"The Great Teas of China" is a unique blend of detailed factual information about artisanal practices for growing and processing teas and personal anecdotes from Roy Fong's twenty-year career as a tea merchant traveling around fast-changing China. The book covers over a dozen of Fong's favorite classic teas, ranging from hand-picked West Lake Dragon Well and expertly crafted oolong from Wu Yi Shan, to patiently aged Yunnan puerh. Also included are Fong's insights on choosing, brewing, and savoring each selection, plus background information on tea farming, local history and culture of tea-growing regions, and artisanal techniques for processing the leaves of Camellia sinensis, the flowering perennial at the heart of Chinese culture.