{"title":"map-tang-fang-liang-zi","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"xiao-jing-gu","title":"Spring 2021 Tang Fang Liang Zi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpring 2021 forested old gardens\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTang Fang Liang Zi Mountain, West of Jinggu town \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreen, fragrant and thirst-quenching\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- split --\u003e If you're a pu-erh tea enthusiast, you must have heard of Jinggu. If not, it's time to try it. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The naming system in Yunnan can be confusing at times. Jinggu is the name of a country, just like Menghai. It is also the name of the largest city in the county. To add to this, there is another Jinggu in Jinggu county, it is a small town North of the county capital, therefore we call it 'small Jinggu' or Xiao Jinggu. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When we talk about Jinggu tea, we usually refer to Xiao Jinggu tea, because the town is surrounded by fairly famous mountains and villages. The town is bordered in the west by a large mountain range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/tang_fang_liang_zi_1024x1024.jpg?v=1645199689\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e Tang Fang Liang Zi is the largest mountain of the range, and this is where this tea comes from. \u003cbr\u003e Jinggu produces a massive amount of tea, most of it is low quality pesticide laden plantations whose leaves look impressive but which give nothing worth to the avid tea drinker. You'll find these large hairy buds all over the market, declined in white, black and green tea. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \n\nThis is not the tea we're talking about here. The leaves from this cake grow in the forest of Tang Fang Liang Zi Mountain and come from old trees, which aren't of the same varietal as the one used for the fancy looking teas (that one is clonal and is called Da Bai Cha, or 'Big White Tea'). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \n\nThe raw material is of good quality and tastes natural, just like good yiwu teas. Yet, not everyone will like it. The tea maker made a drastic choice: he processed the tea in a very green style in order to bring out the fragrance of the tea. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \n\nThis is a dangerous game to play when making pu-erh tea. By cooking the tea too dry or too hot, you might destroy all the enzymes and make your leaves a green tea. I don't think this tea reached such an unfortunate state, but the leaves in the wok surely broke a sweat. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \n\nThe result is a high-pitched fragrance and a punchy mouthfeel. The raw material of this area is not naturally aggressive, this is more of an Yiwu-like soft area. It delivers the sweetness and the relaxing body feel without having to confront your taste buds to, sometimes painful, bitterness.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \n\nIf you're an Yiwu tea lover, I think you will enjoy this one. If you liked our Ao Ne Me cakes, this one will touch your heart. There is something 'natural' in the taste of this tea, which I would attribute to the quality of the material more than to the processing. When brewed gongfu style, you'll probably be hooked on the smell at the bottom of the pitcher, make sure you don't get your big nose stuck between the glass walls, you would look silly.","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"357g cake","offer_id":42560298156219,"sku":"21年 春 塘坊梁子 357克","price":104.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"20g sample","offer_id":42560298188987,"sku":"21年 春 塘坊梁子 20克","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/products\/DSCF1802.jpg?v=1645198138"},{"product_id":"spring-2022-tang-fang-liang-zi-1","title":"Spring 2022 Tang Fang Liang Zi","description":"\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eForest tea from Western Jinggu. Fragrant and sweet, relaxing body feel. A good daily drinker for office brewing.  It will keep you calm and focused. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis tea was made by Mr Dong. His tea gardens grow in the forests of Tang Fang Liang Zi Mountain, in the South-West of Little Jinggu. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/tang_fang_liang_zi_a14b4a03-b69b-43ee-9db5-162ca64f6e9d_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655360260\" alt=\"tang fang liang zi localization\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/tang_fang_liang_zi_a14b4a03-b69b-43ee-9db5-162ca64f6e9d_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655360260\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e We visited the gardens in early Spring 2022, they are quite far from the main road, overlooking, Little Jinggu.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Mr Dong's forested tea gardens\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2579_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655362055\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe tea offers a consistent brew across the session. It is understated and soft. You'll notice the good body feel. A calming Cha Qi creeps upon you as the session progresses. It's a suitable daily drinker to sip during work. The good body feel allows you to focus better. It's an introverted tea, it doesn't want to be the center of attention at the tea table, but it will support you as you carry out your tasks. It can withstand grandpa-style brewing well.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"tang fang liang zi puerh tea\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/tang_fang_liang_zi_3_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655439263\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOur trip to Jinggu Mountain\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2KmChRUzh0s\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJinggu, the forgotten tea mountain\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2366_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655354788\" alt=\"view on little jinggu\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eJinggu is often overlooked by the tea enthusiasts, and yet, you might have had great teas from there without knowing it. Indeed, a lof of Yiwu cakes contain Jinggu material, because they have comparable tasting profiles in some way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eLocated between Lincang and the massive Wuliang Mountain range, Jinggu county is made of hills as far as the eye can see. You won’t find imposing peaks there, nor any specific landmark. It’s a region that doesn’t attract tourists and it might partly explain why Jinggu tea has always grown in the shade of other terroirs. In the county, the town named ‘little Jinggu’, located north of the county capital, has the most to offer to the avid tea enthusiast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"localization of jinggu\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/ba_da_ye_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655356062\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eYou’ll find three types of tea gardens there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThree types of gardens\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDa Bai Cha \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2713_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655354865\" alt=\"da bai cha varietal in jinggu\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eJinggu county is famous for its Da Bai Cha varietal, which produces large furry buds. It sells well in the mass market thanks to its good look, but it’s a whole different industry, and the avid tea enthusiast would be disappointed by its weak taste.