Thanks for the post. In your research did you find any examples of tea plants being shaded by humans in China prior to or after the human-powered shading began in Japan? I know you mentioned natural shading (clouds/mist/mountain shade) but was wondering if China had its own shading methods before or after Japan’s methods began.
Hi! thanks so much for your comment, in my research I did not find any tea plants in China that were shading with man-made powers, it was more just by natural elements that caused shade! I believe deliberate shading was started by Japan in the 16th century!
Thanks for the post. In your research did you find any examples of tea plants being shaded by humans in China prior to or after the human-powered shading began in Japan? I know you mentioned natural shading (clouds/mist/mountain shade) but was wondering if China had its own shading methods before or after Japan’s methods began.
Hi! thanks so much for your comment, in my research I did not find any tea plants in China that were shading with man-made powers, it was more just by natural elements that caused shade! I believe deliberate shading was started by Japan in the 16th century!
I’ve seen tea farms where they had shading over them but I never knew the significance of it- so cool! Really excited for your Japan posts!!!
Can u cook w tea? What kind of food can u make?
I’ve been drinking tea all my life and never knew such a thing existed. Wow. Very interesting.
I had no idea shading was a thing! This is so cool