

We visited one of our tea suppliers in Fuzhou today in China. One of our main attractions today was watching Flowering Tea being made from scratch. Today was on a base of White tea, gently withered, then sprinkled with water to make it malleable. Step one - take each long leaf one at a time, make it into a bundle. Step two, tie it with twine. Step three, turn it down shape it into a base of a flower, spread the leaves out like petals. Then take a flower, in this case, chrysanthemum, and with a needle, sew it into the flower and then keep shaping it until it forms into the astounding shapes we have come to love. Let a picture say a thousand words. I will add much more detail upon our return - for now enjoy these beautiful pictures.