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Journey To The Source: Gong Nong, Yunnan

Journey To The Source: Gong Nong, Yunnan

Join us on a journey to the source of our Pu’er and Dian Hong teas.
Yunnan Dian Hong Teas

Yunnan Dian Hong Teas

The mellow and sweet taste of Yunnan Dian Hong is different than all other black teas.
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Phoenix Mountain Dancong – The Art of Tea Making

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Mingqian Harvest Teas

With the change in season, we see the first crops of teas being introduced into the market. One can imagine the anticipation to the release of Beaujolais Nouveau, or other sought-after wines, and correlate the same excitement for celebrated seasons within the annual calendar of the global tea harvests.
Jade Cloud Travelogue: Origin & Hands-on Sourcing

Jade Cloud Travelogue: Origin & Hands-on Sourcing

Organic Fair Trade Jade Cloud is Rishi’s most popular green tea from China, and we’ve specialized in this style of tea since 1998. Originally, we partnered with organic farms in the Jin Hua County of Zhejiang Province to make this tea.
Fujian Mingqian White Tea Harvest

Fujian Mingqian White Tea Harvest

We source many of Rishi’s reserve-quality 1st Flush white teas from this garden in Fuding, the traditional origin of white tea in China’s coastal Fujian province. White tea represents tea in perhaps its simplest, most noble form. Tender buds and sprouts are plucked in early spring, then simply withered and dried to preserve and celebrate their exquisite character and delicately sweet flavor.
Hubei Xuan En Green Tea Co-op

Hubei Xuan En Green Tea Co-op

Since 2004, Rishi Tea has been working with artisan tea farmers in Xuan En county of Hubei province in central China to produce some of the most pure green teas we’ve ever tasted.

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