About this tea

Gongnong Village—located in Cangyuan County, Lincang, Yunnan—provides an ideal environment for tea cultivation. Its high elevation, fertile soils and abundant rainfall yield teas of remarkable quality. Descendants of the first tea planters in human history, the local people of Cangyuan cultivate indigenous tea strains from Mengku Da Ye Zhong trees, which are renowned for the vibrant, fruity, floral and energizing character of their leaves.

Shaiqing Mao Cha, or sun-dried green tea, is the base tea for Sheng and Shu Pu’er. The harvested leaves are withered, pan-roasted, rolled and sun-dried on bamboo mats, allowing for slow oxidation and fermentation under natural UV light. This process preserves Pu’er’s signature “living tea” character, which deepens over time.

Harvested from old-growth trees in Cangyuan, this broad-leaf varietal offers a powerful, grounding energy with notes of wildflower, honey, olive leaf, orchid and ripe fruit. An elevated alternative to your everyday green tea, it showcases Pu’er in its most tender and unprocessed form.