An appreciation of Fujian teas: part II: Lydia Kung of Eastrise Teas returns with her series of the study of numerous teas in China's Fujian province. This comprehensive trip supplies a unique 'birds-eye' view of a unique journey this region and the many Oolongs of southern and northern Fujian.(China Teas)

Tea & Coffee Trade Journal, April, 2007 by Chao, Brian; Kung, Lydia

We continue our tea tour with a visit to the Ti KuanYin gardens and later to the factory. As we made our way up to the vistas of the tea hills, we were distracted by gardenia trees lining the road and learned about a gardenia scented Oolong. We walked along the narrow paths among the bushes, admiring streams at the foot of small waterfalls. Midway on our descent we came to a clearing, centered by a dramatic statue of Kuan Yin Goddess, about 10 feet in height, gazing serenely over the terraced tea gardens. Alongside stood a tablet nearly as tall commemorating the origin of Ti Kuan Yin tea, and a reclining statue of the pious farmer in the legend about the tea's origin. In the midst of these imposing figures we almost missed the main reason for our long trek, to see the...

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