This tea came from Yongde Country, in the Daxueshan National Reserve, protected in 1986. This area belongs to the foothills of the Himalaya Mountains, the highest peak locally being 3504 meters. The tea grown in this area ranged from 1900 to 2600 meters in elevation. The are seven different ethnic minorities that live in this area. All of the tea comes from trees that are 300 to 400 years old. These trees where recently discovered when the surrounding Cizhu bamboo forest flowered and died, and this tea was rediscovered. The tea is still in the deep forest and had to be transported by mules, a week long trip. The maocha was produced is a primitive setup in the forest where the tea was whither, fixed, and then sun dried. The aroma of the tea is rich and complex because it grows in sweet flowering azalea trees and other flowering trees in the forest. The color is a bright golden color and clear. The taste is rich, robust, with a quickly creeping sweetness. Many infusions can be made from these thick leaves. The flavor changing from infusion to infusion.
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