Blog – Page 3 – Teaurchin

The dying craft of hand made paper - Teaurchin

Belle and I wanted to use hand made Dai paper for our Puer packaging.There is one small, quiet village in Menghun county, Xishuangbanna, which still specializes in the traditional cottage... Read more...

Fresh off the press

A wonderful old printing machine Handmade Dai paper coming off the press One of six designs for our first puer collection Tea Urchin neifei ready for pressing! Read more...

Pressing Puer in Man Zhuan

Drying maocha in Man Zhuan village, Xiangming I had heard that Man Zhuan 蛮砖 was one of the best places to buy pure gu shu near Yiwu. Man Zhuan is one of... Read more...

A teacher we all can learn from

Mr. Gao frying leaves with his bare hands I spent several days with Mr. Gao Fa Chang in his home in Yiwu, drinking his tea, and listening to his stories... Read more...

Tea Picking in Yiwu

The township of Yiwu is 120km to the east of Jinghong. A modern highway cuts through Jinuo mountain and makes the journey to the base of the Yiwu mountain range... Read more...

Inside the Menghai Tea Research Institute

Driving through Menghai The surprising thing about Menghai is that it is pretty much flat. Driving west from Jinghong, one must first ascend Nannuo mountain, before entering the Menghai plateau. The other... Read more...

Making maocha with Zhi Zheng on Nannuo Mountain

Mark serving tea in Zhi Zheng's shop in Jing Hong tea market An Englishman in Jing Hong Mark Turner is one of the few foreigners who calls Jing Hong home.... Read more...

Tong Qing Hao commemorative Puer

Tong Qing Hao 同庆号 has over 270 years history. Founded in Yiwu in 1736, it had its heyday during the Qing dynasty. More recently, it has been resurrected as the industry leader... Read more...

Afternoon tea with a Puer Master Blender

Tong Xing Hao Factory in Menghai As the Tong Xing Hao factory workers finished work for the day, we settled down in the office to drink some tea & eat... Read more...

The Puer factories of Menghai

JingHong airport We were welcomed in Jinghong, the capital of XiShuangBanNa autonomous prefecture, by a wave of unexpected tropical heat. The warm humid air engulfed us as we stepped off... Read more...

Why so quiet?

It’s been a busy couple of months since I lasted posted a blog article. Belle & I went to Australia in March for my cousin’s wedding, where we devoted a... Read more...

The Art of Kungfu Tea

My weapons of choice for gongfu practice Longquan: home to swords & tea cupsI’ve been using a variety of hand made Longquan celadon cups for the last few months, and... Read more...