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A first flush of spring production from “Lao Qian" Village (老迁), in the north-eastern part of Yi Wu.  Lao Qian village tea is pure assamica tea and...

Entirely wild arbor tea from autumn 2019! Tea leaves taken from 80 to 120 years old tea trees growing wild in the Mang Fei mountainous area in Yong...

Take a flight across two Famous Tea Regions: Yi Wu and Jingmai. Taste the flavors of ancient Yi Wu in Xishuangbanna and one of the regions that ha...

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...

This is the final Yunnan Sourcing production for 2009.  Fall tea harvested in mid-October from Mang Jing village in the Jing Mai mountains was used...

This cake is pressed from a blend of Menghai area ripe pu-erh teas. The blend of tippy and medium sized leaves yields a classically Menghai smooth,...

"Buddy" celebrates the spirit of companionship that dogs and humans share.  Buddy is also a young stray dog that we fostered for a couple of months...

Hai Lang has done it again.  Hai Lang collected 230 kilograms of spring 2016 and spring 2017 harvested mao cha from Gao Shan Zhai Village  and had ...

We are proud to announce our second He Kai (贺开) village production! He Kai village area is south of Menghai town on the way to Lao Ban Zhang. It co...

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...

This tea is made entirely from first flush of spring 2012 high altitude Wu Liang mountain tea. The Wu Liang mountains peak out at about 3300 meters...

Classic Xiaguan mini tuo cha made from ripe pu-erh tea.  Pressed in 2020 from 2019 and 2018 material blended together.   Each tuo is 3 grams making...

Entirely first flush of Spring 2021 material from high altitude Ai Lao mountain.  The Ai Lao mountains peak out at about 3200 meters, making them ...

Bang Long village is a Meng Song area village in Menghai County of Xishuangbanna.  Meng Song area is northwest from Nan Nuo mountains and is a very...

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...

This is the fourth year of "Cha Wang" (Tea King) has been produced. It is and will be produced only from first flush of Spring tea from Ancient Ar...

A lovely aged ripe pu-erh made from fermented Mengku area material.  Fermented in 2007 and then aged in Jinggu County before being pressed in 2012...

Spring 2015 harvest from old "Mother" tea trees growing in Big Snow Mountain area of Lincang.  200+ year old tea trees growing at an altitude of 1...

Haiwan tea factory is an excellent choice for blended ripe pu-erh as the ex-manager of the Manager of the Menghai tea factory is the founder and ge...

Menghai tea factory has always been at the forefront of the process of creating ripe pu-erh tea through "wet piling". Their expertise at selecting ...

Entirely Wu Liang Mountain area tea from certified organic tea gardens. This cake is called "Di Fu" 地氟 (low fluoride) as it was tested by Zu Xiang ...

Spring 2004 Harvested Yi Wu from a small Yi Wu local producer! This is a stone-pressed cake aged in Yi Wu and then Kunming. This is an excellent ex...

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...

You Le Mountain (aka Ji Nuo mountain 基诺山) is situated east of Jing Hong city about halfway between Jing Hong and Yi Wu.  The tea was picked and pr...

This tea cake was created to commemorate the opening of the newer second section of the Jin Shi Kunming Wholesale Tea market. The Jin Shi wholesal...

This is premium Mengku ripe tea made from entirely spring harvested tea! Wet-piled in a Mengku area tea factory and then aged for about 2 years bef...

He Kai village area is south of Menghai town on the way to Lao Ban Zhang.  It could be considered northern Bu Lang mountains, but has a distinct ch...

Entirely Autumn 2018 material from high altitude Ai Lao mountain.  The Ai Lao mountains peak out at about 3200 meters, making them second only to ...

Entirely first flush old arbor tea leaves from Gua Feng Zhai in the Yi Wu mountains.   Highly potent cha qi, but taste is balanced and thick with ...

Gu Pu Er tea factory of Simao produced this potent little mini brick from first flush spring 2007 material. The tea has been aged for 9 years and h...

Mu Shu Cha or "Mother Tree Tea" is made from a blend of Bing Dao wild arbor tea leaves and other Mengku area tea leaves from Spring 2013. Mu Shu Ch...

Entirely Zhang Jia San Dui Village ripe pu-erh tea! Zhang Jia San Dui is a Bu Lang Mountain area village that is well known for cultivating tea tha...

2019 was a great year for YS teas especially ripe! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Part 3. Experience the diverse character...

8562 is a classic "Da Yi" ripe pu-erh tea recipe first release in 1985.  It's a blend of wet piled tea with an average of grade 6 tea leaves (clic...

This is a blend of our four Bang Dong area teas.  It's an equal amount of Man Gang, Na Han, Da Qing and Zi Cha.  The combination of these similar r...

"Spirit of Tea" is the most premium regular production that was produced by Mengku Rongshi since 2009. It is entirely wild arbor tea!Mengku Rongshi...

A blend of Nannuo Mountain area tea leaves from Autumn 2010.  Autumn tea leaves from various Nannuo area villages were pressed into this tasty bri...

This is a premium blend that we've named "Ba Wang" 霸王, which means something like "Badass King." "Ba Wang" is a sort of neo-classical pu-erh tea ca...

This is a pressing of a tea that is grown naturally without human intervention.  The tea trees range from 40-200 years of age and grown naturally o...

We are proud to invite you to experience our 2020 production from Long Tan Village (龙塘 Dragon Pool)!  Long Tang village is a small village in the n...

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...

Jingmai Mountain is situated in Lancang County of Simao (now renamed Pu'Er) prefecture.  Jing Mai teas are incredibly unique as a large portion of...

A new premium raw tea recipe from Menghai tea factory. An average of Grade 3 raw tea leaves have been used to created this blended tea cake made en...

100% Gong Ting grade ripe pu-erh tea leaves from Jing Gu tippy material! These huge 500 gram bricks are massive and sure to bring the owner great ...

Zheng Qi Tang is a small village in eastern Mengku county at an altitude of 2000 meters!  You can find 正气塘 here! This is our first ever Zheng Qi Ta...

This is a first flush of Spring 2019 "Huang Pian" from old tea trees in the area of Bang Dong village in Lincang.  Huang Pian (黄片) are mature leav...

Guan Zi Zai is a small Xishuangbanna based tea producer that specializes in Banna teas like Yi Wu, Nannuo, Mengsong, Bu Lang, Pa Sha and others. Th...

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. ...