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"Hua Pi Lin" (lit. Loquat Flower Forest) is a small village in Jinggu County of Simao where 100-200 year old tea trees are growing in a natural bio...

Our Jianzhan wares crafted by lifetime Jianzhan pottery veteran Peng Neng Hua. Jianzhan wares are from Jianyang town in Fujian Province.  They bec...

Mang Zhi is a small village of Yi and Yao people living just west and south of Yi Wu town in the vicinity of Yi Bang and Xi Kong villages. Like the...

Liming Tea Factory is located in Menghai and specializes in both ripe and raw pu-erhs composed of Xishuangbanna tea leaves. This cake was stored in...

This is a blend of Menghai area teas all harvested in Spring 2021!   A well balanced tea with plenty of bitter/sweet, thick, oily, and long lasting...

Mo Lie Shan (aka Shang Mu Lie) is a mountain area with several villages south of Bingdao in Mengku just to the east of Bingdao Lake (a reservoir se...

Bing Dao Lao Zhai (lit Bing Dao Old Village) is one of the two villages called "Bing Dao".  There is Bing Dao Xin Zhai (lit.  Bing Dao New Village...

"Wu Jin Hao" is a blend of semi-aged mao cha from old tree harvested tea leaves that was pressed in 2018.  It's a high quality tea that is years ol...

Da Qing Gu Shu (Da Qing Old Tree) is made from old tree tea leaves picked at the end of Autumn.  Da Qing village is located in Jinggu county and i...

Bai Hua Di village (Hundred Flower Village) is located in the far west of Jing Gu county of Simao, just near the border of Jinggu County and Mengk...

First flush of spring Yi Wu tea was processed by hand and then pressed by stone press into these lovely cakes.  Already 10 years old, this tea bre...

Yi Shan Mo village autumn harvested tea.  Yi Shan Mo along with Gua Feng Zhai, and Ma Hei village. Yi Shan Mo village tea is pure assamica varieta...

Xiao Hu Sai village (a neighboring village to Da Hu Sai).   Our Xiao Hu Sai was picked in April from wild grown tea trees 100+ years of age.  Very...

Entirely old arbor tea from early spring 2013! Tea leaves taken from oldest tea trees (150 to 300 years old) growing on Mang Fei mountain in Yong D...

This tea cake is composed from late autumn harvest of purple tea from the Yi Wu mountains in Xishuangbanna. Purple tea leaves from bushes aged 20 t...

This is a powerful tea cake made entirely form first flush of spring 2013 material from Yong De county in Lincang. Strong and astringent taste but ...

These exquisite tea cups are created using a high-temperature crystalline glaze (晶花釉), a technique prized for its natural, snowflake-like crystal f...

Da Qing Gu Shu (Da Qing Old Tree) is made from old tree tea leaves picked from the first flush of Spring. Da Qing village is a remote area located ...

Suan Zao Shu village is one of the most remote villages in the Jinggu area, taking nearly 2 hours from Jinggu town to arrive there. The winding dir...

Lovely Yue Kiln Celadon Easy Gaiwan! Easy way to brew tea without needing the skill involved to use a gaiwan, and it's just beautiful to hold and u...

The classic 7581 Ripe Pu-erh recipe from Kunming Tea Factory (aka CNNP). This is a 2003 production and is comprised entirely of fermented Menghai a...

Da Qing Gu Shu (Da Qing Old Tree) is made from old tree tea leaves picked from the first flush of Spring. Da Qing village is a remote area located ...

We are offering a set of two tea cakes pressed from old arbor material harvested in Autumn 2023. "Ascend" is pressed from 200+ year old tea trees g...

Our first ever pressing from "Cucumber Village" (黄瓜地) in Jinggu!  Old Arbor tea trees growing naturally at an altitude of 1700 meters were harveste...

A lovely raw ore pink glazed gaiwan that was small-batch fired in a wood fire kiln.  The wood fire high temperature firing gives the glazing a uniq...

Ku Zhu Mountain is near Wenshan village about 7 kilometers southeast of Jing Gu town in Pu'er prefecture (previously known as Simao). Ku Zhu mount...

This is the "Year of Goat" version of Bao He Xiang's "Shi Er Sheng Xiao"  (12 Animals of the Chinese Zodiac) series.  Each year is a different blen...

Take a flight around the Famous Tea Region of Yi Wu! Taste a curated selection of samples from our 2018 Autumn Yunnan Sourcing Brand Yi Wu Tea Cake...

We are proud to offer an old arbor tea from "Da Zhong Shan" area of Mengku!  This tea is picked from high altitude old arbor tea trees (100-200 yea...

Di Jie Village 地界 is in the area of Bingdao in Mengku area of Lincang.  Di Jie Village is well-known not just for it's proximity to Bingdao, but a...

Each Gaiwan comes in it's own box (pictured). 200ml volume Shipping Weight is 400 grams

Bang Dong Village (邦东寨) is located in the county Mengku, Lincang prefecture. Bang Dong is a small village situated at an altitude of 1600 meters. ...

Yi Bi village is a small village about 5 kilometers south of Yi Wu town.  Yi Bi teas are classic Yi Wu teas.  They are sweet with little astringen...

San He Zhai? Never heard of it? That's because it doesn't exist. Our San He Zhai (aka Three Harmonized Villages) tea cake is a blend of tea from th...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Autumn (October) 2010 Harvest from Man Zhuan in Yi Wu mountain range. Man Zhuan is one of the six famous tea mounta...

This is part of the Cang Er series released by Xiaguan tea factory. The recipe differs slightly but the face of of brick is typically covered with ...

Mo Tian Mountain is little know mountainous area between Jing Gu and Zhenyuan in the prefecture of Simao. The area’s varietal is a large leaf varie...

Produced by the Xinghai Tea Factory in Menghai.  Xinghai is one of the original private tea factories founded in the early 1990's by members of th...

A first-flush Spring 2025 pick from Pa Sha Mountain (帕沙山), just south of Gelanghe in southeast Menghai County (Xishuangbanna). Sourced from old-arb...

From a remote, wind-brushed ridge at ~1,800 m in far northwestern Jinggu, right along the Bang Dong (Lincang) / Jinggu (Simao) borderlands, comes a...

Ba Nuo Village is a small remote village about 10 kilometers (as the crow flies) from Bing Dao village in Mengku county (for map click here). Our B...

Suan Zao Shu village is one of the most remote villages in the Jinggu area, taking nearly 2 hours from Jinggu town to arrive there. The winding dir...

Yi Bang Village is an area in the northern part of Yi Wu. Yi Bang tea is special in that it is not a large leaf varietal but rather a primitive sma...

Lovely De Hua Jade Porcelain Teapot in the classic De Zhong 德钟 style. Stunning translucent material with a solid heavy feeling, and excellent heat...

Da Hong Pao clay comes from the west side of the Fudong township of Yixing in Jiangsu province. At the boundary of Rentu village and Hongwei villag...

Chang Da Hao is a classic Yi Wu producer that we've sold a couple of times over the last 20 years! This offering is a cake pressed from Spring 2006...

So what is Duan Ni? In written Chinese, there are two letters for it. The first character is "緞", which means silk. It has a very similar pronuncia...

A lovely teapot created in the style of Dunhuang Silk Road era art!  The motif features pipa and harp players with the colors and styles reminiscen...