The summer heat calls for cooling brews. Tell me what you're looking for — I know just the tea.
Grain in Ear
Summer is governed by the Fire element — a time of peak energy and warmth. Cooling teas help balance the body's inner heat.
🔥 Element: 火 (Fire) · Season: Summer
Each solar term has three pentads (候 hòu) of ~5 days, each marking a subtle shift in nature:
In Chinese philosophy, all things are connected to five fundamental elements — Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. Each element corresponds to a season, a flavor profile, and a type of tea.
Take our Five Elements quiz to discover your natural affinity — and find the tea that resonates most deeply with your constitution.
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🏔️ Earth 
🏔️ Earth 
💧 Water 
🏔️ Earth "Drink tea by the season, know the season by the tea."
For thousands of years, Chinese culture has followed the rhythm of 24 solar terms — a calendar that divides the year not by months, but by the subtle shifts of nature.
Eastern Calendar Tea selects teas that match each solar term's character: fresh greens for spring's awakening, cooling whites for summer's heat, rich oolongs for autumn's harvest, and warming blacks for winter's stillness.
Every cup is an invitation to slow down and move in harmony with the natural world.
Every solar term (~15 days), we'll send you the story behind the season, our top tea pick, and a brewing ritual to try at home.