About JeffFuchs
Having lived for a decade in Yunnan, Fuchs’ work has centred on indigenous mountain cultures, oral histories along with an obsessive interest in tea.
Fuchs is the author of 'The Ancient Tea Horse Road' (Viking-Penguin) and he was the subject of 'The Tea Explorer' documentary based on his exploration of the Tea Horse Road.
His photos and stories have appeared on three continents in publications such as Kyoto Journal, TRVL, and Outpost Magazine, as well as The Spanish Expedition Society, The Earth, Silkroad Foundation, The China Post Newspaper, The Toronto Star, The South China Morning Post, and UNESCO amongst others. Various pieces of his work are part of private collections in Europe, North America, and Asia. Fuchs served as Asian Editor at Large for five years at award-winning Outpost magazine.
Jeff has worked with schools and universities, giving talks on both the importance of oral traditions, tea and mountain cultures.
His recently released book ‘The Ancient Tea Horse Road’ (Penguin-Viking Publishers) details his 8-month groundbreaking journey traveling and chronicling one of the world’s great trade routes, The Tea Horse Road. Fuchs is the first westerner to have completed the entire route stretching almost six thousand kilometers through the Himalayas a dozen cultures.
Fuchs partnered with Wild China to create a journey along the Tea Horse Road which National Geographic Traveler called one of the "50 Trips of a Lifetime".
He is co-founder of Akahiao Nature Institute on the island of Hawai'i along with his wife, Julie Rogers.
Along with salt, resin, and of course that wonderful stimulant fuel, tea, Pashmina was another of the commodities that allowed nomads and remote communities some autonomy. Continue reading →
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Tagged Himalayan History, Himalayan Trade, Himalayas, India, Jeff Fuchs, Karnak, Ladakh, mountains, Pashmina, Rupshu, Tea, Tibet, Trade Route, trekking
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The little cedar hand-crafted box had been brought by a friend Tomoyo from Japan and had been waiting to be opened for months. Tidy and scented, the box had remained in a room close to cakes of Puerh, leaves of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Cha, Green Tea, Gyokuro, Gyokuru, Japanese Green Tea, Japanese Tea, O'cha, Pu'erh, puer, Tea Tasting, Umami
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Looking forward to this little tea infused event hosted by Museum of Tea and Floating Mountain in New York City. Director Andrew E.M. Gregg (aka “Legs) and myself will be calling in to chat and sip about our film, The … Continue reading →
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Tagged Documentary Film, film screening, Floating Mountain, Himalayas, New York film screening, Pu'erh, puer, Tea, Tea Horse Road, Tea Museum, The Tea Explorer, yunnan
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A revisiting of the Tea Horse Road with Canadian Geographic for an interview Continue reading →
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Tagged Ancient Tea Horse Road, Asia, Canadian Geographic, exploration, Himalayas, Interview, Jeff Fuchs, Media, mountains, taiwan, Tea, Tea Explorer, Tea Horse Road, The Tea Explorer, Travel
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Snow has that wonderful natural ability to paint big swaths white, and slow everything down to a trickle. “Cooperate or perish” say many Himalayan inhabitants of the natural elements and their forces. Snow and Puerh seem an ideal way to … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bulling Mountain, chinese tea, Jalamteas, Lao Ma E, Oolong, Pu'erh, puer, Raw Puerh, Sheng Puerh, Tea Tasting, yunnan, Yunnan tea
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Sometimes there are simple choices rendered simple. Long travel hours and days with bags, different rooms, and tents where the senses are happily blasted this way and that…different wake up views and different water supplies all contribute to making tea … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ban Pen, Bulang Mountain, cheese, He Kai, Jeff Fuchs, Nannuo Mountain, Pelardon, Pu'erh, puer, Puerh tea, Raw Puerh, Sheng Puerh, tea travel, Tomme, Travelling Tea
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The Tea Explorer gets a screening at the 2018 Toronto Tea Festival. Continue reading →
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Tagged Andrew Gregg, documentary, Himalayas, mountains, Movie Screening, Pu'erh, Tea, Tea Horse Road, The Tea Explorer, The Toronto Tea Festival, Toronto
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A new year comes and some looking back at moments and a summoning back of experiences and people seems required to pay homage to time having passed. This contemplation isn’t something noble but rather something of appreciation, and it very … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2017, bonding, Hawaii, Himalayas, Jeff Fuchs, mountains, Nature School, Nepal, New Year, Pu'erh, Tea, The Tea Explorer, tribute, Water
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Mr. Gao quietly sweats his way through the busy harvest seasons and isn’t caught up with the ‘hype’ that accompanies terminology. He and his hands and his ancestors have long known tea from the roots to the shoots and he creates masterpieces. Continue reading →
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Tagged China Tea, green leaf, Green Tea, International Tea Day, Internationalteaday, Lao Banzhang, Mentors, Pan Frying, Pu'erh, puer, Tea
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The round cylinder of compressed Puerh, was formed using a bamboo husk and provided one of the most effective means of transporting tea along the Tea Horse Road. Continue reading →
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Tagged Ancient Tea Horse Road, Bamboo, Bulling Mountain, butter tea, Cha, churned tea, He Kai, Himalayas, Jalamteas, mountains, Pu'erh, puer, tè, Tea, tea caravans, Tea Horse Road, tea trade, tee, the, Tibet, Xishuangbanna, yunnan, Yunnan tea
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