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Black Pagodas are handpicked and processed from a beautiful mix of black and golden needle tea coming from Yunnan’s famous large leaf tea trees. These tea trees grow at elevations over 6,600 feet high (2,200m) on Niu Ge Mountain in Jinggu, Yunnan Province. It is hand-roasted in a wok over wood fire the traditional way. The tea is shaped into a Pagoda by using red silk that is first tied over the ears of corn for it’s shape, then carefully stuffed with the still un-finished tea leaf and traditionally roasted to create a rich coconutty, honey, chocolate flavor. This unique processing method of the Pagoda started a long time ago when the local people making tea were slaves to the emperor for his tea plantation. They were used as a prayer for freedom and a better life. The tea farmers were not allowed to even drink their own tea. In anger, they burned down the plantation, and began a revolution.

They saved the seeds and some cuttings and brought them to Niu Ge Mountain to start a new secret plantation. This tea has now spread all the way to Lancang. Today they still use the shape of the Pagoda as a dedication to their ancestors for liberation and freedom. They also use it as a prayer for a good harvest and a prayer for a better life. Help make their prayers come true by purchasing this tea.

Black tea  ｜  Yunnan   ｜  Complete fermentation   ｜  Spring and Summer

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