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Jeff Fuchs confirmed to present at Shanghai International Literary Festival

Posted on February 3, 2012 by JeffFuchs

In a little bit of early-year news, I will speak and present at the 10th Annual Shanghai International Literary Festival (and will also be speaking at the Capital Literary Festival [Beijing] along with such notable figures as Amy Tan and … Continue reading →

Posted in Explorations, Media, Mountains, Tea | Tagged Ancient Tea Horse Road, Ancient Tea Trade, Capital Literary Festival, caravans, China travel, Himalayan travel, horse and tea road, Jeff Fuchs, Shanghai International Literary Festival, shanghai international literary festival 2012, Tea, Tea Horse Road, Yunnan Travel | 2 Comments

Bang Ma Sip

Posted on January 11, 2012 by JeffFuchs

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 →

Posted in Explorations, Tea | 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 | Comments Off

Jalam Teas Launch

Posted on November 22, 2011 by JeffFuchs

And so, after much sipping and traveling; after obsessing on how to get teas ‘out of the bag’ from the gardens and ancient tea sources to you direct, Allen, Aurelien and myself have finally got our modest version of how … Continue reading →

Posted in Explorations, Media, Tea | Tagged 100 gram Puerh Cakes, Ancient Tea Tree, Ancient Teas, Big Leaf Yunnan varietal, Camellia Sinensis Assamica, Direct Sourcing Tea, Green Tea, Jeff Fuchs, Pu'erh, Rare Puerhs, Tea, Tea Cakes, Tea Company, Tea from Yunnan, Tea ordering, Yunnan tea, Yunnan unfermented Puerh | 9 Comments

The ‘Tea’ of the Tea Horse Road

Posted on September 12, 2011 by JeffFuchs

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 →

Posted in Explorations, Tea | 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 | 4 Comments

Mr. Lu’s Dong Ding – A Flight of Taiwanese Fancy in Qinghai

Posted on August 22, 2011 by JeffFuchs

Days of wandering the mountains and the sturdy nomadic corridors of Qinghai and Gansu have brought Taiwan’s world of lush Oolongs to my mind, though there are little external or obvious links…perhaps it is simply a ‘thirst’. Years have passed … Continue reading →

Posted in Explorations, Mountains, Tea | Tagged Amdo, Dong Ding Oolong, Dong Ding Oolong Tea, Expedition, exploration, High Mountain Oolong, Jeff Fuchs, Luku, Nantou County, Oolong, Qinghai, Taiwan Mists, Taiwan Tea, Tea, Tea Harvest, Tea picking, Tibetan-Qinghai Plateau, Tung Ting, Wulong | 4 Comments

Interview with Jeff Fuchs on Tea and Co.

Posted on July 6, 2011 by JeffFuchs

Pour yourself a cup of tea and click here to read more about Jeff’s very subjective views on tea.

Posted in Tea | Tagged Ancient tea trees tea journey, author tea ritual, Explorer, Indigenous tea culture, Jeff Fuchs, Oolong, Pu'erh, Puer tea, Puer tea culture, Puerh tea, taiwan, Tea, Tea blends, tea drinking, Wulong, Xishuanbanna, Xishuangbanna, yunnan, Yunnan tea, Yunnan tea culture | 2 Comments

Latest post and video on Templar Food

Posted on June 10, 2011 by JeffFuchs

Templar Food

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ancient tea trees, Bada Mountain, Jeff Fuchs, Pu'erh, puer, Tea, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan tea, Yunnan unfermented Puerh | Comments Off

Amne Machin – A Rush of White and a Kora

Posted on May 23, 2011 by JeffFuchs

Amye Maqen (Amne Machin, Anye Machin) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amne_Machin), the stout, the muscular, and for much of time, the utterly hidden from the outside world…our first glimpse of it is of a snow capped wonder that appears far closer than it is. There … Continue reading →

Posted in Explorations, Mountains | Tagged Amdo, Amne Machin, ancient salt road, buddhism, China travel, circumambulation, expedtion, Golog, Golok, Himalayan Trade, Jeff Fuchs, kora, Mado, Mountain, Nam Chu, Nomad, normadic traders, Qinghai, Qinghai travel, Qinghai trekking, sacred mountains, sacred mountains of Tibet, Salt, Tea, tibetan sacred mountains, tibetan trade route, Tibetan trade routes, Tsalam, Xiadawu | 8 Comments

Nongyang

Posted on April 29, 2011 by JeffFuchs

Sour Tea: The Indigenous World’s Treat Within the muggy mists of eastern Burma, amidst the toughened and muscular indigenous minorities of southern Yunnan there can still be found tea traditions that transcend any tea trends, eras or pretentious terms. There … Continue reading →

Posted in Tea | Tagged burma, China travel, hani, indigenous, Indigenous tea culture, Jeff Fuchs, lahu, Pu'erh, puer, pulang, sour tea, southwest china tea, suan cha, Tea, tea history, tradition, yunnan, yunnan history, Yunnan tea | 5 Comments

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