{"title":"Jingmai Mountain","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll these teas are made in our tea factory in Jingmai village.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"spring-2022-jingmai-gulan","title":"Spring 2022 Jingmai Gulan","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eJingmai Gulan is our flagship cake. We assemble a blend of several ancient tea gardens from Jingmai Mountain to achieve a balance between fragrance, mouthfeel and aftertaste.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThis year, we used tea from five gardens: Ai Ban, Nuo Gu Wan, Weng Bo, He Huan and Guang Jing. They are all located on the Da Ping zhang plateau, above our village, at an elevation of 1500-1600m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eWe hope you will enjoy the experience provided by this tea, it reflects our tea-making philosophy and represents the terroir of Jingmai at its best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003eJingmai Mountain\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Jingmai Localization in yunnan\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/jingmai_localization_in_yunnan_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655100260\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eJingmai is located in the South West of Yunnan, not far from the border with Myanmar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eTea has been cultivated by several ethnic minorities (mainly Dai and Bulang) for at least 1200 years. It is going to become a UNESCO world heritage site for its unique natural environment, tea landscapes and cultural diversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eFive ethnic groups currently live on the mountain, they all live from making Puerh tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"jingmai main village\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2980_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655293168\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThere are two types of tea gardens on the mountain:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eThe Ancient tea gardens a.k.a. ‘Gushu’\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"ancient tea tree\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4560_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291315\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eAncient tea gardens have been grown for longer than anyone can recall. They were established by cutting the middle stage of the natural forest, leaving the large trees intact to provide shade. The tea trees are tall, you have to climb on some of them in order to harvest their leaves. Some tea trees are hundreds of years old, they have grown a thick trunk which is covered in moss and lichen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"moss and lichen on an ancient tea tree\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4554_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291360\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDue to their old age, large size and shaded environment, they grow leaves of superior quality, highly sought-after by the Puerh tea enthusiasts, the so-called ‘Gushu’ tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe gardens are harvested four times a year (twice in Spring, twice in Autumn) and are not intensively managed. The weeds are cut twice a year, the soil can be tilled up to once a year and the trees are occasionally trimmed once every couple of years. No pesticide or fertilization is applied.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"ancient tea tree on jingmai mountain\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4670_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291505\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eThe natural tea gardens a.k.a. ‘Shengtai’\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"natural tea garden on jingmai mountain\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2989_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291571\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe natural tea gardens, also known as ‘Shengtai’, are modern plantations established for the most part in the 1990’s. They have an interesting history. Back in the 1950’s, China needed to modernize its agriculture. The tea experts in Yunnan decided to establish modern tea gardens in the style of the Indian tea estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eInstead of growing in the forest, the tea plants were planted in rows at high density. Pesticide and fertilizer would be used to maximize the yield of these plantations. They would be pruned every year to form a picking table at waist-height, making tea picking faster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe model remained mostly experimental until the 1990’s, when rural development programs turned this modern plantation model into the new standard. Ancient tea gardens were not picked anymore and these plantations were used to make a cheap and standardized tea.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"taidi plantation in jinggu\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2729_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291657\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eOver the 2000’s, the renaissance of the puerh tea culture in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and then China, restored the value of the ancient tea gardens. The tea enthusiasts didn’t want the cheap plantation tea anymore because of a weak taste and heavy pesticide use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eIn 2010, another rural development program aimed at converting the intensive plantations into ecological ‘natural tea gardens’. Four our of five tea trees were cut in order to leave room for the remaining trees to take more space and grow. Pesticide and fertilizer use was banned. The trees would not be so heavily pruned, they were left to grow at 2m high. Shade trees were planted in the gardens. The aim was to bring these plantations closer in design to the ancient tea gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"our natural tea garden in jingmai\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3014_1024x1024.jpg?v=1651505347\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThis approach was successful because the demand for this tea increased, while not being as expensive as the ancient garden material, this tea is way better than what was grown in the 90’s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"tea picker harvesting in jingmai\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3007_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291811\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang plateau\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"entrance of da ping zhang\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4575_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292406\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang is a relatively flat area located on top of Jingmai village. Its landcape is unique among the tea gardens in Yunnan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eCovered by a forest where ancient tea gardens were established over a thousand years ago, it is a very peaceful environment with a high biodiversity. The gardens are shaded by massive trees and the soil is covered with a litter of dead leaves, slowly decaying into a healthy layer of organic matter. The soil is naturally sandy and infertile, but the high amount of organic matter helps retain the moisture and nutrients required to sustain tea cultivation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"tea forest in da ping zhang\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4654_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292326\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang is noticeably colder than the other areas in Jingmai, you’ll feel it as you enter the gardens. This is due to its geographical features and the large forest which provides shade and generates a high humidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe tall tree cover helps protect the gardens from extreme weather events such as hailstorms and frost. This allows the tea trees to grow for hundreds of years under the protection of the forest. As a result, you will find large ancient tea trees along with smaller, more recently planted bushes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"road surrounded by tea trees on da ping zhang\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4667_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292453\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang is divided up into a dozen smaller areas with Dai names such as Ai Ban, He Huan or Guang Jing. We separate the gardens according to their Dai name because each of them features a unique taste. Some of them are blended into our Jingmai Gulan, while other batches are pressed into cakes and named after their original garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"satellite image of da ping zhang ancient tea forest\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/jingmai_da_ping_zhang_dcda6213-2ea9-480b-82a0-545130174070_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292205\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003eOur tea factory\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"our tea factory on jingmai mountain\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3217_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292541\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eWe started making puerh tea in 2011, she established her tea factory on the first floor of the family home. It was a challenge because her family only sold the fresh leaves to other producers before that. We had to learn the skill of processing tea and improve it over the years. It took about six years to arrive to a consistent result.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eOur family has three natural tea gardens and two ancient tea gardens. We use those to make our cakes and also source ancient garden leaves from other relatives to complete the production. We produce about 800kg of dry tea every year, usually 500kg in early Spring and 300kg in Autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"yubai cooking tea leaves in a large wok\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3548_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292582\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eWe improved the factory over the years but keep the tea making traditional. Most of our tea is cooked by hand in two large woks, it gives a better control over the process. Machines have taken over in Jingmai and only ancient garden leaves are processed by hand, yet, we are among a handful of producers on the mountain to keep cooking the cheaper natural garden leaves in the wok, it is more work but the increase in quality is worth it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"yubai holding a bamboo basket filled with tea leaves\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3687_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292643\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eOn top of Puerh tea, we also like to make white teas in late Spring and Summer, as well as experimental batches of black tea and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eAll the tea is processed by the two of us (Yubai and William). This is a lot of work during the harvest season!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"puerh tea leaves drying on a flat bamboo basket\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3610_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292703\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"357g cake","offer_id":43045649776827,"sku":"22年 春 景迈古兰 357克","price":212.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20g sample","offer_id":43968080543931,"sku":"22年 春 景迈古兰 20克","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/products\/jingmaigulan1.jpg?v=1655293810"},{"product_id":"spring-2023-jingmai-gulan","title":"Spring 2023 Jingmai Gulan","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eJingmai Gulan is our flagship cake. We assemble a blend of several ancient tea gardens from Jingmai Mountain to achieve a balance between fragrance, mouthfeel and aftertaste.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis year is exceptional due to the drought, the yield was low, barely half of what we got last year. Fortunately, we managed to source leaves from more farmers and produced 150kg of this tea. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a blend made of six gardens: Nuo Gu Wan, Mai Sao Kan, Ai Ban, Weng Bo, He Huan and Mang Guo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt features a deep Huigan, moderate bitterness and subdued fragrance. It is a tea made for the mouth and throat more than for the nose, you can enjoy it over a long gongfu session.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe hope you will like this vintage!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003eJingmai Mountain\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Jingmai Localization in yunnan\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/jingmai_localization_in_yunnan_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655100260\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eJingmai is located in the South West of Yunnan, not far from the border with Myanmar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eTea has been cultivated by several ethnic minorities (mainly Dai and Bulang) for at least 1200 years. It is going to become a UNESCO world heritage site for its unique natural environment, tea landscapes and cultural diversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eFive ethnic groups currently live on the mountain, they all live from making Puerh tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"jingmai main village\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2980_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655293168\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThere are two types of tea gardens on the mountain:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eThe Ancient tea gardens a.k.a. ‘Gushu’\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"ancient tea tree\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4560_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291315\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eAncient tea gardens have been grown for longer than anyone can recall. They were established by cutting the middle stage of the natural forest, leaving the large trees intact to provide shade. The tea trees are tall, you have to climb on some of them in order to harvest their leaves. Some tea trees are hundreds of years old, they have grown a thick trunk which is covered in moss and lichen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"moss and lichen on an ancient tea tree\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4554_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291360\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDue to their old age, large size and shaded environment, they grow leaves of superior quality, highly sought-after by the Puerh tea enthusiasts, the so-called ‘Gushu’ tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe gardens are harvested four times a year (twice in Spring, twice in Autumn) and are not intensively managed. The weeds are cut twice a year, the soil can be tilled up to once a year and the trees are occasionally trimmed once every couple of years. No pesticide or fertilization is applied.