Tea in nature has something to offer – even in Wuyi
Today we enjoyed another tasting of red and semi-green teas from Wuya – we visited a friendly farm from which Tomas gets some of his red teas…
Rubrika: China 2016
Our itinerary for the tea expedition was mainly Canton and Futien – we started in Guangzhou, then went to Chazhou/Chaoshan, then a stopover in Xiamen and then to Wuishan – with luck we will eventually head north to the birthplace of the famous Dragon Well = Hangzhou area.
Wuyi teas up, down, down…
When you’re in one of the traditional tea regions, you’re probably only drinking „their“ tea – in Phoenix it was (unexpectedly) ph...
How do you know if you love a place?
Already when you are there, you are already thinking how to come back in the future…
After 20 thousand steps in my feet, 1 tea session and a night walk in Wuyi…
This is how you go to the teahouse in Wuishan in the morning, because the original plan (to make a trip to the protected Wuiy Park and start in the countryside)...
Always pour water over loose teas before the 1st infusion, because…
Surely you have not seen with your own eyes how your tea dries and doesn’t smell…
From the tea plantation to the cup – harvesting the Phoenix
We couldn’t resist – to live under a tea plantation and not go and try to pluck it, have it processed and then taste our work? That would be sacrile...
Phoenix Tea Plantations in Speed
Today we have a night and I can’t write more, so I’m adding just a few photos from the Phoenix tea plantation + we experienced and filmed the proces...
Last mini trips around Chaozhou and cheers to the phoenix plantations
In the end, the tea culture in Chaozhou won’t be so bad – everyone drinks over-cooked Phoenixes, but you’ll see tea seas with tea ready everyw...
We actually only drink tea once a day – we start in the morning and finish in the evening…
Last time yesterday, last tea market in Huangzhou, last shop round, bought heaps of trinkets, gifts, a couple of kilos of tea (liubao, Lapsang reds, one exclusi...
Day two in Guangzhou and the tea madness is nowhere to end :)
As I wrote last time, it’s hard to sleep after reading (and that’s why the wake-up call was at about half past 10), so Tomáš and I didn’t slee...