I have enjoyed this video, very much. I am into tea, since over a decade, I live in Italy, coffee it's very popular here, but I don't drink it anymore. I cannot find good Pu her tea, so I am importing it directly from China, and hopefully, I will enjoy a good cup of tea. I have been drinking green tea from China, Kukicha from Japan, Roibos, and I did find pu her in a tin box, loose leaves, it's ok, but I am waiting for the pu her "cakes" to arrive, so then I will get a taste, there are so many types. Jeff it seems to be a great guy.

Gong Fu enthusiast here. I discovered the world of traditional Chinese tea during lockdown and have accured (by now I'm sure) over a thousand Dollars worth of Gong Fu teaware and currently stock over 80 teas between my office and home. I only consume caffeine through tea. I have given up soda and coffee in June 2011.

Coffee absolutely has a story. I don't like it as much as tea, but it's valid, and does have history and tradition, even if not quite so deep and rich, it's there and it's growing and it's valid

A great presentation and superb documentary, not only telling the story of tea, but showing the culture from where it came from. I lived in Asia for very nearly 30 years, but it was the 4 years in Taiwan that really taught me about tea. This documentary brought back fond memories of traveling the tea routes of Taiwan and the majestic beautiful mountains of Taiwan, shrouded in clouds, where much of the tea is grown, such as Ali Shan, an experience all of its own. The unique smells and sensations from many tea plantations and sellers can not be fully described and one only learns and matures one’s depth of experience and palate over time. Where traditional Gong Fu Tea Houses still welcome you in and instantly slow time down amidst a different, but wonderful and relaxing immersive environment from that of the hustle and bustle of the outside world. The cinematic magic of this presentation’s journey of tea definitely captures the “feeling” of these places and one can almost smell and taste the tea while little gestures, lost to most, such as casually tapping one’s fingers on the table in Taiwan to say a polite, but quiet thank you, or gently touching the bottom of a cup with the fingers of the opposite hand when giving respect and thanks for the drink, gives a further depth to one in the know, and will flood the senses and innermost soul with fond memories and will draw one in and feel a part of that experience. In China, tea areas are a mixture of peace and tranquillity amidst the quiet mountains and spectacular vistas and the constant busy and noisy hustle and bustle of daily life. Sri Lanka and India, yet again different, but I found have a similar heart and where drinking tea is more than just it’s culture and always takes time and embraces peacefulness while we can take time out from a mostly chaotic world. I enjoyed taking this relaxing journey with a very knowledgeable host on his unique journey of something more than just tea. Edit. What an incredible journey! There’s no words. Bringing to life for us to see his arduous journey following ancient steps and bear witness to a once thriving mountain trade route now dying gently as time passes on and that old generation who use them also slipping by.

This is one of the deepest journeys and tales I have experienced in a long time. For it to finish on such an epic note was truly touching. Thank you for sharing the experience and the tales of those who have made these vast journeys involving something many people of today take for granted.

I have recently become addicted to black teas as a way of calming down for lunch after mornings working out in the country. I'm looking forward to exploring new quality teas

Amazing documentary and lovely journey! Thank you so much!

incredible documentary! THank you so much what an inspiring research

Thank you is that why I love tea so much I find it relaxing always takes the edge of whatever happens it's lovely Thank you for this video Charles

This was an amazing documentary. I enjoyed every minute. It's great to get all this old knowledge of my beloved beverage. Thanks a lot for this.

Enjoying my delicious Kenyan cup of tea while watching! thanks for sharing this beautiful journey...peace 🙏

Thank you for making this, and thank you for introducing tea enjoyed without the addition of any sweetening and fattening nonsense!

What a stunning journey, documentary, exploration, reliving of a vital part of not only the history of tea but of this entire region. I do wonder if Mr Fuchs has put the life stories into a book, to memorialize the people and practices of the Tea Horse Road?

I love Chinese Gong Fu tea and also collect tea sets. My favourite is Oolong tea.

Amazing Thank you ❤

Oh tea, how I love it. We have a lot of variety now.❤

Shangri-La is a fictional location, unless you mean the city in Yunnan renamed Shangri-La in 2001 (which appears to be the case here) in an attempt to make it more appealing to tourists. This is a delightful watch but there's several statements I would call misunderstandings if not errors of fact

Amazing,, amazing video...

