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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...

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

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 ...

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...

  A pure Autumn 2025 harvest from old “Mother” tea trees growing in the Big Snow Mountain area of Lincang. These 200+ year old trees grow at around...

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...

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

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...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Spring 2023 Harvest from Man Zhuan in Yi Wu mountain range. Man Zhuan is one of the six famous tea mountains in Ban...

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...

This is a premium Xiaguan production pressing of Bu Lang area raw pu-erh tea called "Cang Zhao Rui Gong" 苍诏瑞贡.  Cang refers to the Cang Mountains o...

Xiang Chun Lin( 香椿林) is a small village with just a few households and is just between Yi Shan Mo and Wan Gong (northeast from Yi Wu town, near th...

Take a flight around the Famous Tea Region of Jinggu County in Pu'er prefecture, previously known as Simao! Taste a curated selection of samples fr...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Entirely wild arbor tea from late Autumn 2011! Tea leaves taken from 100-200 year old tea trees growing on Mang Fei mountain in Yong De county of L...

Nice Mengku area fermented tea from 2005 season (pressed in 2006).  Aged in Kunming for 18+ years.  Nice clean taste and aroma! No nei fei! 250 gra...

A single-estate ripe pu-erh made entirely from He Kai village tea leaves harvested in 2025 and wet-piled in late 2025, then pressed in 2026 into 3...

These beautiful porcelain tea cups feature a high-temperature crystalline glaze that forms natural, gingko-like crystal patterns during firing. Eac...

A blend of Lao Man'e and Xin Ban Zhang Villages tea! Both harvested from first flush of spring 2025 tea! Potent bitter tea with a long-lasting mout...

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...

Jing Gu Yang Ta village is in Jing Gu county of Simao prefecture (景谷秧塔寨). It is well known for its "Da Bai" (大白 - Big White) tea. Actually the tea ...

Gao Shan Village is nestled in the Yi Wu mountains NNE of Yi Wu town and is one of the highest elevation villages in the Yi Wu range. Gao Shan vill...

A classic Menghai tea factory recipe made with an average of grade 5 leaves. As is typical with Da Yi teas the ripened tea leaves are partially sem...

Wei Zui Yan means "Strongest Taste". Menghai tea factory first produced this blend in both raw and ripe form in 2006. This 2007 Ripe cake has been ...

This is an Autumn 2019 harvested tea from San He She Village (三合社) in Yi Wu area of XIshuangbanna.  San He She is a southern Yi W village at an alt...

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.  ...

Chen Sheng Hao is a brand of Pu-erh that was started in 2008 by Mr. Chen Sheng He, a long time tea drinker and Guangdong native.  In 2008 he signe...

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 ...

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...

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...

"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...

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...

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...

This is from the Xiang Yi Tea Factory in An Hua county of Hunan Province. Xiang Yi is the second oldest producer of Hunan Hei Cha after Bai Sha Xi ...

This is a premium blend of young raw pu-erh tea from Bulang pressed under the "Baoyan Brand" aka Tibetan Flame sub-brand of Xiaguan Tea Factory.  "...

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...