Teance Stories

The First of the Taiwan Oolongs

Taiwan, a small island rich in fruits and agriculture, as well as traditional Chinese and indigenous cultures alike, is also one of the most important tea regions in the world. ...

Monkey Picked Tieguanyin

Monkey Picked Tieguanyin, one of the oldest traditions in tea lore, is made famous mostly by the Southern Cantonese, whose Dim Sum parlours favor either Pu-erh or Monkey Picked. ...

New Harvest Phoenix Oolongs

A few years ago, we chanced upon a hidden village deep inside the Phoenix mountain in Guangdong, China in my many years of exploring this mountain. ...