these are leaves after the indoor withering; 10 hours of oxidations and 2~3 times of flipping. now waiting to be flipped heavily for the last time.

The core of Oolong production is about the “hydro-management”!

For us, a good tea is the perfect combination of the natural conditions and personnels; it’s the harmony relations amongst soils, waters, weathers, people collaboration and skills. The temperature, the humidity, the length of sunlight, the winds, the rains and may other external factors impose influences toward the quality, and skillful tea producers could cope with the situations at that time by their knowledge and facilities

In other words, picking methods, altitudes and batch quantity do influence the quality, but they are not decisive elements. Instead, the quality of Oolong tea heavily depends on technicians, and geographical conditions such as altitude and area only serve as added values. The whole production processes can be divided into 7 phases, and we will talk about them individually; by breaking down each step, one will know how the moisture emission is controlled for what reason, and how flavors are shaped in each stage.