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"ancient tea tree on jingmai mountain\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4670_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291505\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eThe natural tea gardens a.k.a. ‘Shengtai’\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"natural tea garden on jingmai mountain\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2989_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291571\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe natural tea gardens, also known as ‘Shengtai’, are modern plantations established for the most part in the 1990’s. They have an interesting history. Back in the 1950’s, China needed to modernize its agriculture. The tea experts in Yunnan decided to establish modern tea gardens in the style of the Indian tea estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eInstead of growing in the forest, the tea plants were planted in rows at high density. Pesticide and fertilizer would be used to maximize the yield of these plantations. They would be pruned every year to form a picking table at waist-height, making tea picking faster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe model remained mostly experimental until the 1990’s, when rural development programs turned this modern plantation model into the new standard. Ancient tea gardens were not picked anymore and these plantations were used to make a cheap and standardized tea.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"taidi plantation in jinggu\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2729_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291657\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eOver the 2000’s, the renaissance of the puerh tea culture in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and then China, restored the value of the ancient tea gardens. The tea enthusiasts didn’t want the cheap plantation tea anymore because of a weak taste and heavy pesticide use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eIn 2010, another rural development program aimed at converting the intensive plantations into ecological ‘natural tea gardens’. Four our of five tea trees were cut in order to leave room for the remaining trees to take more space and grow. Pesticide and fertilizer use was banned. The trees would not be so heavily pruned, they were left to grow at 2m high. Shade trees were planted in the gardens. The aim was to bring these plantations closer in design to the ancient tea gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"our natural tea garden in jingmai\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3014_1024x1024.jpg?v=1651505347\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThis approach was successful because the demand for this tea increased, while not being as expensive as the ancient garden material, this tea is way better than what was grown in the 90’s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"tea picker harvesting in jingmai\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3007_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291811\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang plateau\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"entrance of da ping zhang\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4575_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292406\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang is a relatively flat area located on top of Jingmai village. Its landcape is unique among the tea gardens in Yunnan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eCovered by a forest where ancient tea gardens were established over a thousand years ago, it is a very peaceful environment with a high biodiversity. The gardens are shaded by massive trees and the soil is covered with a litter of dead leaves, slowly decaying into a healthy layer of organic matter. The soil is naturally sandy and infertile, but the high amount of organic matter helps retain the moisture and nutrients required to sustain tea cultivation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"tea forest in da ping zhang\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4654_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292326\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang is noticeably colder than the other areas in Jingmai, you’ll feel it as you enter the gardens. This is due to its geographical features and the large forest which provides shade and generates a high humidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe tall tree cover helps protect the gardens from extreme weather events such as hailstorms and frost. This allows the tea trees to grow for hundreds of years under the protection of the forest. As a result, you will find large ancient tea trees along with smaller, more recently planted bushes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"road surrounded by tea trees on da ping zhang\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4667_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292453\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang is divided up into a dozen smaller areas with Dai names such as Ai Ban, He Huan or Guang Jing. We separate the gardens according to their Dai name because each of them features a unique taste. Some of them are blended into our Jingmai Gulan, while other batches are pressed into cakes and named after their original garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"satellite image of da ping zhang ancient tea forest\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/jingmai_da_ping_zhang_dcda6213-2ea9-480b-82a0-545130174070_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292205\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003eOur tea factory\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"our tea factory on jingmai mountain\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3217_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292541\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eWe started making puerh tea in 2011, she established her tea factory on the first floor of the family home. It was a challenge because her family only sold the fresh leaves to other producers before that. We had to learn the skill of processing tea and improve it over the years. It took about six years to arrive to a consistent result.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eOur family has three natural tea gardens and two ancient tea gardens. We use those to make our cakes and also source ancient garden leaves from other relatives to complete the production. We produce about 800kg of dry tea every year, usually 500kg in early Spring and 300kg in Autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"yubai cooking tea leaves in a large wok\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3548_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292582\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eWe improved the factory over the years but keep the tea making traditional. Most of our tea is cooked by hand in two large woks, it gives a better control over the process. Machines have taken over in Jingmai and only ancient garden leaves are processed by hand, yet, we are among a handful of producers on the mountain to keep cooking the cheaper natural garden leaves in the wok, it is more work but the increase in quality is worth it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"yubai holding a bamboo basket filled with tea leaves\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3687_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292643\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eOn top of Puerh tea, we also like to make white teas in late Spring and Summer, as well as experimental batches of black tea and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eAll the tea is processed by the two of us (Yubai and William). This is a lot of work during the harvest season!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"puerh tea leaves drying on a flat bamboo basket\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3610_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292703\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"357g cake","offer_id":44634591756475,"sku":"23年 春 景迈古兰 357克","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20g sample","offer_id":44634591789243,"sku":"23年 春 景迈古兰 20克","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2151.jpg?v=1686210499"},{"product_id":"spring-2023-jingmai-miyun","title":"Spring 2023 Jingmai Miyun","description":"\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe perfect daily drinker that will give you a bit of everything you expect from a good puerh tea.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eFor this 2023 release, we used our Liu Dui garden, as well as our cousin's material from a nearby garden. All the tea was processed in the wok, which is unusual for natural garden tea in Jingmai, most people use a sha qing machine nowadays. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe tea tastes stronger than last year it displays a medium bitterness and astringency, balanced by good upfront sweetness. The whole experience feels very mineral, like sucking on a rock. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2190_1024x1024.jpg?v=1686578450\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2190_1024x1024.jpg?v=1686578450\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003eJingmai Mountain\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/jingmai_localization_in_yunnan_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655100260\" alt=\"Jingmai Localization in yunnan\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eJingmai is located in the South West of Yunnan, not far from the border with Myanmar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eTea has been cultivated by several ethnic minorities (mainly Dai and Bulang) for at least 1200 years. It is going to become a UNESCO world heritage site for its unique natural environment, tea landscapes and cultural diversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eFive ethnic groups currently live on the mountain, they all live from making Puerh tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2980_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655293168\" alt=\"jingmai main village\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThere are two types of tea gardens on the mountain:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eThe Ancient tea gardens a.k.a. ‘Gushu’\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4560_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291315\" alt=\"ancient tea tree\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eAncient tea gardens have been grown for longer than anyone can recall. They were established by cutting the middle stage of the natural forest, leaving the large trees intact to provide shade. The tea trees are tall, you have to climb on some of them in order to harvest their leaves. Some tea trees are hundreds of years old, they have grown a thick trunk which is covered in moss and lichen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4554_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291360\" alt=\"moss and lichen on an ancient tea tree\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDue to their old age, large size and shaded environment, they grow leaves of superior quality, highly sought-after by the Puerh tea enthusiasts, the so-called ‘Gushu’ tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe gardens are harvested four times a year (twice in Spring, twice in Autumn) and are not intensively managed. The weeds are cut twice a year, the soil can be tilled up to once a year and the trees are occasionally trimmed once every couple of years. No pesticide or fertilization is applied.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4670_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291505\" alt=\"ancient tea tree on jingmai mountain\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eThe natural tea gardens a.k.a. ‘Shengtai’\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2989_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291571\" alt=\"natural tea garden on jingmai mountain\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe natural tea gardens, also known as ‘Shengtai’, are modern plantations established for the most part in the 1990’s. They have an interesting history. Back in the 1950’s, China needed to modernize its agriculture. The tea experts in Yunnan decided to establish modern tea gardens in the style of the Indian tea estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eInstead of growing in the forest, the tea plants were planted in rows at high density. Pesticide and fertilizer would be used to maximize the yield of these plantations. They would be pruned every year to form a picking table at waist-height, making tea picking faster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe model remained mostly experimental until the 1990’s, when rural development programs turned this modern plantation model into the new standard. Ancient tea gardens were not picked anymore and these plantations were used to make a cheap and standardized tea.