Tea culture and life style

En Jie is a trained medical practitioner turned public health researcher, and the current owner of the Valley Green Tea business.  She grew up in the tea country of China, in the FuJian province. She plans to post a series of blogs on tea-related topics: the discovery of tea in China; the important role tea has played in the Chinese diet during the last 2 millennia; how the coffee and soft drinks culture from the west took over the Chinese tea culture for quite some time, especially among young people, and why the tea culture has returned; and also how this return has gone beyond the boundaries of China. She will also discuss certain issues regarding the challenges in trying to introduce such an ancient beverage as a culture to a new generation of consumers and why the western diet needs tea more than its eastern counterparts. En Jie is interested in any comments, feedback, discussions and even suggested topics that may be of interest to the tea community. So please, do leave your feedback.