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Lu Shan Yun Wu 廬山雲霧 means Cloud and Mist, a name that reflects the high, mist-wrapped terroir associated with this historic green tea. This Mid Spring 2025 harvest comes from heirloom tea trees in Xiao Tian Chi, Lu Shan, Jiang Xi Province.

Excellent weather gave the bud-and-two-leaf picking complexity while preserving the finesse of a cool season. This cold-weather green tea is deeply floral, like stepping inside an inviting lily.

Its harvest timing is discussed in What Is Qing Ming?, and its name is unpacked in What Tea Am I Drinking?.

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Yun Wu means cloud and fog. Grown in one of the coldest and cloudiest tea regions among all teas, Fog Tea is an appropriate name for Yun Wu. It is is a traditional string shape green tea that is savory and floral, with lingering flower notes and sweetness.

The Three Pillars · 廬山雲霧

Place · terroir

Xiao Tian Chi, Lu Shan, Jiang Xi, China (~900m elevation)

Plant · cultivar

Indigenous Heirloom

Craft · type

Green Tea

In the cup

This vintage

Xiao Tian Chi - 100% Handmade Mid Spring 2025

Another great year for Yun Wu! The incredible good weather this year grants this mid spring harvest the complexity one would expect from a bud and two leaves without compromising the finesse a cool spring season proudly serves. The showiness of this cold-weather green tea is in full bloom. It’s deeply floral, like a visit inside of an inviting lily.

Well-made Yun Wu is savory and floral, with lingering flower notes and sweetness. Its showy profile grants it passionate likings and aversions.

The making

Yun Wu is made as a traditional string-shaped, baked-dry green tea. The leaves are harvested in Lu Shan’s cool spring conditions, fixed and shaped, then dried; Xiao Tian Chi batches are finished over a wood fire, which grounds the tea’s fresh mountain aromatics.

How to brew

History & significance

Yun Wu originates from a scenic mountain, Lu Shan, with the top micro-lot being Xiao Tian Chi with over 3000 feet in elevation. It is exceptionally foggy year-round and at all times throughout the day, not just in the mornings. For a tea region that is relatively north, this elevation is impressive – that tea can survive this extreme climate is a miracle. Lu Shan Yun Wu remains one of China's "tribute" teas, with selected batches reserved for high officials and visiting diplomats.

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