure material, state-owned forest, health, tea culture, Zen and tea as one... and many more. But if we have to say which keyword ranks first, I think it must be 'more fragrant with age'. Regarding the 'more fragrant with age' of Pu'er teaThu, 27 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/the-future-of-lightly-fermented-ripe-tea.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/the-future-of-lightly-fermented-ripe-tea.htmlThis is the twenty-fourth article of "Tea Talk on Paper": The Future of Light-Fermentation Ripe Tea. Houyue Laobanzhang ripe tea cake surface What is the purpose of ripe tea? First, let's look at the introduction of ripe tea on Baidu Baike: "The formal appearance of ripe tea should start from 1973. In 1975, the artificial pile-fermentation technology was successfully trial-produced in Kunming Tea Factory, which opened a new chapter in Pu'er tea production. The reason for developing artificial feThu, 27 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/the-allure-of-tree-age-2.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/the-allure-of-tree-age-2.htmlToday, let's talk about some stories between tea merchants and tea farmers regarding ancient tree tea. "See that old lady?" the village chief pointed to an old lady sitting by the door of a house not far away, dozing in the sun, and continued, "That old lady said that the ancient tea trees in our village were this big when she was a child, and she doesn't know how many years they've been there. We estimate they must be several hundred years old." In a village on a famous tea mountain, the villagThu, 27 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/the-allure-of-tree-age.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/the-allure-of-tree-age.html"I only drink ancient tree tea that is over three hundred years old." A woman in red at a tea shop in Menghai said to the shopkeeper and other guests present. Judging from her attire, she was a city girl. Well-dressed, she took a sip of tea from the cup in her hand, and added to the young tea artist: "The ancient tree tea I drink is all personally harvested by my friends who go to the tea mountains and guard the trees, then they bring it back to us. It's limited in quantity, and others can't buyThu, 27 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/ten-indicators-of-aged-pu-erh-tea-from-ancient-trees.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/ten-indicators-of-aged-pu-erh-tea-from-ancient-trees.htmlA good ripened tea is not necessarily an ancient tree ripened tea, but if an ancient tree ripened tea is not a good ripened tea, I personally think there is no need to make it at all. Today, I will be narrow-minded and only talk about ancient tree ripened tea. It can be said that from the first day I came into contact with tea, I mainly focused on ripened tea. Later, through crowdfunding, I concentrated on making up for the lessons on raw tea, but ripened tea is still what I pay the most attentiThu, 27 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/stir-frying-tea-is-making-tea.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/stir-frying-tea-is-making-tea.htmlSomeone boasts about their tea-frying skills, challenging others to tea duels everywhere, claiming their tea has high aroma, fine water, and great throat appeal. Whether newcomers or veterans, none meet their standards; only their tea is good. Such people are common on tea mountains, wandering around, liking crowds, and when seated, they often pull out their own tea for tasting, asking you to guess the tea region or whether it's from big or small trees. If you guess the expensive ones, they say Thu, 27 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/smart-tea-storage.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/smart-tea-storage.htmlPu-erh tea gets more fragrant with age and is known as a drinkable antique. Good tea stored properly will become better. Today, let's explore how to build a smart Pu-erh tea warehouse. Those wealthy people who can afford constant temperature and humidity equipment and don't mind electricity bills can skip this article. Small and medium-sized practitioners in the Pu-erh tea industry, especially bosses, please read carefully; it might be of great help. The most important factors for storing Pu-erhThu, 27 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/six-myths-about-yunnan-black-tea.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/six-myths-about-yunnan-black-tea.htmlI have two years of history in making black tea. Last year, I participated in designing and finalizing the process for Houyue's crowdfunded ancient tree sun-dried black tea, but I didn't make it by hand. This year, the black tea primary processing factory invested by my shareholding crowdfunded black tea company was built entirely by me, from land leasing, factory renovation, equipment, trial production, stable production, to the upcoming second crowdfunded ancient tree black tea and Houyue seriThu, 27 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/raw-pu-erh-tea-is-definitely-not-sun-dried-green-tea.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/raw-pu-erh-tea-is-definitely-not-sun-dried-green-tea.htmlRecently, the Yunnan Provincial Tea Industry Association issued an official document with eight suggestions for the tea industry in Yunnan Province (see below). At once, it stirred up a storm. The main focus of the controversy is that the document claims 'Pu'er raw tea is sun-dried green tea.' What does sun-dried green tea mean? It means green tea, just dried in the sun. In other words, the focus of the debate is whether Pu'er raw tea belongs to green tea. Once these eight suggestions were put fThu, 27 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/quotes-from-the-ancient-tea-culture-of-dehong.