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Xiang Ming village is an area north of Yi Wu close to the Yi Bang mountain area of Mengla county in Xishuangbanna.  Xiang Ming unlike Yi Bang is e...

Nicely aged raw tea from Yi Wu mountains.  Aged 12 years in the dry conditions in Kunming, it yields a deep golden tea soup with hints of hay and ...

This is a 1990 release from the Kunming Tea Factory of the classic "73 Brick".   The "73 brick" is the first ripe pu-erh released by CNNP.  Ripe P...

Lucky Brand is a 1997-2005 CNNP Brand logo. Most of the teas produced under the Lucky Brand were ripe pu-erh teas fermented in the Yiliang Tea Fac...

Big Yellow Mark (lit. Da Huang Yin) is a CNNP labelled tea from a small producer in Menghai.  The tea is a blend of Nan Nuo and Bu Lang Mountain S...

To celebrate the year of the monkey we created a distinctive and powerful blend of 2016 Autumn teas from wild arbor tea leaves growing in three di...

Zao Qiao Di is a small village south of Jinggu Township in Simao Prefecture.  It's a high altitude village (1900 meters) with cool weather year-ro...

Teng Tiao village (Rattan village) is located in Jing Gu county of Simao.  The leaves used for our production come from the oldest stand of trees ...

Ye Zhu Tang Village (lit. Wild Pig Pool) is small village about 5 miles to the north of Jinggu town and about two miles west (and uphill) from the...

Na Han Village (那罕寨) is located near Bang Dong village in the county Mengku, Lincang prefecture.Bang Dong is a small village situated at an altitu...

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

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...

Our 4th production from Bing Dao village and the third from Autumn harvested tea leaves! Bing Dao Lao Zhai (lit Bing Dao Old Village) is one of th...

Cha Tou is a kind of tea nugget that forms naturally from the pressures of compression and heat that occurs during the fermentation process. Typic...

Guo You Lin 国有林 (lit. State Protected Forest) is a small area between Yi Wu town and Mengla town in the Yi Wu Mountains at an elevation of 1650 me...

Yao Ding refers to the Yao Minority families who live in Ding Jia Zhai village from whom we purchased this wonderful tea!   We have selected autum...

Zheng Jia Liang Zi is a small village just south of Ma Hei village and just north of Yi Wu town and Luo Shui Dong.  Zheng Jia Liang Zi was first s...

Our very first Yi Wu blend!  Entirely autumn harvested old arbor teas from Yi Wu area, both large and small leaf varietals.  We feel that this ble...

Entirely wild arbor tea material from 100 to 250 year old tea trees in Yi Bang village (an area of north Yi Wu).  Expertly processed by the mother...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Autumn 2016 Harvest from Man Zhuan in Yi Wu mountain range. Man Zhuan is one of the six famous tea mountains in Ba...

Wa Long village is not far from Man Zhuan village in the Yi Wu mountain area.  It's a remote village and the tea we sourced from there is in the m...

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

What happens when you skillfully blend Wild Purple "Ye Sheng" Raw Pu-erh tea from with wild arbor ripe pu-erh tea from Mengku?  You get something ...

With this lovely cake we celebrate an age-old tradition of mixing raw and ripe pu-erh tea together to create a harmonious blend worthy of aging. L...

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...

Our 3rd production from Bing Dao village and the first from Spring harvested tea leaves! Bing Dao Lao Zhai (lit Bing Dao Old Village) is one of th...

Entirely wild arbor tea from early spring 2016! Tea leaves taken from 60 to 100 years old tea trees growing wild near Da Hu Sai in the county of M...

Entirely wild arbor tea from early spring 2016! Tea leaves taken from 40 to 80 years old tea trees growing wild on Mang Fei mountain in Yong De co...

A tiny production from just three large old tea trees (三棵树) growing near Bang Dong village in Mengku county of Lincang.  Entirely picked and proce...

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. ...

Na Han Village (那罕寨) is located near Bang Dong village in the county Mengku, Lincang prefecture.Bang Dong is a small village situated at an altitu...

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. ...

Ba Wai Village is in Mengku County of Lincang.  It's 1.9 kilometers (as the crow flies) southeast of Bing Dao village in the highlands on the east...

Nuo Wu Village is in Mengku County of Lincang.  It's about 4 kilometers (as the crow flies) south and slightly east of Bing Dao village in the hig...

Qing Mei Shan is a remote mountain area in Yong De county of Lincang.  The tea trees here are 100-300 years old and have been growing wild for cen...

Hong Ni Tang village (lit.  Red Mud Pool) is located in the far west of Jinggu not far from Mengku county (Lincang).  The tea trees from which thi...

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...

Ye Zhu Tang Village (lit. Wild Pig Pool) is small village about 5 miles to the north of Jinggu town and about two miles west (and uphill) from the...

Han Gu Di village is one of the more remote villages in the Jinggu area, taking nearly 1.5 hours from Jinggu town to arrive there.  Although there...

"Bai Ni Shui" is a small village to the southwest of Jinggu town in Simao prefecture.  Bai Ni Shui (lit.  White Mud Water) is situated at 1900 met...

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 d...

Gu Shu Bai Cha means "Old Tree White Pekoe Tea".  White Pekoe refers to a Jinggu varietal called Camellia Assamica Taliensis that is very large an...

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 located in Jinggu co...

This tea is made entirely from first flush of Spring 2016 high altitude Wu Liang mountain tea.  The Wu Liang mountains peak out at about 3300 mete...

"Shan Hou Gu Shu" (lit. Behind the Mountain Old Tree) is a mountainous area in Jinggu County of Simao where 100-250 year old tea trees are growing...

"Huang Shan Gu Shu" (lit. Remote Mountain Old Tree) is a mountain in Jinggu County of Simao where 100-300 year old tea trees are growing.  Huang S...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Man Lin village (Spring 2016 Harvest).  Man Lin village is in the Man Zhuan area, and is SSE (south by southeast) ...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Spring 2016 Harvest from Man Zhuan in Yi Wu mountain range. Man Zhuan is one of the six famous tea mountains in Ba...