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2729_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291657\" alt=\"taidi plantation in jinggu\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eOver the 2000’s, the renaissance of the puerh tea culture in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and then China, restored the value of the ancient tea gardens. The tea enthusiasts didn’t want the cheap plantation tea anymore because of a weak taste and heavy pesticide use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eIn 2010, another rural development program aimed at converting the intensive plantations into ecological ‘natural tea gardens’. Four our of five tea trees were cut in order to leave room for the remaining trees to take more space and grow. Pesticide and fertilizer use was banned. The trees would not be so heavily pruned, they were left to grow at 2m high. Shade trees were planted in the gardens. The aim was to bring these plantations closer in design to the ancient tea gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3014_1024x1024.jpg?v=1651505347\" alt=\"our natural tea garden in jingmai\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThis approach was successful because the demand for this tea increased, while not being as expensive as the ancient garden material, this tea is way better than what was grown in the 90’s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3007_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291811\" alt=\"tea picker harvesting in jingmai\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang plateau\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4575_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292406\" alt=\"entrance of da ping zhang\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang is a relatively flat area located on top of Jingmai village. Its landcape is unique among the tea gardens in Yunnan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eCovered by a forest where ancient tea gardens were established over a thousand years ago, it is a very peaceful environment with a high biodiversity. The gardens are shaded by massive trees and the soil is covered with a litter of dead leaves, slowly decaying into a healthy layer of organic matter. The soil is naturally sandy and infertile, but the high amount of organic matter helps retain the moisture and nutrients required to sustain tea cultivation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4654_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292326\" alt=\"tea forest in da ping zhang\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang is noticeably colder than the other areas in Jingmai, you’ll feel it as you enter the gardens. This is due to its geographical features and the large forest which provides shade and generates a high humidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe tall tree cover helps protect the gardens from extreme weather events such as hailstorms and frost. This allows the tea trees to grow for hundreds of years under the protection of the forest. As a result, you will find large ancient tea trees along with smaller, more recently planted bushes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4667_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292453\" alt=\"road surrounded by tea trees on da ping zhang\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang is divided up into a dozen smaller areas with Dai names such as Ai Ban, He Huan or Guang Jing. We separate the gardens according to their Dai name because each of them features a unique taste. Some of them are blended into our Jingmai Gulan, while other batches are pressed into cakes and named after their original garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/jingmai_da_ping_zhang_dcda6213-2ea9-480b-82a0-545130174070_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292205\" alt=\"satellite image of da ping zhang ancient tea forest\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003eOur tea factory\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3217_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292541\" alt=\"our tea factory on jingmai mountain\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eWe started making puerh tea in 2011, she established her tea factory on the first floor of the family home. It was a challenge because her family only sold the fresh leaves to other producers before that. We had to learn the skill of processing tea and improve it over the years. It took about six years to arrive to a consistent result.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eOur family has three natural tea gardens and two ancient tea gardens. We use those to make our cakes and also source ancient garden leaves from other relatives to complete the production. We produce about 800kg of dry tea every year, usually 500kg in early Spring and 300kg in Autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3548_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292582\" alt=\"yubai cooking tea leaves in a large wok\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eWe improved the factory over the years but keep the tea making traditional. Most of our tea is cooked by hand in two large woks, it gives a better control over the process. Machines have taken over in Jingmai and only ancient garden leaves are processed by hand, yet, we are among a handful of producers on the mountain to keep cooking the cheaper natural garden leaves in the wok, it is more work but the increase in quality is worth it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3687_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292643\" alt=\"yubai holding a bamboo basket filled with tea leaves\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eOn top of Puerh tea, we also like to make white teas in late Spring and Summer, as well as experimental batches of black tea and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eAll the tea is processed by the two of us (Yubai and William). This is a lot of work during the harvest season!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3610_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292703\" alt=\"puerh tea leaves drying on a flat bamboo basket\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"357g cake","offer_id":44634595098811,"sku":"23年 春 景迈蜜韵 357克","price":64.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20g sample","offer_id":44634595131579,"sku":"23年 春 景迈蜜韵 20克","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2161.jpg?v=1686210957"},{"product_id":"spring-2024-jingmai-gulan","title":"Spring 2024 Jingmai Gulan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJingmai Gulan is our flagship cake. We assemble a blend of several ancient tea gardens from Jingmai Mountain to achieve a balance between fragrance, mouthfeel and aftertaste.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust like last year, 2024 was very dry. This succession of droughts results in a low yield in the gardens, but thankfully for the tea enthusiast, a more concentrated taste. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis year's Gulan is very strong, featuring some bitterness, pretty high astringency, but a thick soup and plenty of sweetness. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a blend made of five gardens: Nuo Gu Wan, Ai Ban, Weng Bo, He Huan and Mang Guo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt features a deep Huigan, moderate bitterness and subdued fragrance. It is a tea made for the mouth and throat more than for the nose, you can enjoy it over a long gongfu session.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe hope you will like this vintage!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003eJingmai Mountain\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Jingmai Localization in yunnan\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/jingmai_localization_in_yunnan_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655100260\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eJingmai is located in the South West of Yunnan, not far from the border with Myanmar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eTea has been cultivated by several ethnic minorities (mainly Dai and Bulang) for at least 1200 years. It is going to become a UNESCO world heritage site for its unique natural environment, tea landscapes and cultural diversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eFive ethnic groups currently live on the mountain, they all live from making Puerh tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"jingmai main village\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2980_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655293168\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThere are two types of tea gardens on the mountain:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eThe Ancient tea gardens a.k.a. ‘Gushu’\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"ancient tea tree\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4560_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291315\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eAncient tea gardens have been grown for longer than anyone can recall. They were established by cutting the middle stage of the natural forest, leaving the large trees intact to provide shade. The tea trees are tall, you have to climb on some of them in order to harvest their leaves. Some tea trees are hundreds of years old, they have grown a thick trunk which is covered in moss and lichen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"moss and lichen on an ancient tea tree\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4554_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291360\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDue to their old age, large size and shaded environment, they grow leaves of superior quality, highly sought-after by the Puerh tea enthusiasts, the so-called ‘Gushu’ tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe gardens are harvested four times a year (twice in Spring, twice in Autumn) and are not intensively managed. The weeds are cut twice a year, the soil can be tilled up to once a year and the trees are occasionally trimmed once every couple of years. No pesticide or fertilization is applied.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"ancient tea tree on jingmai mountain\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4670_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291505\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eThe natural tea gardens a.k.a. ‘Shengtai’\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"natural tea garden on jingmai mountain\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2989_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291571\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe natural tea gardens, also known as ‘Shengtai’, are modern plantations established for the most part in the 1990’s. They have an interesting history. Back in the 1950’s, China needed to modernize its agriculture. The tea experts in Yunnan decided to establish modern tea gardens in the style of the Indian tea estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eInstead of growing in the forest, the tea plants were planted in rows at high density. Pesticide and fertilizer would be used to maximize the yield of these plantations. They would be pruned every year to form a picking table at waist-height, making tea picking faster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe model remained mostly experimental until the 1990’s, when rural development programs turned this modern plantation model into the new standard. Ancient tea gardens were not picked anymore and these plantations were used to make a cheap and standardized tea.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"taidi plantation in jinggu\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2729_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291657\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eOver the 2000’s, the renaissance of the puerh tea culture in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and then China, restored the value of the ancient tea gardens. The tea enthusiasts didn’t want the cheap plantation tea anymore because of a weak taste and heavy pesticide use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eIn 2010, another rural development program aimed at converting the intensive plantations into ecological ‘natural tea gardens’. Four our of five tea trees were cut in order to leave room for the remaining trees to take more space and grow. Pesticide and fertilizer use was banned. The trees would not be so heavily pruned, they were left to grow at 2m high. Shade trees were planted in the gardens. The aim was to bring these plantations closer in design to the ancient tea gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"our natural tea garden in jingmai\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3014_1024x1024.jpg?v=1651505347\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThis approach was successful because the demand for this tea increased, while not being as expensive as the ancient garden material, this tea is way better than what was grown in the 90’s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"tea picker harvesting in jingmai\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3007_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291811\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang plateau\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"entrance of da ping zhang\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4575_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292406\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang is a relatively flat area located on top of Jingmai village. Its landcape is unique among the tea gardens in Yunnan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eCovered by a forest where ancient tea gardens were established over a thousand years ago, it is a very peaceful environment with a high biodiversity. The gardens are shaded by massive trees and the soil is covered with a litter of dead leaves, slowly decaying into a healthy layer of organic matter. The soil is naturally sandy and infertile, but the high amount of organic matter helps retain the moisture and nutrients required to sustain tea cultivation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"tea forest in da ping zhang\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4654_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292326\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang is noticeably colder than the other areas in Jingmai, you’ll feel it as you enter the gardens. This is due to its geographical features and the large forest which provides shade and generates a high humidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe tall tree cover helps protect the gardens from extreme weather events such as hailstorms and frost. This allows the tea trees to grow for hundreds of years under the protection of the forest. As a result, you will find large ancient tea trees along with smaller, more recently planted bushes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"road surrounded by tea trees on da ping zhang\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4667_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292453\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang is divided up into a dozen smaller areas with Dai names such as Ai Ban, He Huan or Guang Jing. We separate the gardens according to their Dai name because each of them features a unique taste. Some of them are blended into our Jingmai Gulan, while other batches are pressed into cakes and named after their original garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"satellite image of da ping zhang ancient tea forest\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/jingmai_da_ping_zhang_dcda6213-2ea9-480b-82a0-545130174070_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292205\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003eOur tea factory\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"our tea factory on jingmai mountain\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3217_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292541\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eWe started making puerh tea in 2011, she established her tea factory on the first floor of the family home. It was a challenge because her family only sold the fresh leaves to other producers before that. We had to learn the skill of processing tea and improve it over the years. It took about six years to arrive to a consistent result.