White glaze tea sets from the Tang Dynasty (618-907). [Photo/people.cn] Chinese tea art was born in the Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD), matured in the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and flourished in the Ming and ...
At the beautifully appointed Upper Palace Teochew restaurant in Kuala Lumpur’s TRX, tea master Shirley Sia consults her watch, before determining that enough time has lapsed and she can now pour tea ...