Lock Cha Re-Opens

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Tea Report

HONG KONG

Wing Chi Ip is a renowned expert in the fields of tea and Yixing teapots. He is currently the director of the China Tea Academy Society, the founding chairman of Hong Kong Cha-Dao Association, and guest professor of Shuren University.

For 25 years, he has run his very successful Lock Cha Tea House, set in the lush environs of Hong Kong Park. On July 16 he re-opened the refurbished store. It is elegant and down-to-earth, and has an old-world ambiance that creates a welcome place of calm for visitors.

Furnishings include beautifully carved wooden screens, traditional tables and chairs, and shelves decked with porcelain tea wares and a full range of high quality speciality teas. The word ‘Lock’ means happiness, enjoyment and fortune, and the spirit of the place isn’t so much about tea perfection but about creating a harmony of essentials such as tea philosophy, tea rituals, tea drinking, peace, and ease of communication.

Lock Cha Tea Shop sells teas sourced directly from tea farmers. The concept of unblended, pure, single-harvest, estate teas has gained favor with customers since the store opened in 1991. Chinese music is performed on Saturdays and Sundays, and the tearoom is listed by American Express Essentials in its guide: World’s Best Vegetarian Restaurants.