Genshin Impact – The prototype of the Chenyu Vale: tea village in Anhui China
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Genshin Impact – The prototype of the Chenyu Vale: tea village in Anhui China

ByDerry Liu
It’s another Chinese New Year, and the well-known mobile game “Genshin Impact” has also ushered in a richly contented Spring Festival version with new map released, located in the Liyue territory – the long-prepared “Chenyu Vale” area in the northern border of Liyue, has officially been implemented. Let’s discover where the cultural archetypes we love to see here come from.
Tea as Camellia Sinensis: Sinensis vs. Assamica
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Tea as Camellia Sinensis: Sinensis vs. Assamica

ByDerry Liu
Although the tea plant is an ancient plant with a long history, the confusion of the nomenclature has continued for almost two centuries. As early as 1753, Linnaneus described the tea plant as Thea Sinensis, and it was modified to Camellia Sinensis in August of the same year. Since then, the genus name of Thea and…