Cradle of K-tea
The year is 828. Kim Daeryeom, a royal envoy to the Tang Empire, comes back from China with tea seeds. By a decree of King Heugdeok of Silla, he plants them on the slopes of Hwagae Valley in Jiri Mountains. Nearly twelve centuries pass. Kasper, …
Fengjing 枫泾
Fengjing 枫泾 is a small canal town on the outskirts of the Shanghai metropolis. It lies just on the border with Zhejiang province. It is actually easier to get here from some places in Zhejiang than from central Shanghai. I reached it from a dusty …
