Topic: Beijing

Green tea lowers cholesterol risk, but only a little

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Drinking green tea appears to cut "bad" cholesterol while leaving levels of good cholesterol unchanged, and encouraging people to drink more of the beverage could have significant health effects, according to a study.The finding may explain why ...

Green tea lowers cholesterol, but only a little

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drinking green tea seems to cut "bad" cholesterol, according to a fresh look at the medical evidence.The finding may help explain why green tea has been linked to a lower risk of heart disease, the leading killer ...
Many readers may be familiar with essays on tea written by Douglas Adams and George Orwell . Adams preferred Earl Grey and milk first, while Orwell preferred Indian and Ceylonese teas with the milk going in last. Lu Yu, China's own tea ...

A Girls' Trip to China

San Diego resident Jessica Beattie and her cousin Emily Peterson spent two weeks traveling through Beijing, Shanghai, and X'ian, on the lookout for tailored clothes, tea, and authentic food. Emily and I found it in a New York Times article and had ...

Food Safety Problems and Solutions

I. Background 2009 first quarter, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou Municipal Quality Supervision Bureau of Baiyun District, Shahe Fen 9 of 15 batches of Shahe Fen producers were sampling, there are six companies in 10 batches of product qualification, the qualification rate of 67 ...

Can Chinese Teahouses Imitate Starbucks

The article discusses the development of teahouses, particularly Wu Fu Teahouse, in comparison to Starbucks in China. Zheng Danyang, general manager of Beijing Franchise Consulting, believes that a Starbucks-like teahouse would be profitable in China. 24 CHINA TODAY F EW things are ...

In the Name Of a Master

Named after Chinese contemporary writer Lao She and founded by Ying Shengxi, the teahouse has applied the decorative style of ancient Beijing, and offers tea alongside Peking Opera. //www.bjreview.com OLYMPICS IN FOCUS By TANG YUANKAI Lao She, one of China's great-est contemporary ...

Chinese Tea - Oolong Tea

Chinese Tea history Tea (Camellia sinensis) is native to China. The ancient Chinese used them for medical purposes, then developed the infusion we know as tea; to this day tea is said to purge the digestive system of toxins. Later the Chinese ...