New Spring Tie Guan Yin buying trip

- Travel from An Xi to a small town in the hills where we used motorbike taxi's to get to Zhen Shan.
- Arrive in Zhen shan after a chat to the driver about motorbikes and computers!
- Old house. As usual they worry that it is not good enough and offer that I can stay in a new building in the main village! Old houses are great and this is typical of the old Chinese style with the open court yards. In this climate they are perfect, except for the mozzies.
- Good walk to 2 of the hills. Amazing views across the landscapes of strange hillocks - look like someone made neat piles of clay everywhere. Watch the boys on bike hairing up and down the small tracks collecting the freshly cut leaves. Large parts of the hills have been freshly terraced and planted with new trees. The oldest tea trees I find are around 10 years. Just thinking about heading to the next peak when I hear cries of ' Jun Cheng'. Spot Wan Ling on the hill opposite! Head back to the house then visit some farmers to watch them make Oolong tea and test some of the particially processed teas.
- Dinner
- Head to Wan Ling's biao ge's. Visit their relatives who also produce tea.
- Beer!