Linda of Ningde…

Lin Yi Pin of Yangfeng Agricultural Development Company of Ningde in northern Fujian, has been knowing us since some times and we have met in Shanghai and Beijing Tea expos.

What a small world – and now we propose to do business togather.   

Christmas & China…

What a globalisation idea by these people – buy four and get one free. This Darjeeling Castleton tea pack caught Vincent’s attention in Hangzhou last week and I wish to work on this thru Xu Jie, my chocolate lao shi, who told me that Jia Sheng tea company on Yan’an Road, sells this in World Tea store of Hangzhou.

Lack of knowledge makes them equate Castleton with Goomtee, an anamoly which we should get rectified for the benefit of everyone.

suo you li pin cha mai si zeng yi = 

All present tea, buys four presents as a gift one

sheng dan  song zhu fu ,xin nian chuan zhen qing =

The Christmas delivers the blessing, new year passes on the true feelings

Vincent’s next trick…

He is presenting teas wherever he can, this is somewhere in France – in a market where ethnic handicrafts are sold.

Finally CTC in China…

At last Ms. Xiao has brought out a one kilo regular pouch pack for milk tea. Beijing is going to enjoy CTC now and we wish to add masala to it to ward off bitter winter winds and cold there in China.

Guangzhou and Yiwu tea expos…

2nd Cross Straits Tea Expo…

Wuyi Shan in Fujian province, the home to Da hong pao teas, had 2008 expo from 15th November completing today. It was a grand show – it was a pity that we missed it – due to bad health and cold.

Tea leaves for houseplants ….. was Another advantage of drinking tea.

Is it proven that tea leaves help plants grow?

This is great!

Proven, as in scientifically tested by some university’s AG dept? No idea. But while tea leaves are good for some plants, the technique does not necessarily work on every plant under every condition.

Our begonia, which has been getting a more or less steady diet of tea leaves and leftover tea liquid for almost 15 years, is very large and very healthy, and I’m convinced it’s the tea that did it. When I put tea leaves on the avocado, tho’, the poor tree’s leaves started drooping and dropping. The azaleas perked up after mulching with tea leaves, but the same leaves almost killed the jasmine.

Might have something to do with the acid/alkaline requirements of each plant. Might be something else again.

Another point to consider is that in some environments the damp leaves will mildew and mould, which is not healthy for either the plant or for the people and animals in the household.

If tea works on your plants, by all means use it! But watch your plants’ reactions, and discontinue if it appears to be doing more harm than good.

Sunshine in Hangzhou…

两个星期的大雨之后

太阳大哥终于出来露个大脸   大口大口地呼吸着新鲜的空气

于是 午休时间 每天出门

租一辆公共自行车 骑在南山路上

偶尔仰起头 看斑驳树影中的蔚蓝色天空

到柳浪闻莺 转弯向清波门

少了树荫的遮挡   短短的阳光 静静地洒在全身

迎着有些冰凉的风   看风衣的衣角吹起 感觉 有种自由的温暖

回到涌金门 还了车子

在西湖的桥上 一个人 慢慢行走

看三五成群的游客 摆着POSE喊着茄子 幸福地留下自己的影像

看西湖露天的餐桌旁 享受美食时的那种心满意足

看散步的大人悠闲地聊着 蹒跚学步的孩子在前面摇摇晃晃地开路

看年轻的人 牵着年老的父亲母亲 走过那片洒落的阳光

走过小桥 穿过绿地   找一片安静的地方

在空着的椅子上坐下

对面 是白发苍苍的老人 老婆婆一瓣一瓣 剥着橘子 送到老头子的嘴里

闭上眼睛 享受片刻的灿烂阳光

然后 拿起手机 给远在北京的老妈打电话

接电话的 又是咿呀学语的小表妹

方舟吗？

恩。。。。恩恩

听见老妈在旁边说，给大阿姨，给大阿姨

小表妹霸住电话不放手：恩。。。。恩恩。。。。。

方舟啊，叫姐姐

。。。。恩。。恩。。。。挤挤。。。。

给大阿姨。。。。

哇。。。。。。

投降。。。。。好好，方舟过来，姐姐叫你呢，来接来接

挤挤。。。。挤挤。。。。。

温暖的阳光下，听着小表妹的霸道 还有老妈的无奈

微笑 很幸福地笑

教L先生“幸福”时 他说 你是幸福的

幸福吗？工作，生活，似乎麻烦不断

可是 在那样的阳光下 竟然真的感到

那么的幸福  

Student exchange programme…

Prof. Su of Zhijiang Forestry University near Hangzhou in China and Moreau Vincent of Bordoux University in France, proposed exchange of students between their universities for the propogation of tea culture in France. We are the initiators of this concept and Indian component will be handled by us.   

Zi li geng sheng, jian ku fen dou…

When China was libertated, it was in very poor condition. The economics was completely destoyed, besides, captalist countries like USA put very very big pressure on this country.

So, at that time, Chairman Mao stood out, and said to his people, don’t be afaid of the difficulties, we must “zi li geng sheng, jian ku fen dou”. We can use our own power to defeat our enemies, we can use our own power to build a great socialist country!

Here, “zi li geng sheng” is “rely on oneself” and “jian ku fen dou” is “work very very very hard”, even in severe conditions.

These two sentence from then on become a golden saying to Chinese people.

In Deng’s time, in “opening up”, China changed from a “closed” country to a “opening up” country, there are many problems in diplomatic affairs, so Deng said we must “du li zi zhu”.

“Du li zi zhu” is used in diplomacy, refers to “be a self-relied country, have the independence of sovereigntity”

Independence is always a important factor in Chinese modern history.

Life is what you make it.