Smart Tea Drinker
understand the tea taste and learn to distinguish the differences in processing. Learn how to determine age of pu-erh tea by taste. Continue reading Smart Tea Drinker
Black Pottery Disappointment
article about trip to remote Yunnan town for buying local pottery called Hei Tao , Yunnan Black Pottery. Mission failed. Continue reading Black Pottery Disappointment
Quality of Tea
How to judge the quality of tea? Understanding the differences between various tea grades and tea processing. Distinguishing the price of marketing from the actual value of quality. Continue reading Quality of Tea
Mang Fei Failure
Buying pu-erh tea in Mang Fei village directly from the farmers. Article describing the overall experience, impressions and result of this unsuccessful tea trip. Continue reading Mang Fei Failure
Dai Tao – pottery from Dai Ethnic Minority
Dai pottery – Journey to the south of Yunnan for Dai Ethnic Minority pottery called “Dai Tao”. Search for the real Dai Tao Master and tea ceremony accessories made by “slow wheel” technique which is specific for Dai pottery. Continue reading Dai Tao – pottery from Dai Ethnic Minority
Pasha autumn sheng pu-erh tea
Article about buying autumn sheng pu-erh tea from Pa Sha mountain. Experience with tea farmers. Sharing knowledge about tea bhttps://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?markers=25.02186%2C102.6788383&zoom=8&size=400x300usiness in China generally. Continue reading Pasha autumn sheng pu-erh tea
Menghai shu pu-erh search
Article about choosing the shu pu-erh tea directly from Menghai and sharing the knowledge about pu-erh tea business generally. Continue reading Menghai shu pu-erh search
Jianshui pottery
Purchasing Jianshui Zitao , teaware made of Yunnan purple clay. Visiting the small producers and teapot makers , revealing the situation in the village and describe reality behind the scenes of hyped promotion of this pottery. Continue reading Jianshui pottery
The truth about the Feng Qing black tea
Article about the tea sourcing trip to Feng Qing , Yunnan. Searching for a black tea producer and tea farmers. Success and failure of choosing right tea suppliers. Sharing the experience from the field. Continue reading The truth about the Feng Qing black tea
Calligraphy Master
Visiting the Calligraphy Master in his humble workshop in north side of Kunming city in Yunnan province. Fan De Hui – the calligraphy master and student of famous calligrapher 周慧珺 Zhou Hui Jung( refer to google for more details ). … Continue reading Calligraphy Master