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Travel diary, tales and photos from our journeys to the tea plantations.

The Real Keemun Black Tea

Apr 17, 2015

Gabriele is in a small village in the Qimen county to procure authentic Qimen Hong Cha, the black tea known in Western world as Keemun. Keemun nowadays refers to black tea produced in large quantities and automated fashion by big tea company. Nevertheless, in the Qimen county, is still possible to find the original Qimen Hong Cha, still produced completely by hand by local farmers. Continue reading

Anhui, its capital and its teas

Apr 04, 2015

After Suzhou, Gabriele proceed west into the Anhui province, famous for its green tea. Using Hefei, the capital, as a base he venture in Lu'an and Huoshan in search of traditional yellow tea. Continue reading

Suzhou and its famous Biluochun

Mar 31, 2015

The spring 2015 tea hunting just started. After a short stay in Shanghai, Gabriele goes to Suzhou seeking for the Biluochun green tea on the Dongting mountains. A tiring adventure worth the effort. Continue reading