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eOur family has three natural tea gardens and two ancient tea gardens. We use those to make our cakes and also source ancient garden leaves from other relatives to complete the production. We produce about 800kg of dry tea every year, usually 500kg in early Spring and 300kg in Autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"yubai cooking tea leaves in a large wok\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3548_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292582\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eWe improved the factory over the years but keep the tea making traditional. Most of our tea is cooked by hand in two large woks, it gives a better control over the process. Machines have taken over in Jingmai and only ancient garden leaves are processed by hand, yet, we are among a handful of producers on the mountain to keep cooking the cheaper natural garden leaves in the wok, it is more work but the increase in quality is worth it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"yubai holding a bamboo basket filled with tea leaves\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3687_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292643\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eOn top of Puerh tea, we also like to make white teas in late Spring and Summer, as well as experimental batches of black tea and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eAll the tea is processed by the two of us (Yubai and William). This is a lot of work during the harvest season!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"puerh tea leaves drying on a flat bamboo basket\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3610_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292703\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"357g cake","offer_id":46201194676411,"sku":"24年 春 景迈古兰 357克","price":182.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20g sample","offer_id":46201194709179,"sku":"24年 春 景迈古兰 20克","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF0258.jpg?v=1717570207"},{"product_id":"spring-2024-jingmai-miyun","title":"Spring 2024 Jingmai Miyun","description":"\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe perfect daily drinker that will give you a bit of everything you expect from a good puerh tea.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eThe 2024 version of the Miyun is slightly improved. Due to the low demand in fresh leaves this year, we managed to get some of the best 'shengtai' tea in this blend. We've mixed the production of our Liu Dui garden with tea made by our cousin, growing close to Da Ping Zhang plateau. We'll see how this supposedly superior material will develop as the tea ages. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the time of release, right out of the pressing factory, the tea tastes lively and vibrant, with a light bitterness, moderate thickness, good sweetness and some Huigan. This is a good tea for beginners and as a daily drinker. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF0293.jpg?v=1717579705\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003eJingmai Mountain\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/jingmai_localization_in_yunnan_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655100260\" alt=\"Jingmai Localization in yunnan\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eJingmai is located in the South West of Yunnan, not far from the border with Myanmar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eTea has been cultivated by several ethnic minorities (mainly Dai and Bulang) for at least 1200 years. It is going to become a UNESCO world heritage site for its unique natural environment, tea landscapes and cultural diversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eFive ethnic groups currently live on the mountain, they all live from making Puerh tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2980_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655293168\" alt=\"jingmai main village\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThere are two types of tea gardens on the mountain:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eThe Ancient tea gardens a.k.a. ‘Gushu’\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4560_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291315\" alt=\"ancient tea tree\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eAncient tea gardens have been grown for longer than anyone can recall. They were established by cutting the middle stage of the natural forest, leaving the large trees intact to provide shade. The tea trees are tall, you have to climb on some of them in order to harvest their leaves. Some tea trees are hundreds of years old, they have grown a thick trunk which is covered in moss and lichen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4554_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291360\" alt=\"moss and lichen on an ancient tea tree\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDue to their old age, large size and shaded environment, they grow leaves of superior quality, highly sought-after by the Puerh tea enthusiasts, the so-called ‘Gushu’ tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe gardens are harvested four times a year (twice in Spring, twice in Autumn) and are not intensively managed. The weeds are cut twice a year, the soil can be tilled up to once a year and the trees are occasionally trimmed once every couple of years. No pesticide or fertilization is applied.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4670_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291505\" alt=\"ancient tea tree on jingmai mountain\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eThe natural tea gardens a.k.a. ‘Shengtai’\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2989_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291571\" alt=\"natural tea garden on jingmai mountain\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe natural tea gardens, also known as ‘Shengtai’, are modern plantations established for the most part in the 1990’s. They have an interesting history. Back in the 1950’s, China needed to modernize its agriculture. The tea experts in Yunnan decided to establish modern tea gardens in the style of the Indian tea estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eInstead of growing in the forest, the tea plants were planted in rows at high density. Pesticide and fertilizer would be used to maximize the yield of these plantations. They would be pruned every year to form a picking table at waist-height, making tea picking faster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe model remained mostly experimental until the 1990’s, when rural development programs turned this modern plantation model into the new standard. Ancient tea gardens were not picked anymore and these plantations were used to make a cheap and standardized tea.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2729_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291657\" alt=\"taidi plantation in jinggu\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eOver the 2000’s, the renaissance of the puerh tea culture in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and then China, restored the value of the ancient tea gardens. The tea enthusiasts didn’t want the cheap plantation tea anymore because of a weak taste and heavy pesticide use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eIn 2010, another rural development program aimed at converting the intensive plantations into ecological ‘natural tea gardens’. Four our of five tea trees were cut in order to leave room for the remaining trees to take more space and grow. Pesticide and fertilizer use was banned. The trees would not be so heavily pruned, they were left to grow at 2m high. Shade trees were planted in the gardens. The aim was to bring these plantations closer in design to the ancient tea gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3014_1024x1024.jpg?v=1651505347\" alt=\"our natural tea garden in jingmai\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThis approach was successful because the demand for this tea increased, while not being as expensive as the ancient garden material, this tea is way better than what was grown in the 90’s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3007_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291811\" alt=\"tea picker harvesting in jingmai\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang plateau\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4575_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292406\" alt=\"entrance of da ping zhang\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang is a relatively flat area located on top of Jingmai village. Its landcape is unique among the tea gardens in Yunnan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eCovered by a forest where ancient tea gardens were established over a thousand years ago, it is a very peaceful environment with a high biodiversity. The gardens are shaded by massive trees and the soil is covered with a litter of dead leaves, slowly decaying into a healthy layer of organic matter. The soil is naturally sandy and infertile, but the high amount of organic matter helps retain the moisture and nutrients required to sustain tea cultivation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4654_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292326\" alt=\"tea forest in da ping zhang\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang is noticeably colder than the other areas in Jingmai, you’ll feel it as you enter the gardens. This is due to its geographical features and the large forest which provides shade and generates a high humidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe tall tree cover helps protect the gardens from extreme weather events such as hailstorms and frost. This allows the tea trees to grow for hundreds of years under the protection of the forest. As a result, you will find large ancient tea trees along with smaller, more recently planted bushes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4667_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292453\" alt=\"road surrounded by tea trees on da ping zhang\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang is divided up into a dozen smaller areas with Dai names such as Ai Ban, He Huan or Guang Jing. We separate the gardens according to their Dai name because each of them features a unique taste. Some of them are blended into our Jingmai Gulan, while other batches are pressed into cakes and named after their original garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/jingmai_da_ping_zhang_dcda6213-2ea9-480b-82a0-545130174070_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292205\" alt=\"satellite image of da ping zhang ancient tea forest\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003eOur tea factory\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3217_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292541\" alt=\"our tea factory on jingmai mountain\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eWe started making puerh tea in 2011, she established her tea factory on the first floor of the family home. It was a challenge because her family only sold the fresh leaves to other producers before that. We had to learn the skill of processing tea and improve it over the years. It took about six years to arrive to a consistent result.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eOur family has three natural tea gardens and two ancient tea gardens. We use those to make our cakes and also source ancient garden leaves from other relatives to complete the production. We produce about 800kg of dry tea every year, usually 500kg in early Spring and 300kg in Autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3548_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292582\" alt=\"yubai cooking tea leaves in a large wok\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eWe improved the factory over the years but keep the tea making traditional. Most of our tea is cooked by hand in two large woks, it gives a better control over the process. Machines have taken over in Jingmai and only ancient garden leaves are processed by hand, yet, we are among a handful of producers on the mountain to keep cooking the cheaper natural garden leaves in the wok, it is more work but the increase in quality is worth it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3687_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292643\" alt=\"yubai holding a bamboo basket filled with tea leaves\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eOn top of Puerh tea, we also like to make white teas in late Spring and Summer, as well as experimental batches of black tea and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eAll the tea is processed by the two of us (Yubai and William). This is a lot of work during the harvest season!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3610_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292703\" alt=\"puerh tea leaves drying on a flat bamboo basket\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"357g cake","offer_id":46201385025723,"sku":"24年 春 景迈蜜韵 357克","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20g sample","offer_id":46201385058491,"sku":"24年 春 景迈蜜韵 20克","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF0263_f31a6913-bb60-4bb5-86af-7a9b4e066c64.jpg?v=1717579711"},{"product_id":"spring-2025-jingmai-single-trees","title":"Spring 2025 Jingmai Single Trees","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a preview of the final cake, we already blended all the single tree productions we made in Jingmai. We mostly sourced from Aiban garden for these. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe profile is less fancy than the gulan, the single trees blend doesn't have an extravagant aroma. nor a particularly juicy mouthfeel. It makes up for it by offering better Huigan and Chaqi, this is a good tea for a meditative session, you can brew it for many times and it keeps delivering. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"70g pouch","offer_id":46613714305211,"sku":"","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/jingmai_single_trees_2025.jpg?v=1788941369"},{"product_id":"spring-2025-jingmai-miyun","title":"Spring 2025 Jingmai Miyun","description":"\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe perfect daily drinker that will give you a bit of everything you expect from a good puerh tea.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tea is our budget-friendly Jingmai tea. Natural tea garden leaves from our Liu Dui area, not from our own garden because we sold it all as maocha earlier on. The material comes from our cousin Ye Hen. These are higher quality natural tea gardens that grow at high altitude (1650m) on a sandy soil. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Miyun is our basic daily drinker, it offers a decent fragrance, medium-light mouthfeel, low bitterness, a good amount of caffeine, a hint of Huigan. Nothing fancy, but it will carry you through the day, gongfu or grandpa style. