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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...
Yiwu (2)
Day 3 – Yiwu (2) Rising early, as may be expected in village life, we took cold showers in the shed at the bottom of the garden and climbed up...
Yiwu (2)
Day 3 – Yiwu (2) Rising early, as may be expected in village life, we took cold showers in the shed at the bottom of the garden and climbed up...
Yiwu
Day 2 – Yiwu Happy to be beginning our actual tea journey, we boarded the crowded midday bus to Yiwu village. It seems there are two buses that make the...
Yiwu
Day 2 – Yiwu Happy to be beginning our actual tea journey, we boarded the crowded midday bus to Yiwu village. It seems there are two buses that make the...