What is Hui Yuan Keng?

In previous posts Where the Trees Come From and Preparing Tea Tree Clones, we discussed the production of new tea trees. Lets take a look at one way they get into the gardens - the street market.

In Wuyishan, some people say that three-year-old tea is medicine, after ten years a panacea, and aged tea over 20 years is a treasure.

Take a look inside a Dehua porcelain factory. The owner is a family friend, who took us to take a look at how mass produced porcelain is made.

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First new growth from a mother tree is collected. The raw cuttings are then trimmed to contain one healthy leaf, at least one dormant bud, and a small piece of stem that will grow the roots.

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Explore the dragon kiln in Dehua, China. The kiln rises up a gentle slope and it fired twice a month. A factory at the base of the kiln slip casts teapots to fill the bulk of each firing, while local artists fire selected wares.

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The bamboo raft tour is an excellent adventure. The tour rides down the nine bend river through the Zhengyan tea area. It is a relaxing and interesting way to learn more about what makes Wuyishan a unique place.

Take a short visit to Niu Lan Keng (牛栏坑) the garden famous for it's Rou Gui.

Visit Tongmu, Masu, a small village in a high altitude valley which is known for producing some of the best black tea in Wuyishan.