Tea journeys

Travel diary, tales and photos from our journeys to the tea plantations.

In Search of Hei Cha in the South of China

The last day in Guangzhou, at the largest tea market in the world (Fangcun). Tasting and purchase of collectable Pu'er and Hei Cha, post-fermented tea: Fu Zhuan Jin Hua and Qian Liang Cha from Hunan; Liubao and Lu'an Hei Cha.

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The Black Forest Tea

Journeying into the jungle in the rain, to visit a remote tea garden in the middle of the forest. The owner uses the leaves to produce an outstanding black tea.

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The Taiwanese Tieguanyin Master

Spending time with Master Chen, who has been producing Tieguanyin in Anxi for about thirty years, optimising his production methods from year to year without being swayed by current fashions.

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Anxi und sein Tieguanyin

Die ersten Tage im Kreis Anxi, auf der Suche nach Tieguanyin. Besuch des regionalen Teemarktes, der Longjuan-Kulturen und mehrerer Teefabriken. Erster Kontakt mit Herrn Chen, dem taiwanesischen Meister aus Tieguanyin.

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