Tea in China

    On the outskirts of Guilin is a place called the Guilin Tea Research Institute, basically, a tea plantation that offers tours and insight into all things tea. You can access the institute fairly…

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Eight Photographers in China

No, this is not the setup for a funny joke (although, come to think of it, I did have some funny jokes after coming back from China) rather this is the announcement for our upcoming…

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Top 10 List – Guilin, Guangxi, China

I still can’t really believe I went to China, but I’m back and thought it high time to post my top ten list from Guilin, China. So, here it is, I hope you enjoy it…

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Notes From the Road – Guilin, China: The Village Hidden inside the Park

Continuing my “Notes from the Road” for Guilin, last time I left off at the tea ceremony and we were just about to head into a new park. On this day, we went to a…

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Notes from the Road – Guilin, China: The Tea Ceremony

We left off last time with me telling you a bit about Kevin and how I had attended a tea ceremony. The full tasting ceremony takes five hours and is quite complicated. The people serving…

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