Ancient China's Deadly Tea Trading Route

The Tea Explorer is on a mission to find the world's rarest, most precious, and delectable teas. We join him on his epic quest to learn how tea evolved from a rare regional gem to the world's most popular libation, via the old world's most perilous trading route.
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[@yinlong9829]

Thank you for your passion, your obsession, all your efforts of making this video and sharing with the rest of the world. I am from Yunnan province, grow up in a family directly tied with tea making. And there is no words which can describe my gratitude to you and your team. I can safely say I am a big fan now. I go through tea drinking ceremony from A-to-Z every day, even when I travel, I bring all my tools and my tea pots. Puer is by far the queen of my tea selections. Thank you again for sharing.❤❤❤

[@ricardomarcenaro]

I loved this video! Tea is my daily drink, I drink it continuously throughout the day, at every meal, between meals, it is the only drink I drink, 4 liters per day minimum. Tea is a philosophy of life, not just a drink, it is a means to attain wisdom, it is a path, it has steps of understanding like tea, gradations, in the teapot. Thank you for this video that captures much of the life that is stored in tea.

[@borger2109]

Absolutely stunning documentary. Watched it in two sessions and saw many places in both China & Nepal we were lucky enough to have visited ourselves over the years. Was glad to see they finished the third part of the monastery in Zhongdian. We even brought back our own bundle of top Pu-er tea from Xishuangbanna. Loved the depth and the respect for the people, the culture & the trade. These were two nice sessions! I thank you.

[@lovepixelagency]

Incredible piece of art & tea

[@chenoah7963]

I enjoyed this so much and appreciated the effort that went into making this documentary capturing history , people and tea in a captivating way! Thank you

[@franciscabonsel2237]

such a beautiful docu, it should be aired mainstream for the whole world to see and dream away.

[@teatraderswales]

A fascinating and inspiring record of tea people, tea journeys, tea traders ... and tea.

[@Jen.K]

I think I have watched enough tea making and drinking to last me a lifetime. Got inspired and found some green tea at the back of a cupboard to drink while watching.

[@Outlawes]

Such a fascinating documentary. We are into doco film making ourselves, so always looking for inspiration and tips from more successful channels. What a fantastic story... you learn so much!

[@janicecorera]

WOW Thank you for sharing. I've read about this road and found it fascibating to realize the distance people would go to trade in tea. Being a tea addict myself, ❤️ the simplicity of these lifestyles with a culture full of tea.

[@mikaelkallio9101]

Thank you for this stunning documentary, thrilling, sensuous. Living in Denmark fighting with the most calciferous water in Europe, tea is a hard one. I originate from Northern Scandinavia with fantastic water for perfect tea. No natural wells or fountains here....thank you for the mention of time, so optional for tea. I have my private tea ceremonies when time given. People talk so much about coffee and wines and mainly repeat what they learned. Tea goes deeper, the water and temperature, the libation, the scent...thank you very much indeed!

[@tseringdhundup895]

I grew up drinking every day average 5 liters Tea probably came from there. Thanks for the video.

[@twinflowerfioretta]

realy very interesting Docu. with some exciting stunning views! I like the music aswell Thank you TRACKS! 🙏

[@powerofwords4211]

What a beautifully made video. I really enjoyed watching this documentary.

[@dianaskorn]

Great documentary! I appreciate the communication with locals you have, a lot of honor and respect. I have found out a lot of the tea culture thanks to this film!

[@manfreddevries8454]

This is the most beautifull documentary on Pu Er Tea an tea in general. Thank you. Regards from Austria.

[@thegreatmississippiteacomp5934]

Great documentary. The Western culture has a growing appreciation for quality tea. I think you will see it grow even more in the future.

[@BritishFarEastTradersOfficial]

Excellent Documentary. I have read books about the Ancient Silk Road and it brings back to life the vitality of the Ancient Traders' Lives & experiences. I will watch this again at 0.75x playback speed to really soak in this interesting documentary. Keep up the good work. Many thanks 🙏🙏🙏

[@michelaistrate507]

Un bellissimo percorso in quale ci siamo immersi insieme a te per conoscere la storia del the,🙏🙏🙏😇😇😇 Grazie mille per tutto il lavoro che lo hai fatto per noi per il mondo per illuminare la nostra mente ❤️❤️❤️e anima, Grazie mille ❤️

[@lweendolulu116]

he asked 'coffee unaunwa?' ( have you drunk coffee or do you drink coffee?) i understood its like African languages wow. we are truly one divine mind, one eternal universe, one collective soul from one creator

[@keevinhesue1796]

Interesting doc!! I drink both coffee & tea!! I started drinkn coffee when i was a young boy as me and my uncle hearded sheep n rd up the horses & cattle on the navajo reservation jus part of native life..we also have our own navaho tea..

[@STOLSPEED]

A fascinating story of an epic journey. Wind always blowing.

[@domgould5113]

Best thing ive watched in ages.

