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About the Course
🌿 INTRODUCTION CLASS
Introduction to the Six Types of Chinese Tea
Before understanding individual teas, it is helpful to first see the whole.
This class introduces the six types of Chinese tea—not as isolated categories, but as expressions of a single leaf shaped by different processes. Through this lens, tea becomes something more than a beverage. It becomes a study of transformation.
You will begin to recognize how small changes in processing give rise to distinct characteristics, and how each tea reflects a different relationship with time, temperature, and attention.
This is not about memorization. It is about learning to see.
Your Instructor
Dawn VanderArk/Li Xiaoying
Dawn is an American girl from Texas who moved to China in 2022. She is a university professor teaching EAP courses. She became a disciple to a top tea master in China and has a passion for traditional Chinese culture and wants to share the wonderful knowledge and experiences gained through her life, studies, travel, and practice living in China. She has over a 1,000 hours of training and practice in tea ceremony, incense ceremony, and traditional flower arranging and has trained with various other traditional Chinese culture masters throughout China. She looks forward to sharing her knowledge and experiences with you.
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