„The terms "Xiao shu" (small tree) and "tai di" (terrace plantation) are often interchangeably used, but they should be given separate meanings. "Tai di" connotes high intensity farming, with the entire slope cleared & terraced to plant hedgerows & use of pesticide & fertilizer. But in many gu shu growing villages, there are also new tea plantations which are too young to be called gu shu (ie. less than 100 years old), but they aren't exactly "tai di" either. Many of these plants are growing next to old trees, in a bio-diverse forest clearing, with lots of space around them, not all are sprayed & fertilized. In the future, they will grow into "gu shu", until then we should call them "shen tai xiao shu" (naturally grown small trees)“
Quotes Tags: Pu-erh, Gushu, Tea production
Last winter was unusually cold. Many people thought they would have a good harvest the...
This cake is composed of Lancang and Menghai area selected materials.After 5 years...
Spring 2005 material from Yibang was used for this semi-aged raw puerh tea brick. Rare...
Produced in the mid-late 1980's, these cakes were stored for the first 10-15 years of...
this tea is sold only as a sample, each order is limited to have only 2 samples of this...
Our Yiwu gushu for this year comes from an old village in Mansa area - Zhang Jia Wan...
„sheng; 生 - Raw, uncooked, un-processed. Here used to refer to Puer tea that is made from maocha that does not undergo further processing, other than steaming and pressing where it is made into cake, brick, etc. form.“
Quotes Tags: Sheng - Raw Puerh, Pu-erh, China
This cake is called "Da Hong Yin" or Big Red Mark. It's a blend from Banna area tea leaves and the raw...
pressed by stone mold into 250 grams cakes, autumn maocha Massive sweetishness in the back of...
Spring comes to Yunnan earlier this year. And also spring teas from regular spring harvest are picked a...
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