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/quotes-from-the-ancient-tea-culture-of-dehong.htmlI am also an "old-timer" in the tea industry. Before 2018, my focus was on Xishuangbanna, but now I have just come to appreciate Dehong tea. To be honest, I fell in love with Dehong tea at first sight. Dehong large tea tree A true hero is one who serves the country and the people. This is the best interpretation of a great hero in the martial arts world. Ban Zhang as king, Yi Wu as queen. This is the most domineering slogan in the tea industry. Ban Zhang and Yi Wu are both in Xishuangbanna. Ban Thu, 27 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/pure-material-and-single-plant.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/pure-material-and-single-plant.htmlMr. Wang, from Kunming, works in engineering and is well-off. He and his friend agreed to come to Shuangjiang early on March 20, 2015. His friend, who has been making tea for years, selected a tree in Bingdao with Mr. Wang to make ancient tree single-tree tea, agreeing with the tree owner on a dry tea price of 18,000 yuan per kilogram. Mr. Wang brought a sleeping bag, parked his Land Rover next to the tea tree, watched the owner pick, watched him process, and slept by the tea at night. Mr. Wang Thu, 27 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/pitfalls-on-the-tea-road.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/pitfalls-on-the-tea-road.htmlI often hear colleagues in the tea industry talk about various pitfalls, and I have encountered many myself. Previously, I always thought I lacked experience and seniority, but in the past two years, I haven't encountered such things, and I thought I was qualified to be in the tea industry. But this time I stayed in Menghai for over three months and encountered many pitfalls again. Some cannot be mentioned, but I will share one recent incident with a pseudonym for my colleagues' reference. HouyuThu, 27 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/making-tea-and-cooking.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/making-tea-and-cooking.htmlI have long had the idea of writing some articles to talk about tea. I have done a lot of cooking, and I have seen many people and many methods of making tea, but I have never made it myself, nor do I intend to make it in the future. However, that does not prevent me from making good tea. I do not plan to develop in this direction; my goal is to find people who can make good tea, form a team, and let professionals do professional things, so as to achieve good teas one after another. It also doesThu, 27 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/levels-of-tea-masters.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/levels-of-tea-masters.htmlThis is the sixteenth article of "Tea Talk on Paper". Since 2010, I have been frequently visiting tea factories, and in recent years, I have been frequently visiting tea mountains, so I have some understanding of the source; often people tell me how awesome, serious, and impressive someone is at making tea. Previously, I also admired them, but through my understanding in recent years, I have formed my own views and found that they are just so-so, and even a bit disdainful. I have talked about thThu, 27 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/laozou-sun-dried-green-tea.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/laozou-sun-dried-green-tea.htmlLao Zou, male, 23, just graduated from university with a major in tea science. Because he looks old, his friends call him Lao Zou. Lao Zou plans to open his own tea shop, but after studying tea for several years, he lacks practical experience. One morning in July, Lao Zou came to a friend's initial processing facility in Menghai, intending to thoroughly understand tea making. Lao Zou's friend's facility mainly produces sun-dried green tea. The owner, who is also the tea master, is in his fortiesThu, 27 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/how-is-sun-dried-skin-made.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/how-is-sun-dried-skin-made.htmlRecently I stayed in Menghai for nearly a month, with no other business, mainly for a sun-dried black tea. This year's crowdfunding, besides remaking last year's Yiwu and Bulang, will also introduce two new teas: sun-dried black tea and ripe tea. I hope all crowdfunding partners will continue to support us. Now our sun-dried black tea production is almost coming to an end. I took many photos. Today, let's not talk about empty theories; let's look at the pictures and discuss the sun-dried black tThu, 27 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/good-tea-formula-alpha-version.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/good-tea-formula-alpha-version.htmlAs of today, I have spent exactly 43 days on the tea mountain. I have been searching for good tea based on my personal understanding. Tea truly has a hundred flavors, influenced by too many factors. Is there a formula to deduce whether a tea is good? That is the problem I want to solve today. I will attempt to give an answer today, that is, the good tea formula: Ecological score 50% Tree age score 35% Processing score 15% = Total score Formula notes: This formula applies only to current-year rawThu, 27 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/current-status-of-high-quality-ripe-pu-erh-tea-in-2016.