Water is everything. It is extremely rare to see the bottom of a body of water in China nowadays, and without any traces of trash. Wuyi mountain has been designated as a protected site, so the environment is so clean, you think you weren’t in China. That, and a population in the village of only 1700 or so makes Cao Dun Village, the epicenter of Wuyi Rock tea, a rare treasure. Although making the entire site a park was not to my liking, but still, the benefits obviously outweigh the idea of a tea theme park. Besides, it was a relief to find nothing much theme-parkish about it. Tea producers producing tea, families eating dinner together, the trees are old and the tea is dark. Nothing noticeable has compromised the tea.
The water is clear, cool, and sweet. They fetch water from these waterfalls and streams to brew their tea. Life is idyllic, and ideal, for Mr. Zhang, whose family has been here making tea for a good 300 plus years, if not more.
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