Puer tea ancient caravans and urban chic

Contents......Page 8
Foreword......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 12
Transliteration, Names, and Measures......Page 14
Maps......Page 17
Introduction......Page 20
Spring......Page 46
 Chapter 1: \"The Authentic Tea Mountain Yiwu\"......Page 48
 Chapter 2: Tensions under the Bloom......Page 70
Summer......Page 94
 Chapter 3: \"Yunnan: The Home of Puer Tea\"......Page 96
 Chapter 4: Heating Up and Cooling Down......Page 121
Autumn......Page 136
 Chapter 5: Puer Tea with Remorse......Page 138
 Chapter 6: Transformed Qualities......Page 158
Winter......Page 174
 Chapter 7: Tea Tasting and Counter-Tea Tasting......Page 176
 Chapter 8: Interactive Authenticities......Page 194
Conclusion: An Alternative Authenticity......Page 212
Appendix 1: Puer Tea Categories and Production Process......Page 220
Appendix 2: Supplementary Videos......Page 225
Notes......Page 226
Glossary......Page 234
References......Page 242
Index......Page 258