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Relying on coffee to stay alert but concerned about its health effects? Want to try gentle, wellness-promoting teas but don’t know where to start?
Struggling to choose quality health teas and understand their true benefits?
Tea going stale due to improper storage, and unsure of the right way to preserve and use it?
A study published in Circulation by the American Heart Association found that drinking three cups of tea per day reduces the risk of stroke by 21%.
According to Japan’s National Cancer Center, people who drink tea regularly are 34% less likely to develop cognitive decline compared to non-tea drinkers.
Now, we invite you to begin a journey of upgrading your tea knowledge.
No expensive teaware needed. No need to spend hours preparing.
With expert guidance, you can brew a professional-quality cup of tea in just 3 minutes.
Let every tea leaf release its natural energy and help you rebuild a healthier daily routine.
This is a practical and beginner-friendly course on Chinese tea.
Through our research, we found that many Chinese tea courses are overly complex, often leaving learners confused about the core ideas.
So, we streamlined the content—distilling it down to the essential knowledge—and created The Fundamentals of Chinese Gongfu Tea.
Whether you're a tea enthusiast or a complete beginner, this course will help you quickly master tea identification skills and professional brewing techniques, making it easy to begin your journey into the world of Chinese tea.
Systematic Knowledge Structure
This course is carefully structured into 59 lessons across six progressive sections. It builds a comprehensive knowledge system of Chinese tea, from its historical roots to modern-day applications. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced enthusiast, you'll find in-depth content tailored to your learning needs.
Clear and Intuitive Teaching Method
We avoid confusing jargon and adopt a “theory + real-life demonstration” approach. Complex tea knowledge and brewing techniques are simplified into easy-to-understand content, enabling even absolute beginners to keep up and master key points quickly.
Highly Practical and Life-Oriented
The course is highly relevant to everyday life. It not only teaches you how to choose tea scientifically and enjoy it in a healthy way, but also guides you in proper tea etiquette for hosting guests—truly helping you integrate tea culture into daily life and elevate your lifestyle.
In-Depth Analysis of Six Major Tea Types
We provide a comprehensive breakdown of the six major tea types—green, white, yellow, black, oolong, and dark teas. From raw materials and processing to tasting and brewing, every aspect is taught in detail and paired with live tea preparation demonstrations to showcase each tea’s unique charm.
Tea Buying Tips to Avoid Common Pitfalls
A dedicated section focuses on identifying high-quality tea. With professional techniques tailored to each of the six major tea types, this guide helps you avoid common mistakes and confidently choose high-quality teas.
A Wealth of Tea Culture Knowledge
Master tea ceremony etiquette and hospitality practices. Get to know the "Six Gentlemen of the Tea Ceremony" and their symbolic meanings. Explore the world of tea pets—their origin, symbolism, materials, and how to care for them. Learn about tea’s chemical components and health benefits, as well as how to choose the right tea by season and personal constitution.
In-Depth Knowledge of the Six Major Tea Types
Gain a systematic understanding of green, white, yellow, black, oolong, and dark teas, including their appearance, aroma, taste, processing methods, and representative varieties. Learn how to choose proper teaware and master multiple brewing techniques for each tea type, along with their respective health benefits.
Practical Skills for Identifying Quality Tea
Learn how to evaluate the quality of tea across the six major types by examining appearance, aroma, and liquor color, helping you make better-informed choices when buying tea.
The Historical and Cultural Roots of Tea
Trace the 4,700-year journey of Chinese tea, from ancient legends to modern transformations. Discover the origins of tea in time and place, and gain a deeper appreciation for the rich cultural heritage behind every cup.
Appreciating the Art of Tea Performance
Watch tea performances featuring white and black teas to learn the techniques and artistry of professional tea masters. Experience the aesthetic charm of tea art and elevate your own sense of beauty and cultural refinement.
Zhang Xue is a nationally certified senior tea artist with over 15 years of hands-on experience in both teaching and practicing Chinese tea. She is a dedicated practitioner of traditional tea culture and a passionate modern-day ambassador for its global sharing.
Driven by a deep sense of responsibility to preserve and promote tea culture, she is committed to bringing the elegance, life philosophy, and wisdom of the ancient tea tradition into modern daily life—through ways people today can truly feel and appreciate.
Zhang not only teaches the brewing techniques for all six major types of Chinese tea (green, black, oolong, white, yellow, and dark), but she also uses Gongfu tea as a gateway to help more people break the stereotype that tea culture is mysterious or hard to understand. For her, tea is more than a drink—it's a way to reconnect with nature, calm the mind, and enrich everyday living.
She has been invited to perform tea ceremonies and participate in cultural exchanges around the world, including in France, Japan, and Singapore, where her engaging teaching style has won the hearts of international learners.
Her classes are known for being gentle, thoughtful, and inspiring. With every lesson, she guides students from "a cup of tea" to "a way of life", helping them not only improve their brewing skills, but also discover the deeper wisdom of tea.
Her passion for sharing tea comes from a core belief: every tea leaf carries the wisdom of how Chinese people live in harmony with nature. And every brewing moment is a quiet conversation with life. Through her teaching, she hopes people everywhere can find their own "way of tea"—and let this timeless tradition come alive again in today's world.