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF0293.jpg?v=1717579705\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003eJingmai Mountain\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/jingmai_localization_in_yunnan_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655100260\" alt=\"Jingmai Localization in yunnan\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eJingmai is located in the South West of Yunnan, not far from the border with Myanmar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eTea has been cultivated by several ethnic minorities (mainly Dai and Bulang) for at least 1200 years. It is going to become a UNESCO world heritage site for its unique natural environment, tea landscapes and cultural diversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eFive ethnic groups currently live on the mountain, they all live from making Puerh tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2980_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655293168\" alt=\"jingmai main village\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThere are two types of tea gardens on the mountain:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eThe Ancient tea gardens a.k.a. ‘Gushu’\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4560_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291315\" alt=\"ancient tea tree\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eAncient tea gardens have been grown for longer than anyone can recall. They were established by cutting the middle stage of the natural forest, leaving the large trees intact to provide shade. The tea trees are tall, you have to climb on some of them in order to harvest their leaves. Some tea trees are hundreds of years old, they have grown a thick trunk which is covered in moss and lichen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4554_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291360\" alt=\"moss and lichen on an ancient tea tree\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDue to their old age, large size and shaded environment, they grow leaves of superior quality, highly sought-after by the Puerh tea enthusiasts, the so-called ‘Gushu’ tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe gardens are harvested four times a year (twice in Spring, twice in Autumn) and are not intensively managed. The weeds are cut twice a year, the soil can be tilled up to once a year and the trees are occasionally trimmed once every couple of years. No pesticide or fertilization is applied.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4670_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291505\" alt=\"ancient tea tree on jingmai mountain\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eThe natural tea gardens a.k.a. ‘Shengtai’\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2989_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291571\" alt=\"natural tea garden on jingmai mountain\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe natural tea gardens, also known as ‘Shengtai’, are modern plantations established for the most part in the 1990’s. They have an interesting history. Back in the 1950’s, China needed to modernize its agriculture. The tea experts in Yunnan decided to establish modern tea gardens in the style of the Indian tea estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eInstead of growing in the forest, the tea plants were planted in rows at high density. Pesticide and fertilizer would be used to maximize the yield of these plantations. They would be pruned every year to form a picking table at waist-height, making tea picking faster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe model remained mostly experimental until the 1990’s, when rural development programs turned this modern plantation model into the new standard. Ancient tea gardens were not picked anymore and these plantations were used to make a cheap and standardized tea.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2729_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291657\" alt=\"taidi plantation in jinggu\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eOver the 2000’s, the renaissance of the puerh tea culture in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and then China, restored the value of the ancient tea gardens. The tea enthusiasts didn’t want the cheap plantation tea anymore because of a weak taste and heavy pesticide use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eIn 2010, another rural development program aimed at converting the intensive plantations into ecological ‘natural tea gardens’. Four our of five tea trees were cut in order to leave room for the remaining trees to take more space and grow. Pesticide and fertilizer use was banned. The trees would not be so heavily pruned, they were left to grow at 2m high. Shade trees were planted in the gardens. The aim was to bring these plantations closer in design to the ancient tea gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3014_1024x1024.jpg?v=1651505347\" alt=\"our natural tea garden in jingmai\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThis approach was successful because the demand for this tea increased, while not being as expensive as the ancient garden material, this tea is way better than what was grown in the 90’s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3007_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291811\" alt=\"tea picker harvesting in jingmai\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang plateau\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4575_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292406\" alt=\"entrance of da ping zhang\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang is a relatively flat area located on top of Jingmai village. Its landcape is unique among the tea gardens in Yunnan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eCovered by a forest where ancient tea gardens were established over a thousand years ago, it is a very peaceful environment with a high biodiversity. The gardens are shaded by massive trees and the soil is covered with a litter of dead leaves, slowly decaying into a healthy layer of organic matter. The soil is naturally sandy and infertile, but the high amount of organic matter helps retain the moisture and nutrients required to sustain tea cultivation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4654_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292326\" alt=\"tea forest in da ping zhang\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang is noticeably colder than the other areas in Jingmai, you’ll feel it as you enter the gardens. This is due to its geographical features and the large forest which provides shade and generates a high humidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe tall tree cover helps protect the gardens from extreme weather events such as hailstorms and frost. This allows the tea trees to grow for hundreds of years under the protection of the forest. As a result, you will find large ancient tea trees along with smaller, more recently planted bushes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4667_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292453\" alt=\"road surrounded by tea trees on da ping zhang\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang is divided up into a dozen smaller areas with Dai names such as Ai Ban, He Huan or Guang Jing. We separate the gardens according to their Dai name because each of them features a unique taste. Some of them are blended into our Jingmai Gulan, while other batches are pressed into cakes and named after their original garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/jingmai_da_ping_zhang_dcda6213-2ea9-480b-82a0-545130174070_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292205\" alt=\"satellite image of da ping zhang ancient tea forest\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003eOur tea factory\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3217_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292541\" alt=\"our tea factory on jingmai mountain\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eWe started making puerh tea in 2011, she established her tea factory on the first floor of the family home. It was a challenge because her family only sold the fresh leaves to other producers before that. We had to learn the skill of processing tea and improve it over the years. It took about six years to arrive to a consistent result.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eOur family has three natural tea gardens and two ancient tea gardens. We use those to make our cakes and also source ancient garden leaves from other relatives to complete the production. We produce about 800kg of dry tea every year, usually 500kg in early Spring and 300kg in Autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3548_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292582\" alt=\"yubai cooking tea leaves in a large wok\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eWe improved the factory over the years but keep the tea making traditional. Most of our tea is cooked by hand in two large woks, it gives a better control over the process. Machines have taken over in Jingmai and only ancient garden leaves are processed by hand, yet, we are among a handful of producers on the mountain to keep cooking the cheaper natural garden leaves in the wok, it is more work but the increase in quality is worth it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3687_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292643\" alt=\"yubai holding a bamboo basket filled with tea leaves\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eOn top of Puerh tea, we also like to make white teas in late Spring and Summer, as well as experimental batches of black tea and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eAll the tea is processed by the two of us (Yubai and William). This is a lot of work during the harvest season!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3610_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292703\" alt=\"puerh tea leaves drying on a flat bamboo basket\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"357g cake","offer_id":46692968595643,"sku":"25年 春 景迈蜜韵 357克","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20g sample","offer_id":46692968628411,"sku":"25年 春 景迈蜜韵 20克","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF6458.jpg?v=1749450913"},{"product_id":"spring-2025-jingmai-gulan","title":"Spring 2025 Jingmai Gulan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJingmai Gulan is our flagship cake. We assemble a blend of several ancient tea gardens from Jingmai Mountain to achieve a balance between fragrance, mouthfeel and aftertaste.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe had great weather in Jingmai during the late March\/early April production run. Not much rain, but a moister air than usual. Due to the lower demand in Pu-erh tea in China, fewer tea buyers visited the mountain, for many tea factories, the evenings were quieter, and the phone remained silent. As a result, more of the farmers were willing to sell their fresh leaves instead of making tea themselves. We got access to new gardens on Da Ping Zhang and improved the quality of the blend. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gulan tastes lively as ever. The fragrance evokes a forest after the rain. Overall, it has a good balance and everything you'd expect from a good Pu-erh tea: enticing aroma, dynamic mouthfeel, fast huigan and good Cha Qi. Happy to present it as our flagshop cake!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003eJingmai Mountain\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/jingmai_localization_in_yunnan_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655100260\" alt=\"Jingmai Localization in yunnan\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eJingmai is located in the South West of Yunnan, not far from the border with Myanmar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eTea has been cultivated by several ethnic minorities (mainly Dai and Bulang) for at least 1200 years. It is going to become a UNESCO world heritage site for its unique natural environment, tea landscapes and cultural diversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eFive ethnic groups currently live on the mountain, they all live from making Puerh tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2980_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655293168\" alt=\"jingmai main village\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eThere are two types of tea gardens on the mountain:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eThe Ancient tea gardens a.k.a. ‘Gushu’\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4560_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291315\" alt=\"ancient tea tree\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eAncient tea gardens have been grown for longer than anyone can recall. They were established by cutting the middle stage of the natural forest, leaving the large trees intact to provide shade. The tea trees are tall, you have to climb on some of them in order to harvest their leaves. Some tea trees are hundreds of years old, they have grown a thick trunk which is covered in moss and lichen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4554_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291360\" alt=\"moss and lichen on an ancient tea tree\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eDue to their old age, large size and shaded environment, they grow leaves of superior quality, highly sought-after by the Puerh tea enthusiasts, the so-called ‘Gushu’ tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eThe gardens are harvested four times a year (twice in Spring, twice in Autumn) and are not intensively managed. The weeds are cut twice a year, the soil can be tilled up to once a year and the trees are occasionally trimmed once every couple of years. No pesticide or fertilization is applied.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4670_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291505\" alt=\"ancient tea tree on jingmai mountain\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eThe natural tea gardens a.k.a. ‘Shengtai’\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2989_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291571\" alt=\"natural tea garden on jingmai mountain\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\"\u003eThe natural tea gardens, also known as ‘Shengtai’, are modern plantations established for the most part in the 1990’s. They have an interesting history. Back in the 1950’s, China needed to modernize its agriculture. The tea experts in Yunnan decided to establish modern tea gardens in the style of the Indian tea estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\"\u003eInstead of growing in the forest, the tea plants were planted in rows at high density. Pesticide and fertilizer would be used to maximize the yield of these plantations. They would be pruned every year to form a picking table at waist-height, making tea picking faster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\"\u003eThe model remained mostly experimental until the 1990’s, when rural development programs turned this modern plantation model into the new standard. Ancient tea gardens were not picked anymore and these plantations were used to make a cheap and standardized tea.