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eTeng Tiao\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2379_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355003\" alt=\"teng tiao varietal in jinggu\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eBesides the Da Bai Cha, the farmers of Jinggu also grow the ‘old varietal’, a more orthodox large-leaf, seed-propagated tea tree, which is picked and maintained with the Teng Tiao technique. In most of the tea gardens, the farmers want to promote lateral growth. It allows for more shoots growing in a shorter package, you have your picking table made of short branches and a lot of shoots. In Jinggu, the farmers have taken the opposite approach, they want few long branches. The tea grows on the sides of the branch without growing more woody parts. To achieve this, they pick the axillary buds that would produce new branches on the side of the main stem. This results in a specific look of the tea trees that you’ll only find in Jinggu and in some parts of Lincang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eForest tea\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2569_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355081\" alt=\"forested tea gardens in jinggu\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe last type of tea garden is the most interesting one. If you visit Jinggu, you won’t notice it. It is hidden in the forests on the higher slopes. In a similar fashion as Eastern Yiwu or Northern Laos, these gardens are only accessible through small roads and can take a couple of hours to reach. This forest tea is of the same varietal as the commonly found Teng Tiao, but the ecosystem of the forest and the shade give the brew a special character. The tea has a soft and yet powerful tasting profile, with plenty of sweetness and a calming body feel. It’s a great tea to relax and meditate. This is what we like to source.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2598_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355521\" alt=\"yubai and lucas walking through the tea forest\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eA long history of tea making\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eJust like Yiwu, Jinggu has a long history of tea making, and the producers never lost the skill of puerh tea making through recent history. We work with two of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eLuo Kai Yin has set up a small factory in his native village called Xin Cun. He sources fresh leaves from forested tea gardens and processes them himself. Tea trade is quite fluid in Jinggu, the local producers can go to places far from their home base to get good leaves. To purchase material that suits his high standard, Luo Kai Yin likes to go to Wen Shan Ding in the East, and far in the North, to Ba Da Ye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2777_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355460\" alt=\"Luo Kai Yin at his tea table\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eWe also work with Mr Dong, who lives in a village, South-West of Little Jinggu. He grows forested tea gardens on Tang Fang Liang Zi Mountain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2687_ce55e67c-e73b-43d3-a47d-ff8bbf77561e_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355387\" alt=\"Mr Dong brewing tea at his home\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"357g cake","offer_id":43047733690555,"sku":"22年 春 塘坊梁子 357克","price":88.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"20g sample","offer_id":43047733723323,"sku":"22年 春 塘坊梁子 20克","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/products\/tangfangliangzi1.jpg?v=1655362477"},{"product_id":"spring-2022-tang-fang-liang-zi-single-trees","title":"Spring 2022 Tang Fang Liang Zi Single Trees","description":"\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFive big tea trees from the forests of Tang Fang Liang Zi, Jinggu area. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmooth mouthfeel and intense Cha Qi. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis tea was made by Mr Dong. His tea gardens grow in the forests of Tang Fang Liang Zi Mountain, in the South-West of Little Jinggu. Each big tree of his garden is picked and processed as a single batch. We acquired five of those and mixed them together to make this tea. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is mainly a body feel tea, you can taste the forest, just like in a good eastern Yiwu tea. Not the most endurant tea in this style, but you'll get an good cha qi in a few brews. Some astringency is noticeable, it vanishes quickly and leaves a deep huigan in the throat. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/tang_fang_liang_zi_a14b4a03-b69b-43ee-9db5-162ca64f6e9d_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655360260\" alt=\"tang fang liang zi localization\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/tang_fang_liang_zi_a14b4a03-b69b-43ee-9db5-162ca64f6e9d_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655360260\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Mr Dong's forested tea gardens\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2579_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655362055\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOur trip to Jinggu Mountain\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2KmChRUzh0s\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJinggu, the forgotten tea mountain\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-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\/DSCF2366_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655354788\" alt=\"view on little jinggu\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-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;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\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\"\u003eJinggu is often overlooked by the tea enthusiasts, and yet, you might have had great teas from there without knowing it. Indeed, a lof of Yiwu cakes contain Jinggu material, because they have comparable tasting profiles in some way.\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\u003cbr\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\"\u003eLocated between Lincang and the massive Wuliang Mountain range, Jinggu county is made of hills as far as the eye can see. You won’t find imposing peaks there, nor any specific landmark. It’s a region that doesn’t attract tourists and it might partly explain why Jinggu tea has always grown in the shade of other terroirs. In the county, the town named ‘little Jinggu’, located north of the county capital, has the most to offer to the avid tea enthusiast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-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;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"localization of jinggu\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/ba_da_ye_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655356062\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-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;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-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;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eYou’ll find three types of tea gardens there.\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\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThree types of gardens\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDa Bai Cha \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-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;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-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\/DSCF2713_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655354865\" alt=\"da bai cha varietal in jinggu\"\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\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\"\u003eJinggu county is famous for its Da Bai Cha varietal, which produces large furry buds. It sells well in the mass market thanks to its good look, but it’s a whole different industry, and the avid tea enthusiast would be disappointed by its weak taste.