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Tea (rec.drink.tea) Discussion relating to tea, the world's second most consumed beverage (after water), made by infusing or boiling the leaves of the tea plant (C. sinensis or close relatives) in water. |
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.. I picked up a hard box of 100% Organic Red Tea the other day and I wonder if anyone has any dealings with New World Organic Products. Funny thing is the web sight says Dragon Fountain, the BOX says Dragon Spring leading me to wonder if it is a knock off or just last year's inventory being pushed out to make room. Here is the website link: http://nwotgk.com/Contact_Us.htm or http://tea2020.com/ . I like red teas so I took a chance but I think I either got some old stale leaves or a copy-cat version. TBerk |
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> Funny thing is the web sight says Dragon Fountain, the BOX says Dragon
> Spring leading me to wonder if it is a knock off or just last year's > inventory being pushed out to make room. Yeah, Dragon Fountain, or Dragon Spring - they're just english translations of the original Chinese "Long Quan" - which is an area in southern Zhejiang province, close to Fujian. Just blame it on inconsistent english translation. |
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On Jul 13, 7:41*am, niisonge > wrote:
> > Funny thing is the web sight says Dragon Fountain, the BOX says Dragon > > Spring leading me to wonder if it is a knock off or just last year's > > inventory being pushed out to make room. > > Yeah, Dragon Fountain, or Dragon Spring - they're just english > translations of the original Chinese "Long Quan" - which is an area in > southern Zhejiang province, close to Fujian. Just blame it on > inconsistent english translation. Not exactly, sometimes English translations can be hazy or gloss things over, sometimes, it isn't the case. Longquan is the name of the city in Zhejiang, it is also the name of the river which runs through the city, through other cities along Zhejiang, towards Wenzhou. In this case, it might just be telling you that the tea is harvested along the slopes of the river Longquan (xi) in the city Longquan (shi). In English, Dragon Fountain might be reserved for the city, and spring for the city. ironically, a spring in Chinese is called a xi, but this can sometimes be more like a river than a spring. One thing of interest is that both sides of the slopes along this river are known for the harvest of a longjing cultivar,not black tea... Kevo |
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