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.
Last days inevitably require ‘last sips’, though no sips will really be ‘last’ ones when it comes to tea. Having left Lao Banzhang, Marco and I head back to our base of food, operations, community, and what is left of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ancient Tea Horse Road, Ancient tea trees, China travel, exploration, hani, Indigenous tea culture, Jeff Fuchs, Lao Banzhang, Pu'erh, puer, pulang, Pulang Mountain, Tea Horse Road, Yunnan Puerh tea, Yunnan tea, Yunnan Travel
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Bent over, with the smell of freshly fried tea literally steaming into me I am struck that the wafts emanating upwards seem a combination of sweet corn and spinach. Not that it matters really, but I do spend an inordinate … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ancient tea trees, China travel, chinese tea, indigenous tea history, Jeff Fuchs, Pu'erh, puer, Puerh tea, Rare Puers, tea history, Yunnan tea, Yunnan Travel
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Those who enjoy tea’s ability to “lay the hammer down softly” have always held Jing Mai teas in regard. These words were used once by a Guangdong friend of mine whose abilities to discern teas – despite a ferocious … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ancient Tea Horse Road, Chinese tea culture, Famous Puerh tea, hani, Indigenous tea culture, Jeff Fuchs, Jing Mai, Lao Banzhang, Puerh tea, Spring Tea Harvest, Tea Horse Road, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan tea, Yunnan Travel
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Meals seem to at times provide the only respite from the luscious infusions of tea which hit from everywhere at once. We sit in Dafa’s dark wooden kitchen on the second floor of his home deep into Nan Nuo’s … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ancient tea trees, China tea culture, China travel, Indigenous tea culture, Jeff Fuchs, Pu'erh, puer, Tea, Tea Horse Road, Yunnan tea
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Marco Antonio Zamboni Zalamena and his matè bag have arrived but I cannot find either. Three different bus stations in southern Yunnan’s hot capital of Jinghong are empty of him. I’m ripped on far too much tea, slightly manic, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ancient Tea Horse Road, Ancient tea trees, China tea culture, China travel, Indigenous tea culture, Jeff Fuchs, Jinghong, Menghai, Pu'erh, puer, Puerh tea culture, Tea, yunnan, Yunnan tea, Yunnan Travel
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It is said amidst the Himalayas that it takes but a whiff of mountain air to know what is coming weather-wise. Neither Fred, Fik, nor I have a nose quite capable of detecting what is to come, though there are … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ancient Tea Horse Road, caravan routes of Yunnan, China travel, Chinese History, Expedition, Himalayas, Jeff Fuchs, Mountain Camping, mountain travel, Shangri-La Yunnan, Tea and Horse Road, Tea Horse Road, Yunnan Travel
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This Paiwan elder and I both apologize for the temporary state of this blog. Dealing with a dreaded – temporary – technological glitch. Thanks
Goes without say that the article (titled “Ancient Green Wisdom“) is best read with a cup of tea and perhaps a good deal more than simply “a” cup
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Tagged China Tea, Indigenous tea culture, Jeff Fuchs, Puerh tea, Puerh tea culture, sustainable tea culture, Tea, Tea - Jeff Fuchs, tea culture, tea traditions in China, UNESCO, UNESCO - Jeff Fuchs, UNESCO tea, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan tea
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With the New Year here in the present tense, we at Jalamteas wish to thank our sipping supporters who had a wonderful impact on our little venture of hand-sourcing rare Puerhs and getting them directly into your cups. We had … Continue reading →
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Tagged ancient tea forests, China Tea, China travel, Indigenous tea culture, Jalamteas, Jeff Fuchs, Puer tea, Puerh tea, Sourcing teas, Tea, Yunnan tea, Yunnan Travel
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A short clip of video shot atop the blustery Sho’La Pass here: http://youtu.be/oKGR8Xt0Lgw Yanpi, the wind, a huge sky and myself. Twenty minutes atop the pass to remember the two weeks to arrive here
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Tagged China travel, Himalayas, Jeff Fuchs, Kawa Karpo, kora, pilgrim route, sacred mountain, Shola pass, Tea Horse Road, tibet travel, Yunnan Expedition, Yunnan Travel
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