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2729_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291657\" alt=\"taidi plantation in jinggu\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eOver the 2000’s, the renaissance of the puerh tea culture in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and then China, restored the value of the ancient tea gardens. The tea enthusiasts didn’t want the cheap plantation tea anymore because of a weak taste and heavy pesticide use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eIn 2010, another rural development program aimed at converting the intensive plantations into ecological ‘natural tea gardens’. Four our of five tea trees were cut in order to leave room for the remaining trees to take more space and grow. Pesticide and fertilizer use was banned. The trees would not be so heavily pruned, they were left to grow at 2m high. Shade trees were planted in the gardens. The aim was to bring these plantations closer in design to the ancient tea gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3014_1024x1024.jpg?v=1651505347\" alt=\"our natural tea garden in jingmai\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eThis approach was successful because the demand for this tea increased, while not being as expensive as the ancient garden material, this tea is way better than what was grown in the 90’s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3007_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291811\" alt=\"tea picker harvesting in jingmai\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang plateau\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4575_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292406\" alt=\"entrance of da ping zhang\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang is a relatively flat area located on top of Jingmai village. Its landcape is unique among the tea gardens in Yunnan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eCovered by a forest where ancient tea gardens were established over a thousand years ago, it is a very peaceful environment with a high biodiversity. The gardens are shaded by massive trees and the soil is covered with a litter of dead leaves, slowly decaying into a healthy layer of organic matter. The soil is naturally sandy and infertile, but the high amount of organic matter helps retain the moisture and nutrients required to sustain tea cultivation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4654_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292326\" alt=\"tea forest in da ping zhang\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang is noticeably colder than the other areas in Jingmai, you’ll feel it as you enter the gardens. This is due to its geographical features and the large forest which provides shade and generates a high humidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eThe tall tree cover helps protect the gardens from extreme weather events such as hailstorms and frost. This allows the tea trees to grow for hundreds of years under the protection of the forest. As a result, you will find large ancient tea trees along with smaller, more recently planted bushes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4667_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292453\" alt=\"road surrounded by tea trees on da ping zhang\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang is divided up into a dozen smaller areas with Dai names such as Ai Ban, He Huan or Guang Jing. We separate the gardens according to their Dai name because each of them features a unique taste. Some of them are blended into our Jingmai Gulan, while other batches are pressed into cakes and named after their original garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/jingmai_da_ping_zhang_dcda6213-2ea9-480b-82a0-545130174070_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292205\" alt=\"satellite image of da ping zhang ancient tea forest\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003eOur tea factory\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3217_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292541\" alt=\"our tea factory on jingmai mountain\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eWe started making puerh tea in 2011, she established her tea factory on the first floor of the family home. It was a challenge because her family only sold the fresh leaves to other producers before that. We had to learn the skill of processing tea and improve it over the years. It took about six years to arrive to a consistent result.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eOur family has three natural tea gardens and two ancient tea gardens. We use those to make our cakes and also source ancient garden leaves from other relatives to complete the production. We produce about 800kg of dry tea every year, usually 500kg in early Spring and 300kg in Autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3548_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292582\" alt=\"yubai cooking tea leaves in a large wok\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eWe improved the factory over the years but keep the tea making traditional. Most of our tea is cooked by hand in two large woks, it gives a better control over the process. Machines have taken over in Jingmai and only ancient garden leaves are processed by hand, yet, we are among a handful of producers on the mountain to keep cooking the cheaper natural garden leaves in the wok, it is more work but the increase in quality is worth it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3687_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292643\" alt=\"yubai holding a bamboo basket filled with tea leaves\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eOn top of Puerh tea, we also like to make white teas in late Spring and Summer, as well as experimental batches of black tea and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eAll the tea is processed by the two of us (Yubai and William). This is a lot of work during the harvest season!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3610_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292703\" alt=\"puerh tea leaves drying on a flat bamboo basket\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"357g cake","offer_id":46692968923323,"sku":"25年 春 景迈古兰 357克","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20g sample","offer_id":46692968956091,"sku":"25年 春 景迈古兰 20克","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF6454.jpg?v=1749451137"},{"product_id":"spring-2025-he-huan","title":"Spring 2025 He Huan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpring 2025 tea from a single ancient tea garden. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSofter than the Gulan, no bitterness, low astringency, on the redder side. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis garden is located in the middle of Da Ping Zhang, it comprises a small hill on which tea grows on medium slopes. The forest cover is heavy, therefore the tea trees receive a lot of shade and the soil is rich in organic matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tea is from one of the earliest batches we made in Spring 2025. We chose not to incorporate it to our Jingmai Gulan blend because it was processed a bit redder than the other batches, due to a long withering time. The weather was very dry when we made this one. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a soft tea with a mild fragrance. Not as rich in taste as the gulan because this one comes from a single garden. It's interesting to have in your collection if you particularly like Jingmai tea, this is typical Da Ping Zhang material with plenty of sweetness. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/jingmai_garden_map_1024x1024.jpg?v=1617424626\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin: 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"357g cake","offer_id":46878515495099,"sku":"25年 春 景迈禾欢 357克","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20g sample","offer_id":46878521393339,"sku":"25年 春 景迈禾欢 20克","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF7111.jpg?v=1755529047"},{"product_id":"spring-2025-jingmai-tian-xiang","title":"Spring 2025  Jingmai Tian Xiang","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlend of natural and ancient tea gardens, suitable as an upgraded Jingmai daily drinker \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen we had just started Farmerleaf, we used to release three types of Jingmai teas: Miyun, Gulan and Tian Xiang. The latter would bridge a price gap between ancient garden material and the much cheaper 'Shengtai'. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis year, we've decided to reinstate this cake edition. We've used our best natural tea gardens, mostly located in Liu Dui, and a lower amount of ancient garden material. This tea is overall stronger than the Miyun and offers a good amount of Huigan. It offers a medium bitterness and the jingmai typical orchid fragrance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"357g cake","offer_id":46878653120699,"sku":"18年 景迈 天香 357克","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20g sample","offer_id":46878653153467,"sku":"18年 景迈 天香 20克","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF7237.jpg?v=1755533285"},{"product_id":"spring-2025-jingmai-ripe","title":"Spring 2025 Jingmai Ripe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpring 2025 natural tea garden material from our gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFermented in Jingmai in June 2025, right after the mao cha production\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur first small batch of 200kg, made with our own tea\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've finally pressed our first ripe Pu-erh batch into cakes. This is the same tea as the one we sold in its loose form right after its fermentation. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the pressing and a long period of rest, the opening still has a trace of dui wei (taste of the pile). It is not present in the second brew. The mouthfeel feels oily, but not too viscous, the texture is silky. You soup feels well-layered as it flows down the throat a pleasant aftertaste is perceptible. The character of Jingmai comes out through the fermentation, this tea offers a good balance between fragrance and mouthfeel. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is our first batch of ripe Pu-erh made with material from our production. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA small fermentation factory settled down in Jingmai. The farmers could bring their teas, it would be fermented by an experienced technician who has worked in Menghai for a decade. The first results turned out good and therefore we decided to bring some of our teas. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe were surprised by how good the tea turned out. Right out of the basket, it has a very pleasant fermentation smell. It usually smells like a trash can: rotten vegetable; but here, it smelled fruity. This fragrance has now almost disappeared. The fermentation was medium-light, the wet leaves look almost like mao cha, they weren't degraded much by the fermentation process. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"357g cake","offer_id":47162970767547,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20g sample","offer_id":67761357586619,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4444.jpg?v=1788920440"},{"product_id":"spring-2026-jingmai-gushu-sun-dried-black","title":"Spring 2026 Jingmai Gushu Sun-dried Black","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpring 2026, Ancient garden material from Da Ping Zhang\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLight oxidation, aggressive profile\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHerbaceaous and flowery notes, some bitterness, aging potential\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe used material from Nuo Gu Wan, Guang Jing and Weng Bo gardens for this tea. Its low initial level of oxidation means it will probably change a lot as it ages. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis black tea packs a punch due to the high quality material used, we recommend you brew it with short times at the start of the session to get the best out of its complexity. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"80g pouch","offer_id":47669781594299,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200g pouch","offer_id":48100871602363,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/jingmai_gushu_sun-dried_black_3.jpg?v=1775556836"},{"product_id":"spring-2026-jingmai-gulan","title":"Spring 2026 Jingmai Gulan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJingmai Gulan is our flagship cake. We assemble a blend of several ancient tea gardens from Jingmai Mountain to achieve a balance between fragrance, mouthfeel and aftertaste.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"15\" data-end=\"112\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eElegant and refined taste\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"40\" data-end=\"43\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA single sip carries you to the\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"74\" data-end=\"77\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eancient tea forest of Da Ping Zhang\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"114\" data-end=\"208\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe moderate bitterness lasts for two seconds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"159\" data-end=\"162\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eand turns immediately into a delicious Huigan.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"282\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe taste of the forest is enticing, natural,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"258\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eit has hints of orchids.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"315\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou can expect ten strong brews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"317\" data-end=\"379\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis year the tea feels very lively,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"353\" data-end=\"356\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ea vivid tea experience.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis year's harvest started right on time, we started processing ancient garden leaves on March 28th. The material used for Gulan began coming in around April 1st.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe young leaves from Aiban were particularly narrow and delicate, making them challenging to process, but they produced a tea with remarkable density and energy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the opposite end of the spectrum was the material from Maisaokan, one of Jingmai's most famous tea gardens. The leaves were unusually large and mature this year. This was partly due to the microclimate and partly because the harvest was delayed. As a result, we got quite coarse material and has to sort out a lot of yellow flakes.  The finished tea retained what makes Maisaokan so distinctive: depth, understated strength and a calming Cha Qi.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe orchid fragrance is not obvious in this year's gulan, it has an understated fragrance. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe final blend was made of five ancient tea gardens, all located on Dapingzhang: Aiban, Nuoguwan, the Dapingzhang crossroads, Maisaokan and a small amount from Ganlong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe young tea offers fresh green aromas reminiscent of young rice shoots. The liquor is full-bodied, layered and rich, with excellent endurance through many infusions. We hope you enjoy it!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYubai's addendum: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGulan is our signature tea. It represents what we believe Jingmai ancient tree tea should taste like.