Strainer

Matthew Stedman has spent years living and working in China. He has sold Chinese tea in the UK, and loves discussing the miraculous leaf with new (and suspicious) audiences. He however never feels happier than when researching the product here in beautiful South China.

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Visiting Anji

Matthew Stedman -
The first thing that hits is how inefficient this whole game is. It isn’t quite May as we climb the mountain. Picking only began on 31st March. And already the season is over. Not a basket or wicker hat...
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Price Bracketing

Matthew Stedman -
From my days selling tea in the UK, some moments stand out in my memory. In one, a lady comes into our shop (a national chain) and takes from the shelf her usual packet of cheap Darjeeling. The season is...
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Virgin Plastic meets Chinese Green Tea

Matthew Stedman -
Delicious, isn’t it? Remember the smell when you unpeeled your first credit card? If you have bought electronics, you will know the excitement of transparent sleeves and instruction booklets. Let us also mention polyethylene. If I write here about the smell...

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Car-Bed Campers Turn Hotel Car Parks into Free Showers and Toilets

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China’s Metro Map Grows by Almost 65km Ahead of National Day

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