PART 6---KEEMUN GALA NIGHT DURING FASHION ASIA AWARDS HIGHLIGHTED THE WORLD FAMOUS KEEMUN BLACK TEA, ONE OF CHINA'S TOP 10 BRANDS. KEEMUN TEA IS RARE AND EXPENSIVE BUT WORTH EVERY SIP DUE TO ITS EXQUISITE TASTE AND AROMA!

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KEEMUN TEA CONTAINS MY NAME 'KEE' SO IT IS MY FAVORIYE TEA!

GROWN EXCLUSIVELY IN KEEMUN (OR QIMEN) COUNTY IN ANHUI PROVINCE, THIS TEA CAME INTO EXISTENCE RELATIVELY RECENTLY IN 1875! THIS IS AMAZING AS THE CHINESE HAD BEEN DRINKING TEA FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS SINCE THE LEGENDARY EMPEROR SHENG WAS BOILING WATER AND A SPRIG FELL FROM A TREE INTO HIS POT AND A HEAVENLY FRAGARNCE ROSE! THESE WERE TEA LEAVES AS TEA IS A TREE WHICH CAN GROW TO 15 FEET OR HIGHER! MANY ASSUME TEA ARE BUSHES BUT THEY ARE KEPT LOW FOR EASY TEA LEAF PICKING!

In the 19th century, China exported green tea while black tea from India was very expensive so the Chinese wanted a slice of the cake so to speak and discovered the unusual topography of Keemun county was perfect for this particular tea. All Keemun varieties undergo a very slow withering and oxidisation process which give this tea a nuanced flavour and unique fragrance. Keemun tea leaves can be plucked only in spring and summer, nipping only the top bud with adjoining 2 leaves which is both laborious and costly. Even so, the leaves are hand sorted to select only the best buds.

The famous English Breakfast tea is said to be so popular as it contains Keemun leaves! 

Despite its official name of 'Black Tea' the liquid is more reddish than black with a floral and slightly smoky flavour. Despite its price, Keemun tea is not that expensive after all as you can re-boil the leaves several times to extract maximum flavours. 

As Keemun is a black tea, it does not contain as much antioxidants as white or green tea. However its other benefits include memory enhancement and extra energy as it can act as stimulant.

 KEEMUN TEA COMES IN VARIETY OF BOXES

 BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED

 FIT FOR A MODERN EMPEROR

 RE-ENACTMENT OF TRADITIONAL TEA CEREMONY PERFECTED BY THE CHINESE AND COPIED BY JAPANESE 

 NOTE THE COSTUMES FROM ANCIENT CHINA ARE ALSO COPIED BY JAPANESE SO TO MOST PEOPLE, THE COSTUMES NOW SEEM MORE JAPANESE

 

 DATO JONESER CHOI AND FRIENDS IN FRONT VIP TABLE

 FOUNDER AND  OWNER OF FASHION ASIA AWARDS ZHANG FENG 

 ZHANG FENG AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE

 FOUNDER AND OWNER OF FASHION ASIA AWARDS ZHANG FENG AND FOUNDER AND OWNER OF KEEHUACHEE.BLOGSPOT.COM DATO KEE HUA CHEE

 INDONESIAN TOP SUPERMODEL JESSICA EVELINE AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE WHO IS HALF A HEAD SHORTER

 DATO KEE HUA CHEE LOOKING LIKE EMPEROR WITH FULL DRAGON SUIT

 JESSICA EVELINE OF INDONESIA AND CAROL LEE, MRS UNIVERSE 2013 OF MALAYSIA

 THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TRIO IN CHINA WHO ARE NON-CHINESE CITIZENS

 AGNES ANG, JANNIE YANG AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE

 RACHELLE NG WHO IS FORMER MISS MALAYSIA, DATO JONESER CHOI AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE

 THE MALAYSIAN CONTINGENT

 JANNIE YANG, DATO JONESER CHOI, DATO KAMIL DATO SHAFIE, DATO KEE HUA CHEE, RACHELLE NG AND AGNES ANG

 DATO KEE HUA CHEE POINTS TO KEEMUN WHICH CONTAINS HIS NAME

 KEE IS PARAMOUNT

 KEEMUN IS DATO KEE'S FAVORITE TEA

 ALSO SANUYU CHEN'S FAVORITE

 AGAIN TO SHOW THE WORLD KEEMUN IS NAMED AFTER DATO KEE HUA CHEE. AMEN!

 DATO KEE HUA CHEE'S ANCESTORS CAME FROM KEEMUN COUNTY ALSO! 

 DATO KEE HUA CHEE IS SO PROUD OF HIS NAME 'KEE'

 MYANMAR BEAUTY

 LOVE HER SEE THRU DRESS

 RACHELLE NG BEING INTERVIEWED

  

 DATO JONESER CHOI, RACHELLE NG AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE

CHONG QING  BY NIGHT

 TAKEN AT OPENAIR ROOFTOP OF MARRIOTT CHONGQING HOTEL IN CHINA!

 TAKEN FROM 50TH FLOOR 

 ASTOUNDING VIEWS

 DATO KEE HUA CHEE BY NIGHT

 PARKSON, TROJI, RACHELLE NG AND COCO ALEX 

 JAPANESE DAMSEL JOINS IN

 PARKSON CHOONG, DATO KEE HUA CHEE, MISS JAPAN, COCO ALEX AND RACHELLE NG

 PARKSON CHOONG AND DATO  KEE HUA CHEE

 FAMOUS HONGKONG PHOTOGRAPHER AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE

 UP ON 50TH FLOOR

 GREAT OUTDOORS NOT AT ALL COLD AS FEARED! MUST BE DUE TO GLOBAL WARMING! THERE WAS NO WIND EITHER ON 50TH FLOOR AND OPEN TO THE SKY! KERWEI

 DICKSON, PARKSON AND KEESON

 THE THREE TERRIFIC TWINS

 HOT LEGS SO NOT FREEZING LAH

 TROJI, JAPONAY AND COCO ALEX

 3 HOTTIES 

 MIGUEL LASALA AND MONIKA THE FEMALE TOP MODEL NOMINEE WHO FLEW IN ON 29 DEC 2016

 NOMINEES FROM PHILIPPINES FOR FASHION AWARD TOP ASIAN MALE AND FEMALE MODELS OF THE YEAR

MIGUEL LASALA, DATO KEE HUA CHEE AND MONIKA SANTA MARIA FROM PHILIPINES