Phoenix Mountain: Spring Tea Harvest

Woman Picking Tea Leaves from the Tree

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Phoenix Mountain Tea Terroir Area

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Tea Pickers on Terraces with Tea Trees

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Tea Trees on Phoenix Mountain

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Tea Picker Carrying the Ladder She Used to Pick Tea Leaves With

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Path for Tea Pickers Among Tea Plants

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Paying Respects to the Mother Tree

800 year old tree

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Ancient Mother Tree

offerings to the over 800 year old Phoenix Song Zhong cultivar tea tree.

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Offerings to the Mother Tree

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Close-up on Tea Leaves still on the Tree

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I'm a Tree Hugger

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Tea Making Supplies in Transit Spotted on the Highway

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Close-up on the Bamboo Withering Trays and Bruising Cylinders

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Using the Road to Wither Freshly Picked Tea Leaves

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Close-Up on a Roadside Wither

love the altar detail in the background

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Tea Leaves on Concrete

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Withering Freshly Picked Tea Leaves in Bamboo Trays

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Silohette of Bamboo Trays Withering Freshly Picked Tea Leaves

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Roadside is Crowded with Tea Withering

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Small Batch Withering Operation

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Tea Maker Testing for Moisture Level

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Tea Firing Oven

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For Bamboo Trays of Tea Leaves

…but looks a lot like a pizza oven right?

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Wood-Fired Tea Firing Oven

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Firewood stacked outside

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Bamboo Cylinder for Tumbling Leaves

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The Tea Maker Let Me Smell

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Phoenix Mountain, Guangdong Province, China © 2012 Tranquil Tuesdays

Phoenix Mountain, Guangdong Province, China © 2012 Tranquil Tuesdays

Tea Pickers Harvesting Tea Leaves

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Tea Picker on Trimmed Tea Bushes

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