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Bang Ma Sip
A little recollection of being introduced to Bang Ma tea; it contentedly remains a tea by my side on every journey since discovering it. There are moments that hit when the head and heart – and in this particular … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient tea trees, China tea culture, Hani indigenous, Hani People, Indigenous culture, Indigenous tea culture, Jeff Fuchs, Pu'erh, Puer tea, southern Yunnan, Tea, tea adventures, tea culture, tea sources, tea travel, Unfermented Pu'erh, unfermented Puer, unfermented tea, yunnan, Yunnan tea culture
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The ‘Tea’ of the Tea Horse Road
Much of the Tea Horse Road’s great appeal is the sheer expanse of geography taken in – some estimate (as we did when our team traveled it) that five thousand grand kilometres taking in rafts of culture, language, diet, altitude … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient Tea, Ancient Tea Horse Road, Ancient Tea Trade, Ancient tea trees, Assamica, Cha Ma Gu Dao, hani, Himalaya Trade Route, Horse and Tea Trail, Indigenous culture, Jeff Fuchs, lahu, nomadic communities, Nomads, pulang, southwestern Yunnan, Tea, tea caravans, Tea Horse Road, Tea Horse Trails, Tea Road, Tea Route, tea trade, Tibet, Tibetan nomads, Tibetan trade routes, Trade, Trade Route, Trekking in the Himalayas, Wa, Yunnan tea
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Abujee
Many say snow is silent; I would say that snow silences and mutes like few other elements known, but it is not silent. Snow at altitude pops and pricks and it bounces in small booms especially when its good … Continue reading
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Tagged abujee, Expedition, Gyalthang, Indigenous culture, Jeff Fuchs, mountains, sacred mountain, sacred snow mountain, shangrila, shika, snow mountain, Tibetans, Trek, yi, Yunnan trekking, Zhongdian
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