Tag Archives: Indigenous tea culture

Guest Blog Post for Asha Tea House

Posted on August 27, 2011 by JeffFuchs

Guest blog post for David Lau’s Asha Tea House in California on tea’s very simple and understated origins in southwestern Yunnan – Pulang Mountain – here

Posted in Tea | Tagged ancient tea culture, Ancient tea trees, Indigenous tea culture, Jeff Fuchs, Jeff Fuchs guest tea blog, Pu'erh, puer, Puer tea culture, tea culture, tea exploration, Yunnan tea, Yunnan tea culture | 4 Comments

Jeff Fuchs to headline “Explore” Series at Bookworm in Beijing

Posted on August 6, 2011 by JeffFuchs

Delighted to be the opening speaker at the Bookworm’s Explorer Series this coming August 2011, in Beijing. Privileged to be able to share. Will be talking (and on occasion ranting) about two routes (and their precious people and memories) … Continue reading →

Posted in Explorations, Media, Mountains, Tea | Tagged Ancient Tea Horse Road, China travel, Expedition, exploration, Himalayan Trade, Indigenous tea culture, Jeff Fuchs, northwestern yunnan, Puer tea culture, sacred mountains of Tibet, Tea Horse Road, Tea Horse Trails, tea trade in Asia, tibet travel, Tibetan-Qinghai Plateau, Yunnan tea culture | Comments Off

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

Nannuo Mountain and a Smitten Tongue

Posted on June 24, 2011 by JeffFuchs

A yellow bolt of colour blazes from just outside of the hut. Drying kernels of corn create a carpet of bright yellow. Lean mountain chickens make haste to strut into the shaded areas and a family dog looks to have … Continue reading →

Posted in Explorations, Tea | Tagged Aini People, ancient tea culture, Ancient tea mountains, Ancient Tea Tree, Bang Po, hani, Hani People, Indigenous tea culture, Jeff Fuchs, Nannuo, Nannuo Mountain, Pa San, Puer tea, Puerh tea, tea exploration, Tea harvesting, tea mountains, tea mountains of yunnan, Yunnan tea, Yunnan tea mountains | 2 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

Pu’erh´s Ancient Green Home- Part II

Posted on March 9, 2011 by JeffFuchs

We are heading to one of Xiao Yang’s ‘uncle’s’ homes for a sitting and sipping of a potent new batch of sheng (raw/green/unoxidized) Puer. Here the black Pu’erhs are referred to as “candy”, something “useless” and worse – something that … Continue reading →

Posted in Explorations, Tea | Tagged Ancient tea tree tea, Ancient tea trees of Yunnan, Hani People, Indigenous tea culture, Jeff Fuchs, Lao Banzhang, Lau Banzhang, Pu'erh, puer, southwestern china, tea exploration, tea travel, Yunnan tea | 7 Comments

Puer´s Ancient Green Home- Part I

Posted on February 23, 2011 by JeffFuchs

Puer’s isolated and unassuming roots revealed in southwestern China. Continue reading →

Posted in Explorations, Tea | Tagged Akha, Ancient Tea Horse Road, Ancient tea trees, hani, Indigenous tea culture, indigenous tea history, Jeff Fuchs, minority tea culture, Pu'erh, puer, Puerh tea, southern Yunnan tea, southwest china tea, Tea, tea history, Yunnan Puer tea | Comments Off

Welcome to the Jeff Fuchs Tea Blog

Posted on February 23, 2011 by JeffFuchs

It seems only fair that this first tea entry begins where the ‘green’ begins – tea’s humid and understated roots. Here, where tea has been nurtured virtually unchanged in all of the patient centuries and where still today the green … Continue reading →

Posted in Explorations, Tea | Tagged Aini People, ancient tea culture, Ancient tea trees, Ancient tea trees of Yunnan, Dai, Hani People, Indigenous tea culture, Jeff Fuchs, lahu, northwestern yunnan, Pu'erh, puer, Puer tea, Puerh tea, pulang, southwestern china, Tea, Tea Horse Road, Wa, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan tea | 5 Comments

Articles by and Interviews with Jeff

Posted on January 11, 2011 by JeffFuchs

Here you will find links to tea and mountain related articles written by Jeff Fuchs as well as interviews with Jeff Fuchs. A little bit of selfish indulgence of two needs. Article in Kyoto Journal Article in Outpost Article at … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Tea | Tagged Ancient tea trees, China travel, expeditions, exploration, fermented tea, Himalayas, Indigenous tea culture, Jeff Fuchs, minority tea culture, mountains, northwestern Yunnan exploration, Pu'erh, puer, sacred mountains, sacred snow mountains, tibet travel, unfermented tea, yunnan, Yunnan tea culture | 1 Comment

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