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003ch3 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\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eTeng Tiao\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2379_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355003\" alt=\"teng tiao varietal in jinggu\"\u003e\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\u003cbr\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\"\u003eBesides the Da Bai Cha, the farmers of Jinggu also grow the ‘old varietal’, a more orthodox large-leaf, seed-propagated tea tree, which is picked and maintained with the Teng Tiao technique. In most of the tea gardens, the farmers want to promote lateral growth. It allows for more shoots growing in a shorter package, you have your picking table made of short branches and a lot of shoots. In Jinggu, the farmers have taken the opposite approach, they want few long branches. The tea grows on the sides of the branch without growing more woody parts. To achieve this, they pick the axillary buds that would produce new branches on the side of the main stem. This results in a specific look of the tea trees that you’ll only find in Jinggu and in some parts of Lincang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003ch2 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\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eForest tea\u003c\/h2\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\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\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\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2569_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355081\" alt=\"forested tea gardens in jinggu\"\u003e\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\u003cbr\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 last type of tea garden is the most interesting one. If you visit Jinggu, you won’t notice it. It is hidden in the forests on the higher slopes. In a similar fashion as Eastern Yiwu or Northern Laos, these gardens are only accessible through small roads and can take a couple of hours to reach. This forest tea is of the same varietal as the commonly found Teng Tiao, but the ecosystem of the forest and the shade give the brew a special character. The tea has a soft and yet powerful tasting profile, with plenty of sweetness and a calming body feel. It’s a great tea to relax and meditate. This is what we like to source.\u003c\/p\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\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\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\/DSCF2598_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355521\" alt=\"yubai and lucas walking through the tea forest\"\u003e\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\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\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\u003ch2 style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eA long history of tea making\u003c\/h2\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\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\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\"\u003eJust like Yiwu, Jinggu has a long history of tea making, and the producers never lost the skill of puerh tea making through recent history. We work with two of them.\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\u003cbr\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\"\u003eLuo Kai Yin has set up a small factory in his native village called Xin Cun. He sources fresh leaves from forested tea gardens and processes them himself. Tea trade is quite fluid in Jinggu, the local producers can go to places far from their home base to get good leaves. To purchase material that suits his high standard, Luo Kai Yin likes to go to Wen Shan Ding in the East, and far in the North, to Ba Da Ye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\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\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\/DSCF2777_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355460\" alt=\"Luo Kai Yin at his tea table\"\u003e\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\u003cbr\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 also work with Mr Dong, who lives in a village, South-West of Little Jinggu. He grows forested tea gardens on Tang Fang Liang Zi Mountain.\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 \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\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2687_ce55e67c-e73b-43d3-a47d-ff8bbf77561e_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355387\" alt=\"Mr Dong brewing tea at his home\"\u003e\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\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\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","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"100g pouch","offer_id":44532090699963,"sku":"22年 塘坊梁子 单株 100克","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/products\/20230315194629.jpg?v=1678918028"},{"product_id":"spring-2023-jinggu-single-tree-pack","title":"Spring 2023 Jinggu Single Tree pack","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTry nine trees from the same garden, harvested and processed individually\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJinggu, Tang Fang Liang Zi area\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenerally soft character, Yiwu-like, each tree has a distinct profile\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMr Dong, our tea provider in Tang Fang Liang Zi sent us boxes of tea. We shouldn't miss on such a good harvest, so we're buying more tea than usual this year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/tangfangliangzi_1024x1024.jpg?v=1686577869\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the boxes of standard old garden tea came a large pouch filled with nine plastic bags. Each of the bag has about 1kg of tea. This was single tree teas, each of them harvested and processed separately. We would usually blend such a tea, but it was time to experiment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe brewed each of them in a small gaiwan and had a large side by side tasting. The results are interesting for the tea enthusiast. It was the first time I had the opportunity to taste the variation between different trees of a single garden. Now, the opportunity is yours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the time of tasting, I found three of the teas were of subpar quality, three of them displayed an average taste, and three of them were outstandingly good. Will you find the same result?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach sample is numbered, feel free to discuss the result of your tastings on our Discord server.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"Tasting Pack 9x20g","offer_id":44641045938363,"sku":"","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2158.jpg?v=1686577847"},{"product_id":"spring-2023-tang-fang-liang-zi","title":"Spring 2023 Tang Fang Liang Zi","description":"\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eForest tea from Western Jinggu. Fragrant and sweet, relaxing body feel. A good daily drinker for office brewing.  It will keep you calm and focused. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis tea was made by Mr Dong. His tea gardens grow in the forests of Tang Fang Liang Zi Mountain, in the South-West of Little Jinggu. