Flew in to Taipei on Hello Kitty Express… Not!
I love your blog! Being born and raised in Xiamen Fujian China and live in US for more than 10…
Q: I love your blog! Being born and raised in Xiamen Fujian China and live in US for more than 10 years, I totally understand that it is a hardship for someone to travel to remote mountain areas for tea procurment. I do my own tea and herbal blends and sell them online. Eventually I want to import myself, like you. But for now, I buy wholesale. Does your company offer the wholesale?
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This is an enduring favorite, from the last Taiwan trip, which…
This is an enduring favorite, from the last Taiwan trip, which serves to often remind me about the magic that is really tea. Taiwan next weekend, but then, I hit China once more after that. Will I survive again this time? I hope so. I relish the thought of excellent people, food, and gorgeous scenery in Taiwan, not to mention the world’s best oolongs, but then, to obtain comparable levels of different teas in China, I have to shed lots of tears, or at least sweat. Teas are sublime in both places. The question is, when does one get too old to hack travelling in China? I am musing speculatively of course. By miracle, China can suddenly become organized, sanitary, unpolluted, not noisy, not dusty and hot, and full of kind people- all by the time I get there.
On the ANA flight, where the ocha was the best quality airline…
On the ANA flight, where the ocha was the best quality airline tea ever, both hot and cold. The napkins are made from recycled tea leaves. Japan is so civilized it makes one weep. How I wish I lived in Japan rather than the U.S., rapidly turning into a third world country, or travel to China so often, that one must turn off all brain functions to tolerate, yet need all one’s wiles to survive!
The trips to China are far too strenous…. That said, don’t miss…
The trips to China are far too strenous….
That said, don’t miss the Harvest Party on May 23rd at Teance, sign up to taste some of these teas I procured along the way:
http://www.teance.com/product_p/eventmay23.htm
For those who can not attend, I will try to make a sampler kit of these teas to place on line, stay tuned!
I just wanted to say that I’ve really enjoyed your posts about this buying trip to China. Traveling…
Q: I just wanted to say that I’ve really enjoyed your posts about this buying trip to China. Traveling is never easy but your pictures are beautiful and I’m sure that the teas you are bringing back will be worth it.
Thank you, I almost died from exhaustion, China is not for the faint of hearted! I will try to put a sampler taste of the teas online for everyone.