Early morning hike to one of the peaks of Mr. Zhang’s farms. They were machine cutting the fall/winter crop today, the last day of tea production. 100% hand harvesting is rare nowadays at Wuyi, with not enough hands and very short harvest schedule. These ‘machines’ were just really a big motorized clipper with a large sack in the back, and the longer extra leaves are simply sorted out later. The climb was steep through the forest, and the harvested leaves must be ran down the mountain by foot, and fast, to prevent wilting. The air today was crisp and clear and scenery beautiful and the creek water sweet and clean. Wuyishan is a paradise for tea, after all.
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