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/tang_fang_liang_zi_a14b4a03-b69b-43ee-9db5-162ca64f6e9d_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655360260\" alt=\"tang fang liang zi localization\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/tang_fang_liang_zi_a14b4a03-b69b-43ee-9db5-162ca64f6e9d_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655360260\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e We visited the gardens in early Spring 2022, they are quite far from the main road, overlooking, Little Jinggu.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Mr Dong's forested tea gardens\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2579_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655362055\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe tea offers a consistent brew across the session. It is understated and soft. You'll notice the good body feel. A calming Cha Qi creeps upon you as the session progresses. It's a suitable daily drinker to sip during work. The good body feel allows you to focus better. It's an introverted tea, it doesn't want to be the center of attention at the tea table, but it will support you as you carry out your tasks. It can withstand grandpa-style brewing well.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"tang fang liang zi puerh tea\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/tang_fang_liang_zi_3_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655439263\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOur trip to Jinggu Mountain\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2KmChRUzh0s\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJinggu, the forgotten tea mountain\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2366_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655354788\" alt=\"view on little jinggu\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eJinggu is often overlooked by the tea enthusiasts, and yet, you might have had great teas from there without knowing it. Indeed, a lof of Yiwu cakes contain Jinggu material, because they have comparable tasting profiles in some way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eLocated between Lincang and the massive Wuliang Mountain range, Jinggu county is made of hills as far as the eye can see. You won’t find imposing peaks there, nor any specific landmark. It’s a region that doesn’t attract tourists and it might partly explain why Jinggu tea has always grown in the shade of other terroirs. In the county, the town named ‘little Jinggu’, located north of the county capital, has the most to offer to the avid tea enthusiast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"localization of jinggu\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/ba_da_ye_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655356062\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eYou’ll find three types of tea gardens there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThree types of gardens\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDa Bai Cha \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2713_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655354865\" alt=\"da bai cha varietal in jinggu\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eJinggu county is famous for its Da Bai Cha varietal, which produces large furry buds. It sells well in the mass market thanks to its good look, but it’s a whole different industry, and the avid tea enthusiast would be disappointed by its weak taste.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eTeng Tiao\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2379_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355003\" alt=\"teng tiao varietal in jinggu\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eBesides the Da Bai Cha, the farmers of Jinggu also grow the ‘old varietal’, a more orthodox large-leaf, seed-propagated tea tree, which is picked and maintained with the Teng Tiao technique. In most of the tea gardens, the farmers want to promote lateral growth. It allows for more shoots growing in a shorter package, you have your picking table made of short branches and a lot of shoots. In Jinggu, the farmers have taken the opposite approach, they want few long branches. The tea grows on the sides of the branch without growing more woody parts. To achieve this, they pick the axillary buds that would produce new branches on the side of the main stem. This results in a specific look of the tea trees that you’ll only find in Jinggu and in some parts of Lincang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eForest tea\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2569_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355081\" alt=\"forested tea gardens in jinggu\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe last type of tea garden is the most interesting one. If you visit Jinggu, you won’t notice it. It is hidden in the forests on the higher slopes. In a similar fashion as Eastern Yiwu or Northern Laos, these gardens are only accessible through small roads and can take a couple of hours to reach. This forest tea is of the same varietal as the commonly found Teng Tiao, but the ecosystem of the forest and the shade give the brew a special character. The tea has a soft and yet powerful tasting profile, with plenty of sweetness and a calming body feel. It’s a great tea to relax and meditate. This is what we like to source.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2598_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355521\" alt=\"yubai and lucas walking through the tea forest\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eA long history of tea making\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eJust like Yiwu, Jinggu has a long history of tea making, and the producers never lost the skill of puerh tea making through recent history. We work with two of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eLuo Kai Yin has set up a small factory in his native village called Xin Cun. He sources fresh leaves from forested tea gardens and processes them himself. Tea trade is quite fluid in Jinggu, the local producers can go to places far from their home base to get good leaves. To purchase material that suits his high standard, Luo Kai Yin likes to go to Wen Shan Ding in the East, and far in the North, to Ba Da Ye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2777_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355460\" alt=\"Luo Kai Yin at his tea table\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eWe also work with Mr Dong, who lives in a village, South-West of Little Jinggu. He grows forested tea gardens on Tang Fang Liang Zi Mountain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2687_ce55e67c-e73b-43d3-a47d-ff8bbf77561e_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355387\" alt=\"Mr Dong brewing tea at his home\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"357g cake","offer_id":44685371277499,"sku":"23年 春 塘坊梁子 357克","price":78.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"20g sample","offer_id":44685371310267,"sku":"23年 春 塘坊梁子 20克","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF3323.jpg?v=1689177880"},{"product_id":"spring-2023-jinggu-single-trees","title":"Spring 2024 Tang Fang Liang Zi single trees","description":"\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpring 2024, Tang Fang Liang Zi, Jinggu\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlend of big trees\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmooth and powerful, like a good Yiwu tea\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust like last year, Mr Dong sent us a couple of single tree along with his regular production. The biggest trees of the gardens were picked and processed individually, we then blended them together. Compared to the regular Tang Fang Liang Zi cake, the single trees version offers a more intense and complex experience, you'll get a thick mouthfeel followed by good Huigan. If you enjoy soft and powerful teas, this is one for you!