The Tea Horse Road – The Grace
A little moment of respite for our incredible hostess who remains still, one of most formidable characters in my memory palace. While...
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Jeff Fuchs
- Sep 7, 2018
- 7 min
Puerh and its Other Worlds – Still There
Puerh – The Forest Journeying back into Yunnan’s Xishuangbanna for a later than usual annual immersion into Puerh sourcing, learning and...
Jeff Fuchs
- Sep 9, 2017
- 2 min
Tea Explorer Extended Run – On CBC’s Doc Channel
We’re delighted to announce that our documentary film The Tea Explorer film is getting an additional airing on Sunday Sept, 10th at 9 pm...
Jeff Fuchs
- Aug 12, 2017
- 5 min
Moments with an Aging Classic – Bada at 10 years
“Forget about worrying about age. Forget it! If a tea isn’t made well, it isn’t going to become better. It is just going to age”....
Jeff Fuchs
- Mar 12, 2016
- 3 min
Pu erh Tea and its Precious Pickers
There is much made of a tea’s geographic designation, its altitude, its harvest season, and its growers…and there should be! The earth,...
Jeff Fuchs
- Feb 18, 2016
- 11 min
Pu erh’s Needed Basics
“Discussions about a specific tea should be left until during and after the sipping and too many words simply lead one to question the...
Jeff Fuchs
- Mar 10, 2015
- 1 min
Mountains and Their Precious Rivers
Returning to northwestern Yunnan’s snow-clad mountains and their precious waterways. We’ll wander up the Salween River (pronounced Gyalmo...
Jeff Fuchs
- May 10, 2013
- 1 min
Tom Carter’s China Anthology: “Unsavory Elements” – Stories of foreigners on
Proud to be a contributor to this spirited and very ‘now’ book on China’s potent ‘present’ tense. Book now available from Earnshaw Books....
Jeff Fuchs
- Oct 9, 2012
- 11 min
Mupa, Nyima, and Songjè – (Cloud, Sun, and Songjè)
The word for mist, clouds, and fog in many Tibetan regions is the same: mupa. Mupa is what engulfs us and sucks us all into itself and...
Jeff Fuchs
- Sep 30, 2012
- 1 min
A Sacred Lake and the Horseman
One of the heroes of my last journey, completed on September 26th in northwestern Yunnan. A face, a voice, and hands of stone to match,...
Jeff Fuchs
- Sep 16, 2012
- 1 min
“Yunnan Tea Road” Article in award winning TRVL
Arriving back to Zhongdian (aka Shangri-La) to wet, hints of snow in the surrounding mountains, and the usual fun and games getting...
Jeff Fuchs
- Nov 21, 2011
- 6 min
Prostration and the Town of Thieves
Mountains and the worship of them are everywhere along the route Jana is one of those towns that looks to be embarrassed with itself,...
Jeff Fuchs
- Nov 13, 2011
- 1 min
Wild China Explorer Grant for 2012
Applications for the WildChina Explorer Grant due soon! By: WildChina | Categories: Adventure Travel in China Sustainable Travel...
Jeff Fuchs
- Oct 21, 2011
- 5 min
A Nomadic Mountain and a Yak God – Genyen and Brongri
One of the memorable faces that reside close to five kilometres in the sky near Genyen Brongri is a mountain god that is only called upon...
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