[@MrGigihp]

Wonderful images. My heart is happy.The longing for those tastes and views and being. Just be~ ing

[@TrinkBruder]

👍To illustrate the power of this tea I am an Occidental so enthusiastic about tea I proselytize though hardly knowing anything about tea bemoaning the fact it is harder to find warm water to seethe tea in than coffee which I never drink. I found Pu-erh Yunnan tea at a local loose leave tea distributor amongst hundreds they sell and it became my staple go to tea though I prepare it much differently and probably ignorantly completely oblivious to the history and origin described here however compromised a strain, not realizing the importance of the tea; I just gravitated toward like a blind man toward music in the distance. Kind of mesmerized by what could not be coincidental. Thank you for the video, well done. I enjoyed the soundtrack as well and am picky having an undergraduate degree in music, you will probably have my vote for best Utube video of the year

[@dyaaong6030]

Start drink lose leaf tea and to see this doc is Interesting to learn.

[@vishypai7554]

Wonderful doucmentary. Something I have always wondered is why tea did not get introduced to India and Indians till a 100 years ago although buddhist travellers and monks have been coming to India for centuries. It is big mystery!

[@peterm13]

I wanted to meet Jeff in Shangrila once, we talked on phone, quickly, but I wonder if we ever met. Cant recall we did. The tibetans in Shangrila are called gucong/kucong, and so are the tribes that got lost in south Yunnan. I wanted to say this, that the kucong are tibetans from the ancient caravans. Long back in history. This was my secret I wanted to say to Jeff. I dont think he recalls me call, around 2010. The tibetan guy who introduced me, had a restaurant, but did suicide.

[@elizabethshingola2787]

I Really enjoyed this Awesome video.

[@VacantwillTravel]

One of the best documentarys i have ever wached. What a life a journey a history. And i love tea :-)

[@ramthian]

I love it 🥰

[@bryanhawkins6502]

Could you put a link where we might be able to buy the 帕沙古樹puer bings?

[@teachmeholyspirit2308]

Hi, are you still in China..

[@HughJason]

Thank you. Absolutely fascinating . But what's wrong with pheasant sandwiches ?

[@Kiyoone]

This time the comments in here are just nuts... not political, not problematic... just nuts

[@lweendolulu116]

🤣

[@twinflowerfioretta]

Then please be the first one who puts on a political or problematic comment, go ahead....just do it!

[@Pantheragatos]

@24:24 Where can you purchase this tea? Brand name?

[@daeryram]

u should search for old (ancient) tea trees shan puer from pasha (place of origin)

[@tamimhossain1658]

Tracks good

[@AncientHistorySecrets]

Nice 🌟🌈

[@realtrini2007]

He has to be a hipster bc coffee has been around as long as tea. Coffee originated in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa.

[@veronicalogotheti1162]

Taking the tea where Indians drank coffe

[@rajkhatri1503]

Come visit Nepal 🇳🇵 you will get yourself

[@peterxd3610]

what are colorful flags for ??

[@toogeeky4u]

The colorful flags are Buddhist prayer flags.

[@conchitinabernardo4370]

This man is good looking !

[@DustyFae]

NO GLOVES

[@barefaceindian8821]

That’s like sex without condom 😂

[@Heresheis0818]

0:43 0:46 0:51

[@kunobuje542]

Jesus Christ it's TEA TEEEA!!! what the

[@elizabradley4797]

Traveled by camel and fires to.cook by keep warmth at night smoke drift aromaed the tea & gave it a distinct 'smokey' taste & waft. Not even.known by today's Russians.

[@starprice7389]

👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩

[@Cambesa]

Why is it all tea or coffee, why cant it be tea and coffee

[@Hoss_Delgado977]

So obnoxiously pretentious

[@warrenbuffet2848]

a bit yes. i cant put my finger on it, its not like i can say anything negative but it feels a bit like it.

[@theoldkid5725]

Agreed.Some facts,lots of glorification and sentimentalism...not a pleasant mixture.And then the music...NO. Not my cup of tea

[@warrenbuffet2848]

@@theoldkid5725 well he knows a lot, but Still rubs me the wrong way, seems obnoxiously pretentious,(but maybe im just envious or its annoying that he tells all the stuff i needed so many sources to acquire, or because he anchored that word in my brain by talking about pretentiosnesss) and the Coffee talk is just plain weird and nonsensical. also that bad producers are the first to go out? well try for example buying real wasabi paste in germany it seems a paradox but i believe the worse sellers are the more money they make. and what makes the one minority more important than Others in pu erh i want to know. myanmar and vietnamese are also in pu erh. i mean dai people who became vietnamese. but he made one fallacy, its not the bad producer that fall out. and burmese they tell me they have lot of pu erh.

[@barefaceindian8821]

The English use milk in their tea 🫖 🍵 so it cools off the porcelain cups so it wouldn’t crack ... but nice documentary, I wish I had the money to go visit those places. I want to get that ancient feeling... the world is such a beautiful place..

[@jackkeyhoe7072]

IF ONLY ALL OF US HAD A TRUST FUND.