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"357g cake","offer_id":44686839316667,"sku":"24年 景谷单株 357克","price":148.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20g sample","offer_id":44686839349435,"sku":"24年 景谷单株 20克","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF0923_6a332952-287d-4597-828b-304b0e0578ae.jpg?v=1719923964"},{"product_id":"spring-2024-tang-fang-liang-zi","title":"Spring 2024 Tang Fang Liang Zi","description":"\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eForest tea from Western Jinggu. Fragrant and sweet, relaxing body feel. A good daily drinker for office brewing.  It will keep you calm and focused. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis tea was made by Mr Dong. His tea gardens grow in the forests of Tang Fang Liang Zi Mountain, in the South-West of Little Jinggu. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/tang_fang_liang_zi_a14b4a03-b69b-43ee-9db5-162ca64f6e9d_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655360260\" alt=\"tang fang liang zi localization\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/tang_fang_liang_zi_a14b4a03-b69b-43ee-9db5-162ca64f6e9d_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655360260\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e We visited the gardens in early Spring 2022, they are quite far from the main road, overlooking, Little Jinggu.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Mr Dong's forested tea gardens\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2579_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655362055\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe tea offers a consistent brew across the session. It is understated and soft. You'll notice the good body feel. A calming Cha Qi creeps upon you as the session progresses. It's a suitable daily drinker to sip during work. The good body feel allows you to focus better. It's an introverted tea, it doesn't want to be the center of attention at the tea table, but it will support you as you carry out your tasks. It can withstand grandpa-style brewing well.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"tang fang liang zi puerh tea\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/tang_fang_liang_zi_3_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655439263\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOur trip to Jinggu Mountain\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2KmChRUzh0s\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJinggu, the forgotten tea mountain\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2366_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655354788\" alt=\"view on little jinggu\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eJinggu is often overlooked by the tea enthusiasts, and yet, you might have had great teas from there without knowing it. Indeed, a lof of Yiwu cakes contain Jinggu material, because they have comparable tasting profiles in some way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eLocated between Lincang and the massive Wuliang Mountain range, Jinggu county is made of hills as far as the eye can see. You won’t find imposing peaks there, nor any specific landmark. It’s a region that doesn’t attract tourists and it might partly explain why Jinggu tea has always grown in the shade of other terroirs. In the county, the town named ‘little Jinggu’, located north of the county capital, has the most to offer to the avid tea enthusiast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"localization of jinggu\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/ba_da_ye_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655356062\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eYou’ll find three types of tea gardens there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThree types of gardens\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDa Bai Cha \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2713_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655354865\" alt=\"da bai cha varietal in jinggu\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eJinggu county is famous for its Da Bai Cha varietal, which produces large furry buds. It sells well in the mass market thanks to its good look, but it’s a whole different industry, and the avid tea enthusiast would be disappointed by its weak taste.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eTeng Tiao\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2379_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355003\" alt=\"teng tiao varietal in jinggu\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eBesides the Da Bai Cha, the farmers of Jinggu also grow the ‘old varietal’, a more orthodox large-leaf, seed-propagated tea tree, which is picked and maintained with the Teng Tiao technique. In most of the tea gardens, the farmers want to promote lateral growth. It allows for more shoots growing in a shorter package, you have your picking table made of short branches and a lot of shoots. In Jinggu, the farmers have taken the opposite approach, they want few long branches. The tea grows on the sides of the branch without growing more woody parts. To achieve this, they pick the axillary buds that would produce new branches on the side of the main stem. This results in a specific look of the tea trees that you’ll only find in Jinggu and in some parts of Lincang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eForest tea\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2569_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355081\" alt=\"forested tea gardens in jinggu\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe last type of tea garden is the most interesting one. If you visit Jinggu, you won’t notice it. It is hidden in the forests on the higher slopes. In a similar fashion as Eastern Yiwu or Northern Laos, these gardens are only accessible through small roads and can take a couple of hours to reach. This forest tea is of the same varietal as the commonly found Teng Tiao, but the ecosystem of the forest and the shade give the brew a special character. The tea has a soft and yet powerful tasting profile, with plenty of sweetness and a calming body feel. It’s a great tea to relax and meditate. This is what we like to source.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2598_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355521\" alt=\"yubai and lucas walking through the tea forest\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eA long history of tea making\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eJust like Yiwu, Jinggu has a long history of tea making, and the producers never lost the skill of puerh tea making through recent history. We work with two of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eLuo Kai Yin has set up a small factory in his native village called Xin Cun. He sources fresh leaves from forested tea gardens and processes them himself. Tea trade is quite fluid in Jinggu, the local producers can go to places far from their home base to get good leaves. To purchase material that suits his high standard, Luo Kai Yin likes to go to Wen Shan Ding in the East, and far in the North, to Ba Da Ye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2777_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355460\" alt=\"Luo Kai Yin at his tea table\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eWe also work with Mr Dong, who lives in a village, South-West of Little Jinggu. He grows forested tea gardens on Tang Fang Liang Zi Mountain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2687_ce55e67c-e73b-43d3-a47d-ff8bbf77561e_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355387\" alt=\"Mr Dong brewing tea at his home\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"357g cake","offer_id":46238431051963,"sku":"24年 春 塘坊梁子 357克","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"20g sample","offer_id":46238431084731,"sku":"24年 春 塘坊梁子 20克","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF0918.jpg?v=1719923695"},{"product_id":"spring-2025-tang-fang-liang-zi","title":"Spring 2025 Tang Fang Liang Zi","description":"\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eForest tea from Western Jinggu. Fragrant and sweet, relaxing body feel. A good daily drinker for office brewing.  