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 I. Chinese Tea shops and online stores:
 
A. Stores in Frederick, MD and nearby:
 

1. TenRen Tea Ginseng Co., Inc.

    825-G Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 (Wintergreen Plaza)

    Tel: 301-838-8680

    good choice: Plum Blossom Grade "Tieh Kwan Yin" (Oolong tea)

 

2. Asian Supermarket

   467 W. Patrick Street, Suite 10, Frederick, MD 21701
   Tel: 301-846-4463
   recommended: 'FooJoy" brand loose tea or tea bags (also 
   available in other Asian grocery stores)
  

3. New Fortune Restaurant, serving pushcart dim-sum and tea on 

    Sat.& Sun, 11am-3pm

    16515 S Frederick Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 (Walnut 

    Hill Shopping Center)

    Tel: 301-548-8886

 

4. Ching Ching Cha, a Chinese teahouse

   1063 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington DC
   Tel: 202-333-8288

 (http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/10great/2007-12-13-10-great_N.htm)

 

B. Online Stores:

 
1. Adagio Teas  (they sell "ingenuiTEA" teapot)

 

2. The Fragrant Leaf

 

3. Tea Source

 

4. Tea from Taiwan

 

5. Zojirushi for temperature-controlled water dispenser

 

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II. Books and Web Sites on teas in general:

 

1. "New Tea Lover's Treasury" by James Norwood Pratt 

 

2. "The TEA Companion", A Connoisseur's Guide by Jane Pettigrew

 

3. Tea Plant Profile

 

4. The Art of Tea

 

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