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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...

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...

"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...

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 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...

  We are proud to offer a Certified Organic "Te Zhi" Ripe Pu-erh Tea from Yunnan. This tea was grown in the area of Simao and was harvested in Apri...

Taste a curated selection of Ripe Pu-erh from Menghai and develop an appreciation for the distinct aroma, flavor and mouthfeel of this amazing regi...

The aging of pu-erh is dependent on many variables, one of which is the form the tea takes. This sampler allows you to explore what effect aging fo...

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...

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...

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...

Mojun Fu Cha is the oldest current producer of Fu Cha in Shaanxi.  They select tea leaves grown in Hunan and Yunnan to produce their incredibly uni...

Lovely Ceramic Tea Cups with a Bamboo motif and small red seal.  Tall cups perfect for deepening the color of the tea soup and for capturing and de...

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...

Through the years we've offered a vast number of Raw Pu-erh Teas.  So vast is our offering that many customers rely on reviews or filter by "Best S...

High quality Pu-erh tuo, both better and larger than the regular type of tuo. This raw tuo brews a yellow-green liquor, a nice whole leaf tuo that...

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...

A lovely old arbor (古树) blend of black tea and white tea made from Autumn 2022 tea harvested from 80-300 year old tea trees in Man Gang village (Ba...

Da Shan (lit. Big Mountain) is an area in the northwest of Jinggu county not too far from Bang Dong area (Lincang). Our Da Shan black tea is plucke...

De Hua "Jade Porcelain" (玉瓷) is a special process that involves very high firing temperatures to create a semi-translucent porcelain that is very u...

2024 has been another great year for YS teas, particularly the ripe productions! Join us as we highlight some of the these great teas - Part 1. Exp...

This is a small production with white wrapper pressed by a long-time friend of ours! She's finally decided to sell the tea after so many years! Thi...

The variety Hei Dan recorded in 'The Compendium of Chinese Tea Varieties' is the same as Wu Dan. In Minnan dialect, the pronunciations of 'Wu' (bla...

A classic recipe from Menghai. This is an average blend of 7th grade material that was fermented last year, so the cake does not have that just fer...

This is purely Lao Man'e village ripe pu-erh tea harvested from mature trees in Spring 2022 and then wet piled in Autumn 2022.  This is the most po...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

Entirely Spring 2020 harvested tea from the Big Snow Mountain area of Mengku in Lincang. Pure, unadulterated teas were collected from two different...

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...

Tian Fu Xiang was a small Menghai Tea factory that started in the early-2000s.  Tian Fu Xiang was started by Zhang Li Xiang who worked for the Meng...

Hui Man Xin brand is produced by a small Menghai area tea factory that specializes in ripe pu-erh tea wet piling.  They've produced tea in Menghai ...

This lovely mushroom tuo was pressed by a friend of ours who is based in Yong De county of Lincang.  It's a pressing of Mang Fei Mountain tea harve...

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...

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...

This is a powerful tea cake made entirely form first flush of spring 2012 material from Yong De county in Lincang.  Strong and astringent taste bu...

Xiaguan Tea Factory has long been a producer of Pu-erh Tea, but has also been producing black tea and green tea for many decades as well! This is a...

Lovely tea set with Gaiwan, Xi Shi style Teapot, and 2 cups made from Mutton Fat Jade Porcelain! You can order it as a set, or order the items sepa...

This is a ripe pu-erh Xiaguan pressed with tea harvested from Da Xue Shan (Big Snow Mountain) in Mengku County (Lincang) of Yunnan. This wet piled ...

2014 Harvested tea from the Bulang mountains of Menghai (Xishuangbanna)! Aged in a loose leaf form since 2014 in Menghai and then brought to Kunmin...

Entirely spring 2019 harvested tea from pure assamica bushes growing in Meng Song village.  Meng Song village is northwest from the Nan Nuo mountai...

Another Xinghai production, but this time made entirely from fermented Bu Lang mountain material.  Strong thick taste with a good amount of bitter...

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 ...

10 years aged ripe pu-erh tea, fermented in the Nan Jian Tu Lin tea factory!  Spring material from 2002-2004 was expertly fermented for 46 days, g...

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...