Tea Accessories and Stylish Home Furnishings at Zens in Parkview Green
If you're looking for a way to burn your CNY lucky money, if you need a unique gift for a special occasion, or if you just want to browse some modern takes on Chinese tea culture accessories, look no further than Zens in Parkview Green.
Founded in Guangzhou in 2009, Zens now has branches in Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam. It offers mostly teas, tableware, bedding, wine sets, vases, notebooks, chopsticks, cups, chairs, as well as larger household furnishings like sofas, lamps, and tables.
The store is eye catching from the get go, thanks to the bicycle at its entrance with makeshift teapot handlebars. The tea sets continue inside and come in porcelain, dark red enamel pottery, glass, bone china, iron, bamboo, and silver. There are also various themes such as flowers with fishes, seasonal collections, and sets with a more royal flavor, amounting to options with a vastly different price range. For instance, you could score a teapot for RMB 12 or splash out on a fancy silver tea set for RMB 19,800. Mid-range options include a portable chic, glass tea flask and protective pouch (RMB 259) which might be a great gift for a tea-loving friends or family members back home.
Or how about a “lucky” RMB 99 Year of the Dog mug?
Some of the products are collaborations with famous international and Chinese designers such as Francesco Lucchese, Oki Sato, Michael Young, Liu Qiming, Masayuki Kurokawa, Wang Ke and Lian Zhiming, Ju Bin, and Zeng Fanzhi, who you may have seen exhibited at UCCA last year.
As a store focusing on tea-related products, Zens also offers a range of teas, including green tea, white tea, oolong tea, black tea, pu’er, and jasmine (RMB 30-42) as well as flavored tea lattes (RMB 35-38) to be drunk in-store or on the go. This confluence of products means that next time when you have a craving for tea or need to buy a gift on a short notice, you know exactly where to go.
Zens
Daily 10am-10pm. B2, Parkview Green, 9 Dongdaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District
哲品：朝阳区东大桥路9号侨福芳草地购物中心LG2层
More stories by this author here.
Email: tracywang@thebeijinger.com
Twitter: @flyingfigure
Instagram: @flyingfigure
