What's a good documentary about Tea?
Anything on Netflix or Amazon Video?
These are mostly about puerh but are very interesting. I also really liked the book they are associated with, which is shown on the web site.
http://www.washington.edu/uwpress/books/Zhang_PUER_TEA_videos.html
I saw this a few years back, and thought it was really interesting. It introduced me to Pu-Erh, and gave me a greater appreciation for tea (which I used to think was boring!)
All in This Tea (2007) – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1015968/
On Amazon streaming – http://www.amazon.com/All-This-Tea-Les-Blank/dp/B001LYX2IG
There’s a great 6 part CCTV documentary, but I’m yet to find a version with English subtitles. At the very least the visuals are nice, but it may be a little useless for anyone who doesn’t have a decent level of Mandarin… in any case, you can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wppZkl3c1Z4&list=PLaAz0N9UlbfP4vpWGg8Pp-jI1jkV6y5Jt
Seconding Dr Jim’s.
If you’re willing, there’s also a podcast; The History of Tea.
http://chinahistorypodcast.com/chp-140-the-history-of-tea-part-1
I really liked Lord of Darjeeling, but I can’t figure out how to find it online (watched it with a friend) — http://www.aloest.com/en/content/lord-darjeeling
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