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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...

Five Wa Long Village teas! A "vertical tasting" of five distinct years! Including both Autumn Harvest and Spring Harvest of 2016.  Wa Long villag...

A blend of Autumn 2011 harvested "Da Shu" (big tree) tea leaves from Yi Wu villages including Gao Shan Zhai, Luo Shui Dong, and Ma Hei.  After pres...

Man Song 曼松 Village has a history of more than 300 years!  It became known in the Yongzheng period as a source for top pu-erh tea and in 1735 tea ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

 We have selected autumn harvest (谷花茶) wild arbor material from the area of "Ding Jia Zhai" (丁家寨), a mountain area near Lao Man Sa in the Yi Wu mo...

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

Hone your tea tasting skills with this unique Tea Sampler: Yi Wu Spring and Autumn Comparison, Large Leaf varietal (大叶种 pure Assamica) and Mixe...

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. ...

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...

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...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Autumn (October) 2015 Harvest from Ge Deng village (革登) in Yi Wu mountain range. Ge Deng is southwest from Yi Bang...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Autumn (October) 2015 Harvest from Ma Li Shu village (麻栗树寨) in Yi Wu mountain range. Ma Li Shu is just outside Yi ...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Autumn (October) 2015 Harvest from Man Zhuan in Yi Wu mountain range. Man Zhuan is one of the six famous tea mount...

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 th...

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...

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...

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...

Our 2014 Autumn "Mu Shu Cha" (母树茶) refers to the mother tea trees of Mengku where the oldest and most primitive Yunnan Large Leaf varietal tea tre...

Da Qing Gu Shu (Da Qing Old Tree) is my favorite tea from Autumn 2014.  It's made from old tree tea leaves picked at the end of Autumn.  Da Qing v...

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 ...

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

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...

Big Snow Mountain (大雪山) is one of two Big Snow mountains in Lincang prefecture. One is in Mengku county and the other is in Yong De county. Our ma...

October 2014 Autumn harvest tea leaves from 80-150 year old tea trees growing in Jiu Tai Po village in Jinggu county of Simao. Jiu Tai Po or "9 Me...

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...

Our second production from Bing Dao village. We have produced other teas from neighboring villages but last Autumn we met a grower that had excell...

Entirely Ancient Arbor tea from Autumn (October) 2014 Harvest from Man Zhuan in Yi Wu mountain range. Man Zhuan is one of the six famous tea mount...

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

An Autumn blend of Lincang wild and ancient arbor tea leaves.  We call this "野心" or "Wild Heart".  The tea is strong and balanced in taste with st...

Entirely wild arbor early October material from Man Nuo village in Bu Lang mountains.  Tea trees are 60 to 80 years old, growing naturally without...

Entirely wild arbor tea material from 80 to 150 year old tea trees in Yi Bang village (an area of north Yi Wu).  Expertly processed by the mother ...