Exploring Mahei Village Pu'er Tea | CHINA SOURCING TRIP 2025

Mahei Village, a gem of Yiwu Mountain and choice representative for excellent pu'er with terroir characteristics found in teas east of the Lancang River. We explore Cousin Hé's ancient tree gardens as well as his younger natural arbors, discover the differences and similarities, as well as brew + assess tea from this area like a local. Turn on subtitles for accurate captions ✓ ** This is the first official video of a new docu-series! Thank you for liking, subscribing, and turning on notifications if you want to see more of these ** CHAPTERS: -0:00 Intro -0:18 Yunnan map -1:07 at the gates -2:18 in the gardens -3:22 qiaomu down the hill -4:11 more qiaomu a short drive away -5:08 guess how old? -6:24 back at the ancient gardens -6:43 why we like ancient tree tea -8:55 Shimenkan / Ancient Tea Horse Road -10:59 Mrs. He harvesting -11:46 Brewing tea like the farmers do in Yunnan -14:10 impressions / producing ageable tea -16:11 Judging brewed out leaves and stems ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Taste Mahei Tea from the Hé family and other teas from Yunnan: https://riversandlakestea.net/yunnan-... Download the Yunnan map for free (right-click, save image as): https://riversandlakestea.net/yunnan-... THANK YOU JAMES SAUTER FOR YOUR CAMERA WORK 🎥 Featured song: LAKEY INSPIRED "Street Dreams" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shop and discover small batch teas: riversandlakestea.net instagram:   / riversandlakestea   facebook:   / riversandlakestea   tiktok:   / riversandlakestea