Zhenghe White Tea: Unseen | CHINA SOURCING TRIP

The second installment of our exploration of white tea, in this episode we’ll not only meet big names behind Zhenghe white tea, but also uncover forgotten old-growth tea gardens hidden in the mountains of northern Fujian. By the end of this video, you’ll understand what the often-confusing Gong Mei name really means (as well as cultivar vs heirloom) — and better grasp some differences between the white tea rivals Fuding and Zhenghe. Overshadowed by Fuding’s scale + domination of narrative, Zhenghe has been quietly growing tea in high elevation gardens, adapting traditional withering in different ways, all while using its own regional cultivars + heirlooms, producing a style def worth a sincere look. 4K HD available Turn on subtitles for accurate captions ✓ Tea from here: https://riversandlakestea.net/the-shop/ 0:00 intro 2:00 Ye family factory 5:12 the reclaimed gardens at Fuban 8:21 cultivars VS xiao cai cha 10:14 back at the Ye factory 11:48 reconnecting with Yang Feng 15:42 intangible cultural inheritors 16:35 mu dan wang + cool pouring technique 18:36 without culture, Tea is just a leaf 20:23 deeper into the mountains 21:03 Jinping Village 22:27 Xu factory, redefining Gong Mei 24:27 between the cracks of history 27:34 Fuding VS Zhenghe 30:46 earned deviation, competition 30:47