Dear Renat, As tea conoisseurs, you and your wife could not have picked a better destination. However, tea does not exist in a vacuum: the meaning and cultural significance of the tea ceremony can only be understood in the context of the geographic, spiritual, and artistic offerings of this place. Thus, the journey I have planned for you uses the tea...
Dear Stephen, China is, as you know, a massive country. In our conversations, you and your wife expressed a desire to experience not only the breadth but also the depth of this country. I have chosen destinations for you that will give you a chance to experience historic sites, transcendental temples and palaces, and also authentic cultural and artistic...
Introduction This journey is an intense plunge into one of the origins of tea and the staging point for the great caravans of the Tea Horse Road that hauled tea onto the Tibetan Plateau. Nothing less than an immersive tea-fueled journey, it begins in a sanctuary of ancient tea forests that lies tucked into the southern Yunnan province of Xishuangbanna,...