To reach the tea plantations, I am used to walking for hours, or driving a 4×4, sometimes both. I don’t usually get to travel by boat, however. But yesterday, that is exactly what I did. At the moment I am looking for the best green teas in East China’s Anhui province. Among these are the true Taping Hou Kui teas, the only ones worthy of this name. They grow on a mountain that is only accessible by boat.
13 December 2010
Yunnan’s black teas are well known (Yunnan Tips, Yunnan d’Or, Grand Yunnan Imperial), as are its dark teas (Pu Er). But did you know that this Chinese province also produces…
19 April 2011
In China, the first tea harvests of the year have begun, and today I am flying to Beijing, then to Huang Shan, the famous Yellow Mountains. The best pluckings of…
1 July 2011
Hou Chun, the Village of the Monkeys, is worth the trip. Having taken a boat to get to this mountainous region that is inaccessible by land, I have to climb…
30 January 2015
In China, Fujian is one of the most important tea-producing provinces. Important from a historical perspective, because the first shipments of teas bound for Europe left from its ports; important…
Dear François-Xavier Delmas,
Do you have time to come and visit our tea garden ?
best regards to your tea tour in china
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Where was this photo taken? Can you please tell me the name of the nearby city? Or how do I get there? Thanks. P.
Hello ! It was north-east of Tunxi, on Taiping lake, west of Taiping city… hope it’ll help you !