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So, you want to buy tea in Xiamen? Well, you've come to the right place...
Xiamen was once the major tea exporting port for all of China, known by its Hokkien name of Amoy. Even the word "tea" comes to English from Hokkien, the local dialect, as opposed to the cha/char/chai forms that spread around the round from more southern Chinese roots.
With such a history, it's only fitting that modern Xiamen is bursting with tea shops. ( The first problem is choosing between them... )
Xiamen was once the major tea exporting port for all of China, known by its Hokkien name of Amoy. Even the word "tea" comes to English from Hokkien, the local dialect, as opposed to the cha/char/chai forms that spread around the round from more southern Chinese roots.
With such a history, it's only fitting that modern Xiamen is bursting with tea shops. ( The first problem is choosing between them... )
