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To: RealMuLan who wrote (2182)	10/2/2007 2:18:34 PM
From: RealMuLan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12464

[Pu Er tea]--Of All the Tea In China, 'Puer' Is the Hottest With Prices Near a Peak, Some See a New Bubble; A Vintage $13,000 Cake By IRIS KUO October 2, 2007; Page A1 online.wsj.com ZHUHAI, China -- In this booming economy, the latest investment fad has everything to do with the price of tea in China. More precisely, it has to do with the price of puer. A type of tea commonly pressed into Frisbee-shaped cakes, puer (pronounced "poo-ahr"), was long the domain of a small group of tea collectors. Earlier this year, speculators discovered the tea, driving up its value. ...