A Living Legend of Tea – Mr. Zhang Tianfu
Today is Mr. Zhang Tianfu's 107th birthday. It's a name that is rarely mentioned in the western tea world, but…
The Ultimate Tea Processing Experience
A Game with Water Our tea trip was not a typical sourcing trip. We don't need to go to China…
Tie Guan Yin – Anxi, Fujian Province
The Legendary Anxi Tie Guan Yin The Legends Tie Guan Yin is so popular that for many, it was their…
Fenghuang Dan Cong – Wudong Mountain, Guangdong Province
My experience with good tea, and I mean pinnacle tea - top notch stuff, usually goes one of two ways.…
Dan Cong From A Bio-dynamic Farm – Chaoshan, Guangdong Province
Against All Odds Affected by the coffee culture in North America, individual farmers are often preferred by tea drinkers. However, I…
The Odd Economy Of Pu’er
An Interesting Twist of Fate The story of Yunnan Pu’er reminds me of an old Chinese saying, “Thirty years on…
Ancient Pu’er Tea Garden – Hekai, Yunnan Province
Hekai, located in the Bulang Mountains, is one of the biggest ancient tea gardens planted by humans. Almost one third of…
Zisha Teapots – Yixing, Jiangsu Province
Teapot Shopping Today, we went to the other side of Guzhu Mountains – Yixing, Jiangsu province. The first thing that comes…
Zi Sun & Bai Cha – Xiamu Shan
Constant Innovation in Chinese Tea Xiamu Shan is located in the Changxing/Anji area. Strictly speaking, it's an area for Zi…
Guzhu Zi Sun – Zhejiang Province
A Glimpse of Royal Tea Garden in Tang Dynasty This visit was a Museum / shrine to Lu Yu and…
Bi Luo Chun – Jiangsu Province
A Beautiful Region Bi Luo Chun is grown in an amazing beautiful part of the planet. The four seasons are…
Huoshan Huang Ya – Anhui Province
Morning "Brake" Despite finishing quite late the night before, we were up around 6 am the next day. After breakfast,…
Lu’an Gua Pian – Anhui Province
Up the Mountain As you can imagine, tea making is hard work. Starting with some morning exercise climbing the mountain.…
2006 Lao Cha Tou… Maybe not
2006 Shu Pu'er - Side by Side Tasting We tasted a 2006 Lao Cha Tou from a friend alongside another…
Ma Lian Dao – China’s Largest Tea Market
Ma Lian Dao is a tea lovers' paradise! Think West Edmonton Mall or Mall of America meets tea! And not…
ICED TEA!?!
There have already been a few reports of snow and freezing rain in several of the tea areas. I got…
2016 China Tea Trip Overview
Spring is here and I have headed off to China to meet with Jianli Wu, my mom, to find our…