Osmanthus Green Tea — Whole-Leaf Sachets
Huangshan green tea and osmanthus flowers in whole-leaf ear-hook sachets.
$39.90
View this teaThe Five Elements · 五行
Chinese tea for your nature.
Follow a flavour, an element or a story. Explore Chinese teas in loose leaves, small pressed portions and easy-to-brew bags, with the details to make the next cup your own.
Rooted in Chinese tea culture
木 Wood
火 Fire
土 Earth
金 Metal
水 Water
Your one-minute tea ritual
Which element is calling?
Four small choices. A tea ritual for the way you feel today.
Inspired by Wu Xing. An imaginative pairing, guided by your preferences. No birth details or email needed.
Your tea element today
Two places to begin
Compare the actual tea, ingredients and price before choosing.
Duyun Maojian Green Tea from Guizhou
Duyun Maojian green tea from Guizhou.
$98.00
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Fengqing Dianhong Yunnan Black Tea
A rounded Yunnan black tea from Fengqing, with malty sweetness and a honeyed aroma.
$38.80
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Yunnan Dianhong Black Tea Mini Cakes
Malty Yunnan Dianhong black tea in individually wrapped 5g mini cakes.
$49.00
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2013 Fengqing Raw Pu-erh Tuocha — 50g
A compact 50g raw Pu-erh tuocha from Fengqing, listed as a 2013 tea.
$18.90
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Phoenix Dancong Oolong Tea — Mi Lan Xiang
Mi Lan Xiang Phoenix Dancong from Chaozhou.
$38.00
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Rose White Tea with Fuding White Tea
Fuding white tea with rose petals: floral, gently sweet and mellow.
$49.00
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2018 Fuding Golden Leaf White Tea Brick
Fuding Golden Leaf white tea in a pressed brick, listed in the 2018 range.
$79.00
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Chenpi Ripe Pu-erh Tea Bags — 35 × 3g
Ripe Pu-erh with Xinhui tangerine peel. 35 pyramid bags × 3g (105g).
$38.88
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Menghai Ripe Pu-erh Loose-Leaf Tea
Loose-leaf ripe Pu-erh from Menghai.
$79.00
View this teaA different way to discover tea
The five paths to tea.
Start with a flavour. Stay for the story.
木Wood
Fresh · Lively · New beginnings
火Fire
Floral · Bold · Warm company
土Earth
Rounded · Fragrant · A slower pace
金Metal
Delicate · Clean · Quiet detail
水Water
Deep · Earthy · Time to reflect
Leaves with character
Begin with a single cup.
A few places to start, from fragrant rose tea to lively Yunnan pu-erh.
Fire · Floral black tea
Rose Black Tea
Rose fragrance meets the rounded depth of Yunnan tea.
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Wood · Sheng pu-erh · 50 g
Yunnan Raw Pu-erh
A small tuocha with a bright, lively character.
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Fire · Chinese black tea
Dianhong Mini Cakes
A sweet, rounded cup in a convenient pressed format.
$49.00View the tea
Our roots · Our ritual
Between leaf and meaning.
Our tea story begins with the Ruifeng Hao family and a lifetime around Chinese tea. The Five Elements give that story another language: one of season, rhythm and personal ritual. We bring the two together, one thoughtfully chosen tea at a time.
Read our storyNotes from the tea table
Make room for a better cup.
From the leaf to your table
A name, a flavour, a way to brew.
Chinese tea names can tell you about a place, a leaf style or a pressed shape. Start with what you would like in the cup: rose fragrance over Dianhong, the fresh direction of green tea, a roasted Wuyi oolong, or ripe pu-erh with dried tangerine peel.
Our tea finder connects those flavours with loose leaves, tea bags, pearls and cakes. The product details then help you compare ingredients, format and what is in the pack.
A measured first brew makes the next choice easier. Keep the tea, water and time clear, then change one thing to find your own cup. Our storage notes look after the leaves between sessions.
Wood · Fire · Earth · Metal · Water
Let an element begin the conversation.
Perhaps you arrive through a season, a zodiac story or the way you want to set the table. Our Five Elements tea collection gives that curiosity a place alongside the practical tea choice.
Use the one-minute tea ritual, read the suggestions and compare the actual products. No birth details or email are needed. For a more personal gift, explore zodiac tea rituals or tea and teaware gifts.
The Tea Pure grew from the Ruifeng Hao family tea background in Guangzhou. Read our story for that connection, or ask for selection help with a flavour and a brewing habit you already enjoy.