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Tea Encounter

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tea-encounter

English shop founded in 2018 by a couple who source sheng directly in Yiwu and the six old tea mountains, pressing their own TE cakes and selling Zheng Si Long and Fangmingyuan productions.

Based in
England, United Kingdom
Currency
GBP
Focus
pu'erYiwuown-brand cakesZheng Si Long
Shipping & shop details
Ships to
Worldwide
Shipping
Orders ship within 48 hours. The terms set loss-claim waits of two weeks for the UK, four for Europe and six for other destinations; a site banner says US orders arrive with all fees included, and points EU buyers to a separate EU website. The Our Story page says both the English and the Yunnan sites deliver worldwide. Customs charges elsewhere are the buyer's. Policy
Platform
WooCommerce
Note
Prices can be shown in GBP, USD or EUR; the database records GBP, the default. Each tea is a sample (15–20 g) and a cake (200–400 g) with separate prices in the WooCommerce Store API.

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Worldwide

UK · USA · Europe · Worldwide

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ProductPricePer 100 g
TE Yiwu Guafengzhai
Lower quarter of 17
Stated year: 2026
Claimed origin: Guafengzhai
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Area as stated
early spring
Tree age / type
medium-sized trees
£45.00 / 357 g $16.82
£12.61 / 100 g
≈ $1.18 a session
TE LaoMan'E Kucha
Lower quarter of 149
Stated year: 2026
Claimed origin: Lao Man'e
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Bulang; the bitter (kucha) type
£68.00 / 400 g $22.69
£17.00 / 100 g
≈ $1.59 a session
Fangmingyuan Bama
Lowest of 4
Stated year: 2008
Claimed origin: Nannuo Mountain
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Recorded seller claims; a blank means unrecorded here, not necessarily absent from the seller’s page. Matching production does not establish identical storage or condition.

Area as stated
Bama village
Storage
clean dry storage
£78.00 / 400 g $26.03
£19.50 / 100 g
≈ $1.82 a session
ZSL Zhangjiawan
Lower quarter of 17
Stated year: 2026
Claimed origin: Yiwu
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Area as stated
Zhangjiawan village; early spring
Tree age / type
gushu
£82.00 / 400 g $27.36
£20.50 / 100 g
≈ $1.92 a session
ZSL Ma Hei
Lower quarter of 9
Stated year: 2020
Claimed origin: Mahei
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Area as stated
first spring flush
Tree age / type
gushu
£120.00 / 400 g $40.04
£30.00 / 100 g
≈ $2.80 a session
Nannuo Duo Yi Zhai
Stated year: 2015
Claimed origin: Nannuo Mountain
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Area as stated
Duo Yi Zhai, the highest village on Nannuo
Tree age / type
gushu
Storage
dry Beijing storage
£63.00 / 200 g $42.04
£31.50 / 100 g
≈ $2.94 a session
TE Chawangshu
Mid-range of 17
Stated year: 2025
Claimed origin: Guafengzhai
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Area as stated
Chawangshu forest area, inside the protected forest
Tree age / type
medium-sized trees
£72.00 / 200 g $48.05
£36.00 / 100 g
≈ $3.36 a session
ZSL Ma Hei
Lower quarter of 9
Stated year: 2018
Claimed origin: Mahei
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Tree age / type
gushu
£152.00 / 400 g $50.72
£38.00 / 100 g
≈ $3.55 a session
TE Guafengzhai Chaping
Mid-range of 17
Stated year: 2025
Claimed origin: Guafengzhai
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Area as stated
Chaping, deep in the protected forest
Tree age / type
gushu
£171.00 / 200 g $114.11
£85.50 / 100 g
≈ $7.99 a session
TE Wangong
Upper quarter of 17
Stated year: 2026
Claimed origin: Yiwu
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Area as stated
Wangong, in the protected guoyoulin forest; early spring
Tree age / type
gushu
£210.00 / 200 g $140.14
£105.00 / 100 g
≈ $9.81 a session
TE Lengshuihe Gushu
Upper quarter of 17
Stated year: 2026
Claimed origin: Guafengzhai
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Area as stated
Lengshuihe, inside the Yiwu protected forest; early spring
Tree age / type
gushu
£330.00 / 200 g $220.22
£165.00 / 100 g
≈ $15.42 a session

Prices recorded on the dates checked. Conversions use ECB rates dated 2026-10-20; original prices appear alongside. Origin, age and cultivar are stated by the vendor.

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