It will keep you calm and focused. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis tea has a typical forest fragrance, something you'll find in tea that grows in heavily shaded environment. It's not as deep as the best Yiwu teas, but it feel extremely refreshing. It is a combination of fragrance and sweetness that will keep you going back to this tea. It is well-suited for grandpa style brewing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTang Fang Liang Zi: the South West of Jinggu\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis tea was made by Mr Dong. His tea gardens grow in the forests of Tang Fang Liang Zi Mountain, in the South-West of Little Jinggu. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/tang_fang_liang_zi_a14b4a03-b69b-43ee-9db5-162ca64f6e9d_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655360260\" alt=\"tang fang liang zi localization\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e We visited the gardens in early Spring 2022, they are quite far from the main road, overlooking, Little Jinggu.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Mr Dong's forested tea gardens\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2579_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655362055\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe tea offers a consistent brew across the session. It is understated and soft. You'll notice the good body feel. A calming Cha Qi creeps upon you as the session progresses. It's a suitable daily drinker to sip during work. The good body feel allows you to focus better. It's an introverted tea, it doesn't want to be the center of attention at the tea table, but it will support you as you carry out your tasks. It can withstand grandpa-style brewing well.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"tang fang liang zi puerh tea\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/tang_fang_liang_zi_3_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655439263\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOur trip to Jinggu Mountain\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2KmChRUzh0s\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJinggu, the forgotten tea mountain\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2366_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655354788\" alt=\"view on little jinggu\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eJinggu is often overlooked by the tea enthusiasts, and yet, you might have had great teas from there without knowing it. Indeed, a lof of Yiwu cakes contain Jinggu material, because they have comparable tasting profiles in some way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eLocated between Lincang and the massive Wuliang Mountain range, Jinggu county is made of hills as far as the eye can see. You won’t find imposing peaks there, nor any specific landmark. It’s a region that doesn’t attract tourists and it might partly explain why Jinggu tea has always grown in the shade of other terroirs. In the county, the town named ‘little Jinggu’, located north of the county capital, has the most to offer to the avid tea enthusiast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"localization of jinggu\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/ba_da_ye_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655356062\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eYou’ll find three types of tea gardens there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThree types of gardens\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eDa Bai Cha \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2713_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655354865\" alt=\"da bai cha varietal in jinggu\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eJinggu county is famous for its Da Bai Cha varietal, which produces large furry buds. It sells well in the mass market thanks to its good look, but it’s a whole different industry, and the avid tea enthusiast would be disappointed by its weak taste.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eTeng Tiao\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2379_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355003\" alt=\"teng tiao varietal in jinggu\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eBesides the Da Bai Cha, the farmers of Jinggu also grow the ‘old varietal’, a more orthodox large-leaf, seed-propagated tea tree, which is picked and maintained with the Teng Tiao technique. In most of the tea gardens, the farmers want to promote lateral growth. It allows for more shoots growing in a shorter package, you have your picking table made of short branches and a lot of shoots. In Jinggu, the farmers have taken the opposite approach, they want few long branches. The tea grows on the sides of the branch without growing more woody parts. To achieve this, they pick the axillary buds that would produce new branches on the side of the main stem. This results in a specific look of the tea trees that you’ll only find in Jinggu and in some parts of Lincang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eForest tea\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2569_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355081\" alt=\"forested tea gardens in jinggu\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eThe last type of tea garden is the most interesting one. If you visit Jinggu, you won’t notice it. It is hidden in the forests on the higher slopes. In a similar fashion as Eastern Yiwu or Northern Laos, these gardens are only accessible through small roads and can take a couple of hours to reach. This forest tea is of the same varietal as the commonly found Teng Tiao, but the ecosystem of the forest and the shade give the brew a special character. The tea has a soft and yet powerful tasting profile, with plenty of sweetness and a calming body feel. It’s a great tea to relax and meditate. This is what we like to source.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2598_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355521\" alt=\"yubai and lucas walking through the tea forest\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eA long history of tea making\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" 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\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eJust like Yiwu, Jinggu has a long history of tea making, and the producers never lost the skill of puerh tea making through recent history. We work with two of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eLuo Kai Yin has set up a small factory in his native village called Xin Cun. He sources fresh leaves from forested tea gardens and processes them himself. Tea trade is quite fluid in Jinggu, the local producers can go to places far from their home base to get good leaves. To purchase material that suits his high standard, Luo Kai Yin likes to go to Wen Shan Ding in the East, and far in the North, to Ba Da Ye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2777_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355460\" alt=\"Luo Kai Yin at his tea table\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003eWe also work with Mr Dong, who lives in a village, South-West of Little Jinggu. He grows forested tea gardens on