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The Vanishing Craft of Hand-Fired Longjing Tea

May

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The Vanishing Craft of Hand-Fired Longjing Tea

⏱ 1 min read The Short Version Hand-fired Longjing tea, a vanishing craft, is being replaced by machines and counterfeits, with only a few artisans like Ge Xiaopeng preserving its traditional, nuanced flavor in Hangzhou’s misty hills. In This Article The Art of Wok-FiringA Fragile Legacy Real talk: Longjing tea’s authenticity is being eroded by mass production and counterfeit goods. As traditional hand-firing becomes scarce, the only way to taste the genuine article is to visit Hangzhou’s misty hills—where the tea is still made by farmers like Ge Xiaopeng. His family’s fourth-generation expertise, refined over decades, is now a vanishing…

Derek Poskin’s Tea Quest: From Yangzhou to the Edge of the Map

May

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Tea FactsTea Culture, Tea Farmers, Tea Rituals, Tea Sourcing, Yangzhou Tea

Derek Poskin’s Tea Quest: From Yangzhou to the Edge of the Map

⏱ 2 min read The Short Version An American entrepreneur turned tea enthusiast transformed a Tang Dynasty poem into a global tea business, building relationships with farmers and crafting a cultural experience that transcends mere product. In This Article Tea as a Bridge, Not a ProductThe Magic of the Mountain When Derek Poskin first arrived in Yangzhou, he wasn’t chasing a tourist trail—he was chasing a poem. A Tang Dynasty verse by Li Bai had lured him to the city’s canals, but what began as a literary pilgrimage evolved into a lifelong obsession with Chinese tea. A decade later, the…