We are embarking on a new tea expedition to the northern provinces of China. We will tell you in details about Longjing green tea, its origin of growth and peculiarities of harvest season. We will also tell you about the legendary tea gardens, about red tea in the homeland of green tea and a bit about Chinese newlyweds.
Today, we chose Dong Fang Mei Ren tea from Taiwan. It is known for its unique process of fermentation. We have a chance to check production standards; get to know general principles of tea manufacture. The process may differ depending on individual adopted techniques. Dong Fang Mei Ren is on organic tea. Non-synthetic and synthetic fertilizers are not allowed. This is simply because tea insects will die. Repeated shaking of tea leaves is happening. Afterwards, it is sorted on the trays. Drying takes place in order to remove any residual moisture. We can state that the Dong Fang Mei Ren tea manufacture process requires hard work. It lasts nineteen hours. Temperature and humidity are important factors to maintain perfect microclimate inside the room. We visited a tea plantation where Dong Fang Mei Ren grows. Grasshoppers bite tea leaves. Plant watering is not used. Insects prefer warmer climates, therefore during summers you can find a lot of them. Leaves get dark when bitten by grasshoppers. Picking up tea by yourself is considered to be a good tradition. Chinese people enjoy listening to loud music. Plantation may be located twenty kilometers away from the factory. Small mountain road is a geographical feature of the region. Taiwan mountains are beautiful. Nature is green. Bright colorful houses may catch your attention. We spent the night on the farm. Our friendly host tells a lot of interesting facts about Dong Fang Mei Ren tea. He shows high quality competition tea. One more tea plantation is still to visit. We observe tea plants and insects.
Huangshan Mountain range is one of the most popular tourist attractions and geoparks in China. In this video we will tell you about this magnificent sight, it's peculiarities, footpath and cable-railway system, will give you some useful advise when and how to visit this place.
In this video, we travel to Meitan, Guizhou province, to see one of the architectural wonders of the world, a ten-floor teapot shaped museum of tea culture, or simply, the biggest teapot in the world. We first admire the wondrous teapot from the outside, then walk through the museum floor to floor accompanied by a cognizant guide.
We came to Zhen Ah village to visit out friend. He is a tea farmer. Mr. Sou is our tea supplier. He specializes in tradition methods of Hong Bai tea preparation. We taste several types of tea. We try two types of Lao Cha. These are special types of tea. Our master won a lot of different tea competitions. Modern and up-to-date equipment is in place. Mr. Sou pays attention towards details throughout all stages of tea processing. We tell you the story that happens every time while we are at the tea factory.
The biggest tea tree in the world is located in Fengqing, China. In this video you can follow us while traveling across Fengqing in order to see this tree, discovering new interesting facts of Chinese daily life and culture on the way. The tree is 3200 years old. 8 people together can hold their arms around it. The tree has 2 levels of protection so it is safe and sound. We were lucky to come closer to the tree and feel it’s majesty from a closer distance. The attitude to the tree is very respectful here.
