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Transit

As I stopped off in Hong Kong enroute to Taiwan, I called by my friend’s house to take some things from the bags I’d left there on my way to...

Transit

As I stopped off in Hong Kong enroute to Taiwan, I called by my friend’s house to take some things from the bags I’d left there on my way to...

Dali

A few photos from a non-tea-related weekend trip to the mountains a few hours away from Kunming.

Dali

A few photos from a non-tea-related weekend trip to the mountains a few hours away from Kunming.

Banzhang

It is commonly remarked that Yiwu is like the queen of puerh tea, while Banzhang is the king. The soft rounded character of Yiwu is contrasted by the intensely strong,...

Banzhang

It is commonly remarked that Yiwu is like the queen of puerh tea, while Banzhang is the king. The soft rounded character of Yiwu is contrasted by the intensely strong,...

Nannuoshan (2)

It’s with a feeling of relief that I write this post. I’d been holding off on this, while I waited for our tea from Nannuoshan to arrive in Kunming. With...

Nannuoshan (2)

It’s with a feeling of relief that I write this post. I’d been holding off on this, while I waited for our tea from Nannuoshan to arrive in Kunming. With...

Nannuoshan

We spent a fairly uneventful day making the journey from Yiwu to Menghai and settling into our basic accommodation which we hoped to be able to use as a base...

Nannuoshan

We spent a fairly uneventful day making the journey from Yiwu to Menghai and settling into our basic accommodation which we hoped to be able to use as a base...

Yiwu (3)

Day 3 – Yiwu Following a leisurely lunch, we set about preparing for the afternoon’s activities. Our hosts had an order for 84 taidicha bings which they were due to...

Yiwu (3)

Day 3 – Yiwu Following a leisurely lunch, we set about preparing for the afternoon’s activities. Our hosts had an order for 84 taidicha bings which they were due to...