China Trip-October 21

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Posted: October 20, 2010

Our friend Juxia, took us to a fashion market and tea market after dinner.  The fashion market was a collection of about a dozen large buildings, all 4 or 5 stories tall that covered one entire city block in Shenzhen.  Each floor of every building had dozens of small booths that had overstock export clothes from the Chinese clothing factories.  Every brand name you could possibly think of was represented here and the prices were bargain basement compared to what you would pay in North America. The tea market was a unique spot on our tour.  Imagine a building the size of NSER with three floors and the only thing they sold in the store was tea and items one would use in preparing tea.  There is a very traditional ceremony that one would participate in if invited to a Chinese national's home for tea while visiting.  The Chinese believe that certain types of tea are good for certain types of ailments that might afflict you; anything from blood pressure issues to skin disorders. Bonus Question1) Where in China is most of the tea grown?2) What is the difference between green, white, and black tea?