In this penultimate episode of the China History Podcast History of Tea series Laszlo finishes off the story of Robert Fortune and introduces Sir Robert J. Lipton. This CHP long history of Chinese tea started off slow and in this Part 9 fizzles out altogether.  Laszlo also introduces a little overview of Pu-erh Tea as an extra bonus.   TERMS FROM THIS EPISODE   Wuyi Mountains  武夷山 The fabled Wuyi Mountains of northern Fujian Shen Nong  神农  Second of the Three Soveriegns, discoverer of tea and author of the Bencaojing (see below) Tu  荼  This is what tea used to be called before it became cha 茶 zhenzhu naicha  珍珠奶茶  Boba Milk Tea Bencaojing  本草经 the Classic of Herbal Medicine (attributed to Shen Nong) Wang Bao王褒  Western Han individual involved in a contract for a servant Emperor Xuan宣帝 Han Emperor Xuan  Wu Lizhen吴理真 Buddhist Monk credited with the cultivation of tea on Mengding Shan Mengding shan  蒙顶山  Mountain in Sichuan where tea cultivation began in China The Shuowen Jiezi  说文解字  Han Dynasty dictionary Ming  茗  Another name for Tea Er Ya  尔雅  The first dictionary in China Guang Ya  广雅  An updated version of the Er Ya Ba Shu  巴蜀  巴蜀  Ancient state from the Shu Kingdom Chengdu cai  成都菜  Chengdu style cuisine Shu Feng Yuan  蜀风园  The Chengdu joint in Rowland Heights preferred by Laszlo gongcha  贡茶tribute tea Sui  隋朝 The Sui Dynasty Tang  唐朝  The Tang Dyansty Lu Yu  陆羽  Patron Saint of Tea, prominently featured in History of Tea Part 3 Biancha  边茶  Border tea….tea that was specially processed and packaged for the border peoples of China chama gudao  茶马古道 the ancient Tea-Horse Road Chan Buddhism  禪  Zen Buddhism Lu Tong  卢仝The great poet and bon vivant Qi Wan Shi  七碗诗  Lu Tong’s poem Seven Bowls of Tea Jian ware  建窑  Jian ware xing ware  邢窑  Xing ware from Hebei qīngbái  清白 Unique white porcelain of the Song chaju  茶具  Tea ware Song  宋朝  The Song Dynasty Diancha  点茶  To whisk powdered tea Doucha  斗茶  A tea contest Charen  茶人  A “tea person”, someone in love with or expert in tea Cai Xiang  蔡襄  Great calligrapher and tea expert from the Northern Song Cha Lu  茶录the Record of Tea Su Shi   苏轼 Famous official, man of letters and all around Hometown Hero of Hangzhou Su Dongpo  苏东坡 Su Shi’s other name Dongpo Rou  东坡肉  The dish attributed to Su Dongpo. A tasty Hangzhou specialty K.S. Lo  罗桂祥  Dr. K.S. Lo (1910-1995) Vitasoy Founder and passionate Yixing pottery and ceramics collector. Ming  明朝  Ming Dynasty Zhu Yuanzhang  朱元璋 the Hongwu Emperor 洪武帝 Zhu Quan  朱权Son of Hongwu Emperor, writer of the Cha Pu (different from the Cai Xiang Cha Pu) Jingdezhen  景德镇  Famous historic city in Jiangxi famous for everything produced from their kilns Yixing   宜兴  City along Tai Hu in Jiangsu famous for their teapots Pu Erh  普洱茶  Pu-er tea (written Pu-Er and with an h on the end.) Oolong  乌龙茶  Oolong tea cha dashi  茶大师  A Tea master dìjíshìi  地级市  A Prefectural level city….has more authority than other cities their size. Xishuangbanna  西双版纳  City in southern Yunnan Simao  思茅   Temporary name for Pu’er. Now a district of Pu’er City zisha 紫砂  Purple clay, main ingredient of Yixing teapots Qingming Holiday  清明节  also known as Grave-Sweeping Festival, Usually falls on April 4 or 5 Shanzhai  山寨  a metaphor for a low-end copy-cat products and factories that produces fakes qi zi bing cha  七子饼茶 Seven Sons Tea Cake cha dao  茶刀  A tea knife Yìwǔ  易武  City in Yunnan Yìwū  义乌  City in central Zhejiang, renowned as the center of China’s merchandise wholesale trade Wuliang  无量山 Mountain area in Yunnan for famous for their Pu-er Tea Ailao  哀牢山  Mountain area in Yunnan for famous for their Pu-er Tea Daxue Mountains  大雪山  Mountain area in Yunnan for famous for their Pu-er Tea Tedian  特点 special point…outstanding characteristic Sheng Pu’er  生普洱  Raw Pu-er tea that has not ripened yet Shou Pu’er  熟普洱 Ripe Pu-er tea that has aged naturally over time or spec up through the Wo Dui process. Wodui  渥堆  A process of speeding up the ripening of raw maocha. cha n