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Xiaoguan, Hubei, China

Xiaoguan, Hubei, China

The high mountain, rocky gardens and special soil structures of Xiaoguan Village offers us amazing and pristine organic green teas.

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November 20, 2023

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Rishi Tea

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The high mountain, rocky gardens and special soil structures of Xiaoguan Village offers us amazing and pristine organic green teas. Since 2005, we have traveled to this area and are taken by the commitment of the local people to steward real organic agriculture from soil to overall management of not just their tea gardens but all the foods, produce and animal husbandry in their villages.

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