Story of cuppa: Guangxi tea connects China and Southeast Asia
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Updated: 2024-02-01 21:15
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Yao Binyi, a fourth-generation Malaysian of Chinese descent, is all about tea now.
After stints in the tech and finance sectors, he now co-owns a tea house and recently finished a book about Liubao tea, a fermented black tea originating from South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.
In the 17th century, Liubao tea first went with Chinese workers to Southeast Asia. Today, the tea gets a unique fermentation in Malaysia's equatorial climate.
Yao's upcoming book explores the tea's history, involving an ancient maritime tea-trading route.
Check out the video to find out more.
Footage courtesy to Nanning TV Station
