not silver not clay

This elegant blue porcelain tea set features a matching gaiwan, tea cups, and strainer on a stand, all finished in a vivid kiln-formed glaze with n...

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...

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. O...

Qian Jia Shan (lit. Thousand Home Mountain 千家山) is a small village in the northern part of Jinggu county in Simao prefecture.  Being a high altitud...

Take a flight around the Famous Tea Region of Lincang prefecture in the southwest of Yunnan province. Most of our Lincang Raw Pu-erh Teas are from...

Our Jingmai production is made entirely from the one family's garden in Mangjing village in the Jing Mai mountain area.  Entirely hand-picked and ...

Entirely first flush of spring 2013 material from high altitude Ai Lao mountain.  The Ai Lao mountains peak out at about 3200 meters, making them s...

First Flush of Spring material * Stone-Compressed This is the fourth cake released by our own label for the year 2010!  It's composed entirely of f...

“Ancient Grove” is an exceptionally limited raw pu-erh tea made entirely from the first flush of the Spring 2026 harvest. The leaves were ...

From Yi Bang village in northern Yiwu, made entirely from wild-arbor trees roughly 60–80 years old. The Li family’s matriarch hand-fixed the leaf i...

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...

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

This is a wonderfully aged ripe pu-erh tea from the Wenshan region of Yunnan (south-eastern Yunnan). Aged from 2003 to 2021 in Wenshan and then Kun...

This is a large tea cup made from ceramic material that has been glazed and embellished with gold flecks and golden rim and base.  The texture of t...

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...

  2021 was another spectacular year for YS teas, especially ripe! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Part 2. Experience the d...

Batch 101 * Newer blend started in 2009! Recipe cake from Da Yi! * 357 gramsPu Zhi Wei uses an average of grade 5 ripened tea leaves blended and co...

Nan Po Zhai is the closest village to Bing Dao village in the county of Mengku. It lies 2km from Bing Dao village in a roadless area filled with ce...

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...

A modern classic of Da Yi! The first and previous time "Ba Ji Pu Bing was produced was 2005. The 2005 version became a modern classic and has incre...

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 di...

Hone your tea tasting skills with this unique Tea Sampler: Yunnan Sourcing Yong De Spring and Autumn Comparison. Taste a curated selection of sampl...

The Star of Yi Wu mountain cake is composed entirely Yi Wu material but is not composed entirely of wild arbor material.  The majority is composed ...

Entirely first flush of Spring material from Xin Zhai village outside of Yi Wu town.  Tea trees ranging from 100 to 200 years old!  Classic Yi Wu ...

This is pure "ye sheng" purple tea varietal grown wild in the "Big Snow Mountain" area of Mengku.  "Ye Sheng" pu-erh is bitter when young, but qui...

A new for 2015 production from Menghai Tea Factory (Da Yi Brand).  "Sui Yue" means both time and timelessness.  It's meant to express continuity f...

We have selected first flush of spring harvest (第一波春茶) wild arbor material from the area of "Ding Jia Zhai" (丁家寨), a mountain area near Lao Man Sa ...

Spring harvest tea leaves from 200-300 year old tea trees growing in Jiu Tai Po village in Jinggu county of Simao.  Jiu Tai Po or "9 Mesa Village" ...

A blend of Autumn Harvest Yi Wu old arbor tea.  Blending several villages' teas together has given this tea cake a robust and complex flavor/aroma ...

A tiny production from a small grove of old tea trees (三棵树) growing near Bang Dong village in Mengku county of Lincang.  Entirely picked and proces...

Spring harvest tea leaves from 200-300 year old tea trees growing in Jiu Tai Po village in Jinggu county of Simao.  Jiu Tai Po or "9 Mesa Village" ...

"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...

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

San Ceng Yun 三层云 is a small village southeast of Jinggu Town (the county seat) at an elevation of 1700 meters.  In total there are about 15 househ...

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...

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

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 ...

Ju Duo Zai is a rare varietal of Dan Cong Bush grown by just a few families in the Feng Huang (Phoenix) village area of Wu Dong Mountains.  Ju Duo ...

Early spring 2011 material from 60 to 80 year old tea trees (老太地/野放茶) growing wild on the southern slope of Ba Da mountain not far from Menghai tow...

Ge Deng tea mountain is located in Mengla county of Xi Shuang Banna and is one of the six famous tea mountains of Banna. Ge Deng mountain is locate...

This lovely little tea cake is composed entirely of Yi Wu area old plantation tea bushes. The area is just outside of Ma Hei village not far from Y...

These handy little dragon balls are composed entirely of the "huang pian" (mature larger leaves) that were hand-plucked from the mao cha (loose lea...

This is a unique charcoal medium roasted take on Ya Shi Xiang Dan Cong (aka Duck Shit Oolong). Fresh spring tea was harvested the Phoenix Mountain ...

  From Ku Zhu Mountain, near Wenshan village about 7 km southeast of Jinggu town (Pu’er / Simao), this sheng comes from naturally grown, 100...

Bring warmth to every session with these hand-glazed stoneware tea cups, dressed in a soothing ivory-to-amber gradient with subtle kiln crackle and...

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...

Artistry meets ancient Chinese History.  There are grottos all over China containing life-like statues of Bodhidharma and other early Chan Buddhist...