Tang Fang Liang Zi Mountain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2687_ce55e67c-e73b-43d3-a47d-ff8bbf77561e_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355387\" alt=\"Mr Dong brewing tea at his home\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" lang=\"en-US\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"357g cake","offer_id":46692985340091,"sku":"24年 春 塘坊梁子 357克","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"20g sample","offer_id":46692985372859,"sku":"24年 春 塘坊梁子 20克","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF6535.jpg?v=1749453113"},{"product_id":"spring-2025-tang-fang-liang-zi-single-trees","title":"Spring 2025 Tang Fang Liang Zi single trees","description":"\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpring 2025, Tang Fang Liang Zi, Jinggu\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlend of big trees\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmooth and powerful, like a good Yiwu tea\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tea is one of my favorites this year. It has a good balance and is interesting to compare with the bangwai single trees or the teas from Laos. It is on the softer side with animal fragrance, no bitterness and astringency. It's hard to describe in words how different these teas are, I will write they are soft and Yiwu-like, but you will surely be able to taste their intricacies. This one is maybe a tad more aggressive than bangwai. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt will give you a good energy boost and can keep you entertained for an hour. The soup feel very lively in the mouth. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"357g cake","offer_id":46760617181371,"sku":"24年 景谷单株 357克","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20g sample","offer_id":46760617214139,"sku":"24年 景谷单株 20克","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF7246.jpg?v=1752227764"},{"product_id":"spring-2026-tang-fang-liang-zi","title":"Spring 2026 Tang Fang Liang Zi","description":"\u003cp class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForest tea from Western Jinggu. Fragrant and sweet, relaxing body feel. A good daily drinker for office brewing.  It will keep you calm and focused. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ecomplex flowery, pitcher fragrance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"57\" data-start=\"54\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eoily soup, soft texture\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"83\" data-start=\"80\"\u003e\u003cem\u003edelicious mouthfeel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"105\" data-start=\"102\"\u003e\u003cem\u003enot much Huigan, this tea is focused\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"144\" data-start=\"141\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eon the mouth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\"\u003eThis tea has a typical forest fragrance, something you'll find in tea that grows in heavily shaded environment. It's not as deep as the best Yiwu teas, but it feel extremely refreshing. It is a combination of fragrance and sweetness that will keep you going back to this tea. It is well-suited for grandpa style brewing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eTang Fang Liang Zi: the South West of Jinggu\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\"\u003eThis tea was made by Mr Dong. His tea gardens grow in the forests of Tang Fang Liang Zi Mountain, in the South-West of Little Jinggu. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"tang fang liang zi localization\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/tang_fang_liang_zi_a14b4a03-b69b-43ee-9db5-162ca64f6e9d_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655360260\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"western\"\u003e We visited the gardens in early Spring 2022, they are quite far from the main road, overlooking, Little Jinggu.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2579_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655362055\" alt=\"Mr Dong's forested tea gardens\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"western\"\u003eThe tea offers a consistent brew across the session. It is understated and soft. You'll notice the good body feel. A calming Cha Qi creeps upon you as the session progresses. It's a suitable daily drinker to sip during work. The good body feel allows you to focus better. It's an introverted tea, it doesn't want to be the center of attention at the tea table, but it will support you as you carry out your tasks. It can withstand grandpa-style brewing well.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/tang_fang_liang_zi_3_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655439263\" alt=\"tang fang liang zi puerh tea\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eOur trip to Jinggu Mountain\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ciframe height=\"315\" width=\"560\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2KmChRUzh0s\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"western\"\u003eJinggu, the forgotten tea mountain\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"view on little jinggu\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2366_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655354788\"\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 \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eJinggu is often overlooked by the tea enthusiasts, and yet, you might have had great teas from there without knowing it. Indeed, a lof of Yiwu cakes contain Jinggu material, because they have comparable tasting profiles in some way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eLocated between Lincang and the massive Wuliang Mountain range, Jinggu county is made of hills as far as the eye can see. You won’t find imposing peaks there, nor any specific landmark. It’s a region that doesn’t attract tourists and it might partly explain why Jinggu tea has always grown in the shade of other terroirs. In the county, the town named ‘little Jinggu’, located north of the county capital, has the most to offer to the avid tea enthusiast.\u003c\/p\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 \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\/ba_da_ye_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655356062\" alt=\"localization of jinggu\"\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 \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eYou’ll find three types of tea gardens there.\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\"\u003eThree types of gardens\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eDa Bai Cha \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\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=\"da bai cha varietal in jinggu\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2713_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655354865\"\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;\"\u003eJinggu county is famous for its Da Bai Cha varietal, which produces large furry buds. It sells well in the mass market thanks to its good look, but it’s a whole different industry, and the avid tea enthusiast would be disappointed by its weak taste.