Verdant Tea

"On the remote mountaintops of Qianjiazhai in the Mt. Ailao National Forest Preserve, there are are tea trees older than any person on earth. There ar[...]

"Jingdezhen porcelain has been prized for centuries across the world, inspiring envy and imitation, even giving us the English word ""china"" porcelai[...]

"Huang Rui Guang was born in Yang Mei village of Feng Huang in 1946. An accomplished technical master of tea, he is affectionately called a 'modern te[...]

"On our last trip out to Laoshan, we were witness to the devastating frost damage from 2015 / 2106’s  bitter cold winter. Over a third of the villa[...]

"Tea is one of the most nuanced, complex and rewarding taste experiences in the world. In simple chemical terms, the tea leaf contains more flavonoid[...]

"This Spring, we were lucky to return to Qianjiazhai to meet more of the talented people behind Qianjiazhai’s old tree pu’er and black tea. Throug[...]

It's been just a few hours since we returned from visiting artists in yixing and taking a peek behind the scenes in their workshops. We feel so lucky [...]