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Naka

I thought I’d post some photos of some of the trees I made tea from this year. First up… Naka, a relatively unfamous mountain about 1 hour drive from Menghai,...

Yiwu

I felt a little disappointed upon leaving Yiwu this year, despite learning a lot. I guess this year, being able to speak the language a bit better and with the...

The village of dogs

One of the first facts I was told upon arriving at Lao Banzhang yesterday was that there are around 500 people in Lao Banzhang and over 1000 dogs! They’re everywhere....

Some more photos from Nannuo

Finally back to somewhere with a good internet connection I thought I’d upload some photos from my time in Nannuo. It’s been a great week staying in Nannuoshan. Spending time...

Nannuoshan (1)

After a long wait for the tea season to begin, on Sunday I made my way south with a friend from Kunming to begin a month in the mountains, staying...

Sealing oolong

I’ve been experimenting a bit recently with a few attempts at DIY oolong roasting (more on this later). One consequence of this is that I had some oolong which needed...