Tea tour gives expats a taste of China's fragrant brews

Our visit to Beijing's big southside tea market, Maliandao tea city, unexpectedly starts off with a quiz.

"OK," says Phoebe Han, our guide for the day. "You all know tea is identified by color. How many colors of tea are there?"

There are about 10 people in our group - all expats, though two are Chinese-Canadian. Some of us suspect it's a trick question, but we're a small group - there's nowhere to hide.