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What are Xinhui Mandarins? Stuffing tea into fruit is not a new innovation. When asking farmers around the orchards of Xinhui, Guangdong province, some farmers estimated that Xinhui Mandarins have...

Bamboo Puer of Yunnan When it comes to traditional styles of tea processing, there are often strong historical reasons why a certain type of processing took hold. For Puer cakes,...

What is Puer Tea? Puer Tea is a classification of tea which can spark intense debate about what does and does not qualify as an authentic Puer tea. This article...

“We were too poor to afford real toys, so clay was my toy.” Following the corridors of a modest courtyard home, we arrived in a cramped kiln room, packed full...

What is Gongfu Style Brewing? Gong fu style means brewing tea with skill. Rather than focus on the history or specifics of the ceremonial aspects of Gong fu style tea...

What is the Easy Way to Brew Puer Tea? For newcomers to the tea world, discovering the best way to brew puer tea can be a challenge. Especially when new...

Stone Pressed Puer Cakes If you read How Puer is Made you may be wondering how your maocha [the loose leaf, dry puer material] gets to its pressed state. Puer...

After a recent trip to Liubao town in Guangxi province, I gathered some information about Liubao Heicha [Literally translated as Black Tea, heicha actually refers to a post fermenting process...

Accompanying the first snow of the season, some announcements about our puer teas. Lamentably, we are almost out of 2005 Zhongcha Green Label Tiepai cakes, with less than a tong...