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Nannuo tea picking song

I thought I’d post this – apologies for the poor sound quality and short length, but you get the idea. A Traditional Ai-Ni (the minority living in Nannuo) tea picking...

Nannuo tea picking song

I thought I’d post this – apologies for the poor sound quality and short length, but you get the idea. A Traditional Ai-Ni (the minority living in Nannuo) tea picking...

Chen Qi Nan

I thought I’d post some pictures of a visit I had to Chen Qi Nan’s studio last week. This man makes some really beautiful teaware. In past years he was...

Chen Qi Nan

I thought I’d post some pictures of a visit I had to Chen Qi Nan’s studio last week. This man makes some really beautiful teaware. In past years he was...

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,...

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...

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....

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...

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...