The death of tea is brewing

What's China without a tea culture? It's Beijing, according to a tea enthusiast I met on my travels.

During my Spring Festival sojourn to the southern province of Yunnan I was completely blown away by the fascination and folklore surrounding the southerners' tea culture.

Perhaps it's the sun, or just the accessibility to fresh, high-quality teas - the dianhong, or Yunnan red tea, the wildflower chuhua and popular pu'er tea known for its medicinal properties - but Chinese southerners are absolutely passionate about their tea.