The Rooibos tea from South Africa tastes good treats me good ❤

Very nice documentary. Interesting, emotional, personal, the music is great but sometimes a bit overdramatic. First and last 30min are the best, want to see more of that!

go Jeff 📯✝️👏🧸🥰😇👍Is there a website where we can buy these teas that Jeff drinks very cool documentary 😊

Nice 👍

WOW I have got to get me some tea I'm visiting Asia in March. I hope I can afford it.

Holy cow the number of ads. I can't hardly get through a fair pot of tea while watching this without having to rip away and hit skip ad 😂

content in this video is way more than good, Excellent talent but unfortunaely he has only 14k views,

BROTHER, i am also tea enterprenuer/ explorer and way much more curious about tea,. i see myslef in you. i want to ask something how you managed to afford this trip, as it woulbe be much more expensive and in tea we dont earn much

TEA ! "High Art". Awesome Video, a bit long-winded but essential to understanding the origins and cultural traditions, and having a deep appreciation for Tea.

I am drinking Lady Grey Tea- Twinnings Brand. Delicious and watch this lovely documentary.

Thanks for the video, now i know tea growers are commuting in mopeds and tea sellers selling in Lamborghini.😊

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lol at walking into Maliandao in Beijing and asking for gushu. They just have just wanted B-roll. That tea is picked thousands of miles away in Yunnan. If you’re really buying old tree material you don’t buy it in Beijing.

Background music makes listening very hard - 02:24 Min. out a here - ciao!

hot air and meileaf marketing.. no wonder you are not mentioned much in the community...actualky any tourist can be a guru and speak with a camera with coolness and know all. i mean it all boils down to what are you selling

Do like to share this video please.

I love tea but this guy is so jaded towards coffee in pursuit of describing how wonderful tea is🤣 “It’s a bean.” 💀💀🤣

I drink tea all the time, it's very nice, but it's not that important :D This guy is going around like it's something ground breaking.. I bet nobody invented tea, tea probably appeared with the discovery of fire And don't compare tea to coffee, coffee has it's types & history, and in our day I bet we have many more coffee drinkers who can't imagine life without it I still will try to find puer tea to try it out

Great video but why would somebody as crunchy as this refer to really good. Tea is being tense of thousands of dollars? It's ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous. I'm tired of corporations and the idea of insulting somebody with the idea that it takes thousands of dollars to drink tea as if I'm impressed.

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wow, this is great!

As a tea AND coffee drinker this is a really negative docu😂😂😂 this guy REALLY hate coffee😂😂😂 no history?! Coffee got a mile long history, both are Great! Both bean and leaf

"Tea-porn"? Why would you pair these words if you admire tea so much? Unless of course....

It is hilarious. Best tea in the world is from Sri Lanka, Kenya and India. He is going in snow areas of Tibet for searching.

Lol I can't tell if he's playing into the stereotype of white person who over mystifies everything from the East

6 Min in and I already dislike his tone when he talks about tea "in the west". Seems like he thinks he's something better.

I wonder if he gets fed up of talking about tea? He must feel like a priest who is talking about God all of the time

Upity tea snobbery

How many hour do you need to talk about Lipton? 😂😂😂 I wish Starbucks can make a video while I gulp down latte. I fast forward and did not learn anything new...boring but thank you for your time. Indeed!!! 😂😂😂

here in pyongyang we have the bestest coffee, tea and vodka.

Nice but india gujrati modi chai explolar

Its a decent documentary, i just wish Jeff is not such a snob about tea, like those wine experts. He didn't not translate the origin of the tea at the beginning, he man explained, its old Puer tea leaves but from early spring harvest. I like coffee and tea, but cannot imagine waking up to tea, i need coffee! ☕🥐 I was gifted a dinner plate size Puer tea hes obsessed with , 6 years ago, its still in my drawer, untouched. Its too much trouble for a small cup of tea. Because i was working with Chinese students for the last 10 years, i was gifted with all types of tea whenever the parents visited. I regifted the tea during my world travel, for those who helped me along my journey, they loved the tea gifts! I prefer Japanese green tea I have also sit down with those formal tea ceremony setting. The Fujian Chinese served tea in tiny cups, almost burnt my lips during a visit to a cottage factory. I still remember the okd man owner serving tea, explaining his factory capacity in a proper pajama😅 Lastly, the group of us foreign teachers wanted to visit Tibet from Guangzhou, but tge trip never happened because Americans are not allowed in, no visa granted. But my Chinese colleague was able to get to Tibet, nepal so he brought me a long golden yellow Tibet scarf 😊