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Travels in Yunnan
This year has been interesting. We’ve spent the past month travelling around Xishuangbanna. We managed to rent/borrow a 4×4 for most of our time here & could travel a bit...
Travels in Yunnan
This year has been interesting. We’ve spent the past month travelling around Xishuangbanna. We managed to rent/borrow a 4×4 for most of our time here & could travel a bit...
Sha Qing at Lao Banzhang
I thought I’d share this short video of the Sha Qing (Kill Green) process at a farmer’s house in Lao Banzhang. Note the angled pan, making the leaves naturally slide...
Sha Qing at Lao Banzhang
I thought I’d share this short video of the Sha Qing (Kill Green) process at a farmer’s house in Lao Banzhang. Note the angled pan, making the leaves naturally slide...
Mr. Gao’s Shengtai Tea
Our time in Taiwan was a little limited on this trip. We had so much to do and so many people we wanted to visit, but with the wish to...
Mr. Gao’s Shengtai Tea
Our time in Taiwan was a little limited on this trip. We had so much to do and so many people we wanted to visit, but with the wish to...
The importance of teachers
It feels good to be travelling again. I’ve spent the past couple of weeks visiting Malaysia and Taiwan, both searching for tea and visiting various people I’ve come to regard...
The importance of teachers
It feels good to be travelling again. I’ve spent the past couple of weeks visiting Malaysia and Taiwan, both searching for tea and visiting various people I’ve come to regard...
Experiments with roasting
I have a predilection for roasted oolongs. As the colder weather is creeping in again, I’ve begun to crave them more and more these days. Over the last few years...
Experiments with roasting
I have a predilection for roasted oolongs. As the colder weather is creeping in again, I’ve begun to crave them more and more these days. Over the last few years...
A teahouse is born
Finally, after 5 long hard weeks of manual labour, we opened our teahouse. We had a great day – a little quiet in the morning, but the afternoon was a...
A teahouse is born
Finally, after 5 long hard weeks of manual labour, we opened our teahouse. We had a great day – a little quiet in the morning, but the afternoon was a...