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/current-status-of-high-quality-ripe-pu-erh-tea-in-2016.html"Tea Talk on Paper" has written twelve articles, mostly about raw tea. I haven't mentioned ripe tea before, indeed because ripe tea is harder to control, and the current ripe tea market is quite chaotic, with various concepts flying around: ancient tree ripe tea/traditional craftsmanship/master fermentation/off-ground fermentation/wooden box fermentation/floor fermentation/small molecule water fermentation/microbial fermentation... I can easily list a bunch, but from my personal feeling, I've taThu, 27 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/biographies-of-tea-masters-2.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/biographies-of-tea-masters-2.htmlThis is the twenty-sixth article in my "Tea Talk on Paper" series, and the second in the Tea Masters Biography series. The Tea Masters Biography is a series of short biographies that will cover all twenty-six letters. Check the previous article here: "Tea Talk on Paper" No. 22: Biographies of Tea Masters ①. Tea Master J J is from Taiwan and enjoys bidding high prices for various gold medal tea kings, from Xiangzhuqing to Luoshui Cave, spending lavishly under the flash, buying only the most expenThu, 27 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/biographies-of-tea-masters-1.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/biographies-of-tea-masters-1.htmlIt has been over a year since the last article, "Tea Talks on Paper No. 21: What Makes Good Tea", and I paused for so long because I felt I needed to settle down. I started writing Tea Talks on Paper in the spring of 2016, when I had just begun to truly understand tea. I was very excited, somewhat arrogant, and eager to show off, so I wrote dozens of articles in the Tea Talks on Paper series. In 2017, I started building the Houyue factory, bringing all fresh leaves to my own factory for processiThu, 27 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/a-complete-record-of-the-fermentation-process-of-lao-ban-zhang-ripe-tea.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/a-complete-record-of-the-fermentation-process-of-lao-ban-zhang-ripe-tea.htmlThis year's tea market is particularly cold, so cold that I wanted to cancel the Lao Ban Zhang ripe tea fermentation plan made in spring. However, after much discussion with several partners in the fermentation, they were all very excited. The raw material payment has been made, and the tea farmers have verbally reserved the dry tea. There's no way around it; we have to proceed. Lao Ban Zhang tea farmer's outbound record and bank account Detailed raw material information: May-June 2018 Lao Ban ZThu, 27 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/a-brief-history-of-yunnan-black-tea-and-sun-dried-black-tea.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/a-brief-history-of-yunnan-black-tea-and-sun-dried-black-tea.htmlOur Houyue Red Tea primary processing facility produced 30 tons of sun-dried black tea this year. Since we first launched our crowdfunded sun-dried black tea last year, people have been asking me what sun-dried black tea is and how it should be defined. I've talked about tea on paper for sixteen episodes without addressing this question. During last year's crowdfunding, I wrote an article titled 'Talking About Tea on Paper, Part 4: How Sun-Dried Black Tea Is Made,' which was widely cited, and soThu, 27 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/zhubajie-de-zhu.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/zhubajie-de-zhu.htmlOriginal unfinished long-form writing. This novel began in December 2013, continued intermittently until it stopped updating in 2016. I hope to find time to finish it someday. For those interested, make do with what's here. Zhu Bajie's Pig (1) Five Hundred Years Later, Pursuing Gao Cuilan Again After returning from the Western Heaven, Zhu Bajie missed Gao Cuilan terribly, dreaming day and night of going back to Gao Village. But as an immortal, he was bound by precepts and couldn't act on it, leaWed, 26 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/zuoshenme.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/zuoshenme.htmlThis article was written on August 18, 2013 Author: Lü Jianfeng Sleeping until ten in the morning, slowly arriving at the office, first sitting by the tea table, drinking a few infusions of fine Pu'er prepared by the tea artist, grabbing the tea snacks on the table and eating them happily, flipping through the phone and newspapers, waiting for lunch. For lunch, ordering a boxed meal, or making an appointment with a few friends to go out for a meal, and if you like, you can also have some wine. AWed, 26 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/zuocharen.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/zuocharen.htmlThe Tea Maker This article was written on August 29, 2013 Author: Lü Jianfeng If someone recently asked me what is the best thing to do? I would unhesitatingly recommend making tea. There are too many reasons. The previous two articles wrote some vague things; today I'll talk about something practical. I sell Pu'er tea online and am most familiar with Pu'er. This article will use Pu'er as an example. Pu'er tea gets more fragrant with age; if you can't sell it, you can store it as aged tea, and tWed, 26 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800https://laolv.org/en/zhongmu.htmlhttps://laolv.org/en/zhongmu.htmlThis article was written on May 20, 2015 Author: Lü Jianfeng On an endless journey By chance, again an endless forest Deeper in the forest, a tea tree centuries old Tea buds just sprouting, you meet for the first time On a journey exploring the tea mountains By chance, he with a few friends You also with a few friends He and you, both encountered that large tea tree Under the refreshing green tea tree By chance, both separated from friends Both took a liking to the moment of each other He and yoWed, 26 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0800