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn spring, the ancient tea gardens of Jingmai are dotted with wild orchids growing on the tea trees. Older generations remember a time when they were much more common, when their fragrance accompanied the tea harvest. Today they have become much rarer, just like the parasitic plant known as \"Crab's Claw\". Perhaps the name Gulan (\"Ancient Orchid\") can help evoke that image.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis year's release also marks ten years since we first made Gulan. During that time the tea has changed considerably. We have refined the gardens we select, improved our processing, and learned how to better preserve the tea after production.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the early years, sourcing was our biggest limitation. Large companies secured the best gardens long before harvest by paying substantial deposits to tea farmers, while many farmers preferred selling to factories that guaranteed purchases throughout the season. As a small producer, our options were limited. We mostly relied on our own family gardens and those of a few relatives, resulting in a more uniform profile.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOver the past few years we have gradually established relationships with farmers from some of the gardens we admire most. As a result, Gulan now draws from a broader range of terroirs while remaining unmistakably Jingmai.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur processing has evolved as well. At first we learned largely by responding to wholesale customers, each with their own preferences. Some wanted greener teas, others preferred a more oxidized style. After years of experimenting and tasting, we gradually developed a processing style that reflects our own vision instead.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003eJingmai Mountain\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Jingmai Localization in yunnan\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/jingmai_localization_in_yunnan_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655100260\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eJingmai is located in the South West of Yunnan, not far from the border with Myanmar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eTea has been cultivated by several ethnic minorities (mainly Dai and Bulang) for at least 1200 years. It is going to become a UNESCO world heritage site for its unique natural environment, tea landscapes and cultural diversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eFive ethnic groups currently live on the mountain, they all live from making Puerh tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"jingmai main village\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2980_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655293168\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThere are two types of tea gardens on the mountain:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eThe Ancient tea gardens a.k.a. ‘Gushu’\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"ancient tea tree\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4560_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291315\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eAncient tea gardens have been grown for longer than anyone can recall. They were established by cutting the middle stage of the natural forest, leaving the large trees intact to provide shade. The tea trees are tall, you have to climb on some of them in order to harvest their leaves. Some tea trees are hundreds of years old, they have grown a thick trunk which is covered in moss and lichen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"moss and lichen on an ancient tea tree\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4554_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291360\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDue to their old age, large size and shaded environment, they grow leaves of superior quality, highly sought-after by the Puerh tea enthusiasts, the so-called ‘Gushu’ tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe gardens are harvested four times a year (twice in Spring, twice in Autumn) and are not intensively managed. The weeds are cut twice a year, the soil can be tilled up to once a year and the trees are occasionally trimmed once every couple of years. No pesticide or fertilization is applied.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"ancient tea tree on jingmai mountain\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4670_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291505\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eThe natural tea gardens a.k.a. ‘Shengtai’\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"natural tea garden on jingmai mountain\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2989_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291571\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe natural tea gardens, also known as ‘Shengtai’, are modern plantations established for the most part in the 1990’s. They have an interesting history. Back in the 1950’s, China needed to modernize its agriculture. The tea experts in Yunnan decided to establish modern tea gardens in the style of the Indian tea estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eInstead of growing in the forest, the tea plants were planted in rows at high density. Pesticide and fertilizer would be used to maximize the yield of these plantations. They would be pruned every year to form a picking table at waist-height, making tea picking faster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe model remained mostly experimental until the 1990’s, when rural development programs turned this modern plantation model into the new standard. Ancient tea gardens were not picked anymore and these plantations were used to make a cheap and standardized tea.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"taidi plantation in jinggu\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2729_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291657\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eOver the 2000’s, the renaissance of the puerh tea culture in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and then China, restored the value of the ancient tea gardens. The tea enthusiasts didn’t want the cheap plantation tea anymore because of a weak taste and heavy pesticide use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eIn 2010, another rural development program aimed at converting the intensive plantations into ecological ‘natural tea gardens’. Four our of five tea trees were cut in order to leave room for the remaining trees to take more space and grow. Pesticide and fertilizer use was banned. The trees would not be so heavily pruned, they were left to grow at 2m high. Shade trees were planted in the gardens. The aim was to bring these plantations closer in design to the ancient tea gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"our natural tea garden in jingmai\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3014_1024x1024.jpg?v=1651505347\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThis approach was successful because the demand for this tea increased, while not being as expensive as the ancient garden material, this tea is way better than what was grown in the 90’s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"tea picker harvesting in jingmai\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3007_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291811\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang plateau\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"entrance of da ping zhang\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4575_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292406\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang is a relatively flat area located on top of Jingmai village. Its landcape is unique among the tea gardens in Yunnan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eCovered by a forest where ancient tea gardens were established over a thousand years ago, it is a very peaceful environment with a high biodiversity. The gardens are shaded by massive trees and the soil is covered with a litter of dead leaves, slowly decaying into a healthy layer of organic matter. The soil is naturally sandy and infertile, but the high amount of organic matter helps retain the moisture and nutrients required to sustain tea cultivation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"tea forest in da ping zhang\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4654_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292326\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang is noticeably colder than the other areas in Jingmai, you’ll feel it as you enter the gardens. This is due to its geographical features and the large forest which provides shade and generates a high humidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe tall tree cover helps protect the gardens from extreme weather events such as hailstorms and frost. This allows the tea trees to grow for hundreds of years under the protection of the forest. As a result, you will find large ancient tea trees along with smaller, more recently planted bushes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"road surrounded by tea trees on da ping zhang\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4667_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292453\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang is divided up into a dozen smaller areas with Dai names such as Ai Ban, He Huan or Guang Jing. We separate the gardens according to their Dai name because each of them features a unique taste. Some of them are blended into our Jingmai Gulan, while other batches are pressed into cakes and named after their original garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"satellite image of da ping zhang ancient tea forest\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/jingmai_da_ping_zhang_dcda6213-2ea9-480b-82a0-545130174070_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292205\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003eOur tea factory\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"our tea factory on jingmai mountain\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3217_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292541\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eWe started making puerh tea in 2011, she established her tea factory on the first floor of the family home. It was a challenge because her family only sold the fresh leaves to other producers before that. We had to learn the skill of processing tea and improve it over the years. It took about six years to arrive to a consistent result.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eOur family has three natural tea gardens and two ancient tea gardens. We use those to make our cakes and also source ancient garden leaves from other relatives to complete the production. We produce about 800kg of dry tea every year, usually 500kg in early Spring and 300kg in Autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"yubai cooking tea leaves in a large wok\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3548_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292582\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eWe improved the factory over the years but keep the tea making traditional. Most of our tea is cooked by hand in two large woks, it gives a better control over the process. Machines have taken over in Jingmai and only ancient garden leaves are processed by hand, yet, we are among a handful of producers on the mountain to keep cooking the cheaper natural garden leaves in the wok, it is more work but the increase in quality is worth it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"yubai holding a bamboo basket filled with tea leaves\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3687_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292643\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eOn top of Puerh tea, we also like to make white teas in late Spring and Summer, as well as experimental batches of black tea and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eAll the tea is processed by the two of us (Yubai and William). This is a lot of work during the harvest season!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"puerh tea leaves drying on a flat bamboo basket\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3610_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292703\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"357g cake","offer_id":47969018609851,"sku":"26年 春 景迈古兰 357克","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20g sample","offer_id":47969018642619,"sku":"26年 春 景迈古兰 20克","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/1_071e3a8f-c17f-4ec4-aabb-6d85f1b31229.jpg?v=1781615379"},{"product_id":"spring-2026-jingmai-miyun","title":"Spring 2026 Jingmai Miyun","description":"\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe perfect daily drinker that will give you a bit of everything you expect from a good puerh tea.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-end=\"130\" data-start=\"15\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ecitrusy opening fragrance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"43\" data-start=\"40\"\u003e\u003cem\u003emild taste\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"56\" data-start=\"53\"\u003e\u003cem\u003emedium sweetness and thickness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"89\" data-start=\"86\"\u003e\u003cem\u003echaracteristic Jingmai shengtai fragrance\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"195\" data-start=\"132\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eit feels like a baseline Puerh,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"166\" data-start=\"163\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith every knob set on medium\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"245\" data-start=\"197\"\u003e\u003cem\u003efeels well-balanced with a nice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"231\" data-start=\"228\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eleisurely vibe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"421\" data-start=\"247\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt is not a fancy tea, nor especially\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"287\" data-start=\"284\"\u003e\u003cem\u003epowerful, but it handles like the\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"323\" data-start=\"320\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eperfect daily drinker, it is a good\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"361\" data-start=\"358\"\u003e\u003cem\u003edirect companion that will hold your\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"400\" data-start=\"397\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ehand through the day.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Miyun is our basic daily drinker, it offers a decent fragrance, medium-light mouthfeel, low bitterness, a good amount of caffeine, a hint of Huigan. Nothing fancy, but it will carry you through the day, gongfu or grandpa style. