The small bricks are pressed in chocolate-bar-like squares for easy dosing and beautifully presented

with a refreshing body of candied citrus and both fresh and dried mango tempered by aromatic wood

Several short steeps in

the partially-enclosed volume directs aroma toward an inquisitive nose

These long mats serve as a thin table runner

dong banshan 2012 Size:Cake (400g) The small bricks are pressedFor lovers of eastern plains. To the west of the city of Lincang, in Yunnan, a mountain range splits in two as it wends its way southward, and the little region, Mengku, is a hallowed name in the world of Pu'er, with groves of ancient, spindly branched Gushu. In the shadow of the eastern ridge, the tea trees seem to have absorbed the minerality of the soil and the essence of nearby herbs: the wet leaves steam with the scent of wild spearmint, while