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CAOTEA Lab

Yunnan, China

About CAOTEA & Me I am YABIN, a tea maker and designer in Yunnan, China. I founded CAOTEA to replace tea mysticism with terroir data, craft mechanics, and sensory science. An open archive for honest flavor. Contact: [email protected]

Xishuangbanna: Cradle of the Broad-Leaf Tea Tree

Xishuangbanna: Cradle of the Broad-Leaf Tea Tree

A field survey of Xishuangbanna’s vertical climates, montane forest ecosystems, and the ecological contrast between ancient arbor stewardship and modern terrace plantations.