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF0293.jpg?v=1717579705\" alt=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003eJingmai Mountain\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Jingmai Localization in yunnan\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/jingmai_localization_in_yunnan_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655100260\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eJingmai is located in the South West of Yunnan, not far from the border with Myanmar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eTea has been cultivated by several ethnic minorities (mainly Dai and Bulang) for at least 1200 years. It is going to become a UNESCO world heritage site for its unique natural environment, tea landscapes and cultural diversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eFive ethnic groups currently live on the mountain, they all live from making Puerh tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"jingmai main village\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2980_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655293168\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eThere are two types of tea gardens on the mountain:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eThe Ancient tea gardens a.k.a. ‘Gushu’\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"ancient tea tree\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4560_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291315\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eAncient tea gardens have been grown for longer than anyone can recall. They were established by cutting the middle stage of the natural forest, leaving the large trees intact to provide shade. The tea trees are tall, you have to climb on some of them in order to harvest their leaves. Some tea trees are hundreds of years old, they have grown a thick trunk which is covered in moss and lichen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"moss and lichen on an ancient tea tree\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4554_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291360\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eDue to their old age, large size and shaded environment, they grow leaves of superior quality, highly sought-after by the Puerh tea enthusiasts, the so-called ‘Gushu’ tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eThe gardens are harvested four times a year (twice in Spring, twice in Autumn) and are not intensively managed. The weeds are cut twice a year, the soil can be tilled up to once a year and the trees are occasionally trimmed once every couple of years. No pesticide or fertilization is applied.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"ancient tea tree on jingmai mountain\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4670_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291505\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eThe natural tea gardens a.k.a. ‘Shengtai’\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"natural tea garden on jingmai mountain\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2989_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291571\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\"\u003eThe natural tea gardens, also known as ‘Shengtai’, are modern plantations established for the most part in the 1990’s. They have an interesting history. Back in the 1950’s, China needed to modernize its agriculture. The tea experts in Yunnan decided to establish modern tea gardens in the style of the Indian tea estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\"\u003eInstead of growing in the forest, the tea plants were planted in rows at high density. Pesticide and fertilizer would be used to maximize the yield of these plantations. They would be pruned every year to form a picking table at waist-height, making tea picking faster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;\"\u003eThe model remained mostly experimental until the 1990’s, when rural development programs turned this modern plantation model into the new standard. Ancient tea gardens were not picked anymore and these plantations were used to make a cheap and standardized tea.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"taidi plantation in jinggu\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2729_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291657\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eOver the 2000’s, the renaissance of the puerh tea culture in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and then China, restored the value of the ancient tea gardens. The tea enthusiasts didn’t want the cheap plantation tea anymore because of a weak taste and heavy pesticide use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eIn 2010, another rural development program aimed at converting the intensive plantations into ecological ‘natural tea gardens’. Four our of five tea trees were cut in order to leave room for the remaining trees to take more space and grow. Pesticide and fertilizer use was banned. The trees would not be so heavily pruned, they were left to grow at 2m high. Shade trees were planted in the gardens. The aim was to bring these plantations closer in design to the ancient tea gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"our natural tea garden in jingmai\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3014_1024x1024.jpg?v=1651505347\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eThis approach was successful because the demand for this tea increased, while not being as expensive as the ancient garden material, this tea is way better than what was grown in the 90’s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"tea picker harvesting in jingmai\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3007_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655291811\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang plateau\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"entrance of da ping zhang\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4575_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292406\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang is a relatively flat area located on top of Jingmai village. Its landcape is unique among the tea gardens in Yunnan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eCovered by a forest where ancient tea gardens were established over a thousand years ago, it is a very peaceful environment with a high biodiversity. The gardens are shaded by massive trees and the soil is covered with a litter of dead leaves, slowly decaying into a healthy layer of organic matter. The soil is naturally sandy and infertile, but the high amount of organic matter helps retain the moisture and nutrients required to sustain tea cultivation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"tea forest in da ping zhang\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4654_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292326\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang is noticeably colder than the other areas in Jingmai, you’ll feel it as you enter the gardens. This is due to its geographical features and the large forest which provides shade and generates a high humidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eThe tall tree cover helps protect the gardens from extreme weather events such as hailstorms and frost. This allows the tea trees to grow for hundreds of years under the protection of the forest. As a result, you will find large ancient tea trees along with smaller, more recently planted bushes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"road surrounded by tea trees on da ping zhang\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4667_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292453\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eDa Ping Zhang is divided up into a dozen smaller areas with Dai names such as Ai Ban, He Huan or Guang Jing. We separate the gardens according to their Dai name because each of them features a unique taste. Some of them are blended into our Jingmai Gulan, while other batches are pressed into cakes and named after their original garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"satellite image of da ping zhang ancient tea forest\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/jingmai_da_ping_zhang_dcda6213-2ea9-480b-82a0-545130174070_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292205\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003eOur tea factory\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"our tea factory on jingmai mountain\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3217_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292541\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eWe started making puerh tea in 2011, she established her tea factory on the first floor of the family home. It was a challenge because her family only sold the fresh leaves to other producers before that. We had to learn the skill of processing tea and improve it over the years. It took about six years to arrive to a consistent result.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eOur family has three natural tea gardens and two ancient tea gardens. We use those to make our cakes and also source ancient garden leaves from other relatives to complete the production. We produce about 800kg of dry tea every year, usually 500kg in early Spring and 300kg in Autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"yubai cooking tea leaves in a large wok\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3548_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292582\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eWe improved the factory over the years but keep the tea making traditional. Most of our tea is cooked by hand in two large woks, it gives a better control over the process. Machines have taken over in Jingmai and only ancient garden leaves are processed by hand, yet, we are among a handful of producers on the mountain to keep cooking the cheaper natural garden leaves in the wok, it is more work but the increase in quality is worth it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"yubai holding a bamboo basket filled with tea leaves\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3687_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292643\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eOn top of Puerh tea, we also like to make white teas in late Spring and Summer, as well as experimental batches of black tea and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eAll the tea is processed by the two of us (Yubai and William). This is a lot of work during the harvest season!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"puerh tea leaves drying on a flat bamboo basket\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3610_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655292703\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"357g cake","offer_id":47969040728251,"sku":"26年 春 景迈蜜韵 357克","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20g sample","offer_id":47969040761019,"sku":"26年 春 景迈蜜韵 20克","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/2_521a029f-7d94-4e5e-ba9f-154c607d6bee.jpg?v=1781615400"},{"product_id":"spring-2026-jingmai-single-trees","title":"Spring 2026 Jingmai Single Trees","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpring 2026 harvest, mid-April\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBig trees from Ai Ban and Mai Sao Kan gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood mouthfeel and Chaqi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent quality this year, we managed to get top-notch material during the dry season. Mai Sao Kan brings the heavy Cha Qi, while Ai Ban adds the smoothness and fragrance. Expect a good ride!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat is single trees tea?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Jingmai has the largest ancient tea gardens in the world, however, many of those gardens are mostly populated by relatively recently planted trees. Most tea trees will die within a century, succumbing under the pressure of pest attacks and harsh climate. Due to favorable genetic and environmental factors, some individual make it through the years. We don't know how old these trees are, we can see they are tall and strong to the point you have to climb on the trunk and branches to harvest them. This is how we define 'single tree tea' or ‘Danzhu' as we call them in Jingmai. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin: 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx; float: none;\" alt=\"big tea tree in jingmai\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopifycdn.net\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/products\/IMG_0779_1024x1024.jpg?v=1623140863\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe could sell the harvest of each tree individually, this would result in 500g-2kg batches, but there are two problems to this. Firstly, such small batches would be very hard to process, we like to have at least 7kg of fresh leaves in the wok in order to get enough steam coming out, by processing individual trees, we would have to be very careful, but it's still possible. Secondly, single tree batches tend to have a singular taste, there would be large variations depending on the tree's genetics and growing conditions. This is why we prefer to harvest a couple dozen kgs of fresh leaves from selected trees and process them together, we get more consistency and more complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopifycdn.net\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/products\/20210608161831_1024x1024.jpg?v=1623140643\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou could say this tea is an upgraded version of the Jingmai Gulan, but that wouldn't be exact. The flavor profile in this cake is different, some might prefer the fragrance of the Gulan. The sure thing is this tea is more powerful, it delivers more Huigan and Chaqi. We don't recommend you try this tea on an empty stomach or if you're in a hurry. It would be too bad to have to quit after ten brews because you can't handle it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopifycdn.net\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/products\/MG_0757_1024x1024.jpg?v=1623140816\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere is a video we made on a harvesting day:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1T6Xq0nYdWM\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"357g cake","offer_id":47969058554043,"sku":"26年 春 景迈单株 357克","price":230.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20g sample","offer_id":47969058586811,"sku":"26年 春 景迈单株 20克","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/1_03407604-8ac9-428a-8d97-c5454c61d3af.jpg?v=1781615667"},{"product_id":"2025-jingmai-yellow-flakes","title":"2025 Jingmai Yellow Flakes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpring 2025 Ancient garden yellow flakes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoft, sweet, low caffeine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery suitable grandpa style, you can't overbrew it!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere are the yellow flakes we pressed in 2026, they are leaves which were too mature when picked and lost all their moisture in the wok. At the end of each season, we sort them out with a fancy big machine. This cake is made of the Spring 2025 ancient garden material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese leaves are sorted out because they taste sweet and not as punchy as the normal leaves. 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