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eTeng Tiao\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"teng tiao varietal in jinggu\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2379_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355003\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eBesides the Da Bai Cha, the farmers of Jinggu also grow the ‘old varietal’, a more orthodox large-leaf, seed-propagated tea tree, which is picked and maintained with the Teng Tiao technique. In most of the tea gardens, the farmers want to promote lateral growth. It allows for more shoots growing in a shorter package, you have your picking table made of short branches and a lot of shoots. In Jinggu, the farmers have taken the opposite approach, they want few long branches. The tea grows on the sides of the branch without growing more woody parts. To achieve this, they pick the axillary buds that would produce new branches on the side of the main stem. This results in a specific look of the tea trees that you’ll only find in Jinggu and in some parts of Lincang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eForest tea\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"forested tea gardens in jinggu\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2569_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355081\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eThe last type of tea garden is the most interesting one. If you visit Jinggu, you won’t notice it. It is hidden in the forests on the higher slopes. In a similar fashion as Eastern Yiwu or Northern Laos, these gardens are only accessible through small roads and can take a couple of hours to reach. This forest tea is of the same varietal as the commonly found Teng Tiao, but the ecosystem of the forest and the shade give the brew a special character. The tea has a soft and yet powerful tasting profile, with plenty of sweetness and a calming body feel. It’s a great tea to relax and meditate. This is what we like to source.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"yubai and lucas walking through the tea forest\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2598_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355521\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eA long history of tea making\u003c\/h2\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eJust like Yiwu, Jinggu has a long history of tea making, and the producers never lost the skill of puerh tea making through recent history. We work with two of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eLuo Kai Yin has set up a small factory in his native village called Xin Cun. He sources fresh leaves from forested tea gardens and processes them himself. Tea trade is quite fluid in Jinggu, the local producers can go to places far from their home base to get good leaves. To purchase material that suits his high standard, Luo Kai Yin likes to go to Wen Shan Ding in the East, and far in the North, to Ba Da Ye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\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 alt=\"Luo Kai Yin at his tea table\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2777_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355460\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eWe also work with Mr Dong, who lives in a village, South-West of Little Jinggu. He grows forested tea gardens on Tang Fang Liang Zi Mountain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Mr Dong brewing tea at his home\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF2687_ce55e67c-e73b-43d3-a47d-ff8bbf77561e_1024x1024.jpg?v=1655355387\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en-US\" style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003e \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\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\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"357g cake","offer_id":47969312145595,"sku":"26年 春 塘坊梁子 357克","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20g sample","offer_id":47969312178363,"sku":"26年 春 塘坊梁子 20克","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/1_eef3ee6e-144e-4f70-8359-cbf34f8a0133.jpg?v=1781617141"},{"product_id":"spring-2026-tang-fang-liang-zi-single-trees","title":"Spring 2026 Tang Fang Liang Zi single trees","description":"\u003cp class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpring 2026, Tang Fang Liang Zi, Jinggu\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlend of big trees\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmooth and powerful, like a good Yiwu tea\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTasting notes: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-end=\"99\" data-start=\"33\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eopening with understated fruity and\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"71\" data-start=\"68\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eslightly leathery fragrance.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"208\" data-start=\"101\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eheavy sweetness, medium thickness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"137\" data-start=\"134\"\u003e\u003cem\u003efragrant soup, no bitterness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"168\" data-start=\"165\"\u003e\u003cem\u003elow astringency, hints of “gu shu smoke”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"308\" data-start=\"210\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ethe material is older than usual,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"246\" data-start=\"243\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ewhich likely explain the heavy sweetness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"289\" data-start=\"286\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eand light mouthfeel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"347\" data-start=\"310\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ecalming light Cha qi but weak Hui gan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"347\" data-start=\"310\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tea is one of my favorites this year. It has a good balance and is interesting to compare with the bangwai single trees or the teas from Laos. It is on the softer side with animal fragrance, no bitterness and astringency. It's hard to describe in words how different these teas are, I will write they are soft and Yiwu-like, but you will surely be able to taste their intricacies. This one is maybe a tad more aggressive than bangwai. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt will give you a good energy boost and can keep you entertained for an hour. The soup feels very lively in the mouth. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"357g cake","offer_id":47969330823355,"sku":"26年 景谷单株 357克","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20g sample","offer_id":47969330856123,"sku":"26年 景谷单株 20克","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/1_eb37c079-8d3a-4569-a530-5330f72955db.jpg?v=1781617267"},{"product_id":"spring-2026-tang-fang-liang-zi-black","title":"Spring 2026 Tang Fang Liang Zi Black","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOld tea gardens of Tang Fang Liang Zi (same material as the Pu-erh cakes)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSun-dried Black \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcellent sweetness\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've bought tea from Mrs Dong for many years now, you've become addicted to this area's raw Pu-erh for its softness, here is the same material in its black tea shape. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe hope you'll be seduced by the sweetness of this tea, coupled with a good endurance, a silky mouthfeel, it contrasts a lot with the Jingmai Gushu black, which feels much sharper. This one is all mellow, complex, with just a hint of acidity when you push it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe raw material growing in the forests of Tang fang Liang Zi seems to lend itself well to black tea making. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"200g pouch","offer_id":48338366890171,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF4434.jpg?v=1788858271"}],"url":"https:\/\/farmerleaf.live\/collections\/map-tang-fang-liang-zi.oembed","provider":"Farmerleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}