Wuyi Yancha is the most laborious and difficult to make of all oolongs, and therefore, of all teas in the world. Even Taiwan Beauty does not need six months to make. Here at the charcoal pit roasting at 100 C, for the next 12 hours, the hard work is indescribable.
Everywhere I go there are mainland Chinese visitors in various forms of behavioral challenges. Here at Kansai Airport waiting for my flight to Hong Kong, a Chinese woman is shrieking at someone on her phone, in Mandarin. For like ½ hour already. I hope she misses getting on the same plane with me. All the flight attendants, in excessively polite and low speaking Japanese, were eyeing her with…
Stay tuned for the tea adventures to live again this Oct 10! Traveling to China, Taiwan, Japan again. I will be bringing a tour group with me this fall.
The upcoming tea tour is happening Oct 17 through 25th, stay tuned for the fall harvest blogs!
We have 2 spots left for the tea tour, contact us at info@teance.com if you want to go!
The new high rises in the city about an hour below the mountain, is selling units for around 200,000 RMB per unit, but, you can pay your deposit in tea! 50,000 RMB worth in tea in exchange. Mr. Lin is considering it. He can give them his 100rmb teas they will purchase for 200rmb for and resell for 300rmb. Not a bad deal all around! I urged him to go for it. He can teach at the new Tea University across the street during downtime!
Mr. Lin was up early to dig these fresh bamboos out of the mountain for breakfast for me, so how can one say no? Fresh bamboo shoots are what I look forward to every year but it’s not like I can order it from the menu. Somehow they always remember. Hospitality in Chinese villages are shown in these small ways.