Highlights a big problem in the developing world, more young people want to pursue the same jobs and higher education. But basic, but vital trades are being overlooked
I visited the tea farm this summer and saw how the tea leaves were processed. We even went to a farmer's home where he made tea in person and gave us a sample. Ended up buying a couple of bags of it. The tea was even packed by hand.
I LOVE dragon well tea. They are naturally sweet, and yet has a savory, nutty and buttery mouthfeel to it. Such a shame that he can't find someone to pass his knowledge to.
Long Jing (Lung Ching), often translated as Dragonwell tea, is by far my favourite green tea, as far as I can tell in Europe. It has a quite fruity aroma, compared to the other green teas, but which is all natural. I have a lot of respect for the Chinese people from the Zhejiang province around Hangzhou, keeping their traditions and their highest quality claims alive. They look so calm and far from the western restlessness. Respect & greetings to China from Germany / Europe. Keep your heritage alive. The whole world is your market!
The way you narrate the stories always makes me want to give up my life and join people in the videos to help them with whatever they do. It's a great feeling to have. Thank you for this.
It’s really unfortunate that there’s no young people willing to learn his craft. I feel like nowadays everyone’s so fixed on the idea that that you need to go to college in order to be successful.
Back then, it was a fact that you had to go to college in order to become successful. However today's requirements for success have drastically changed while our education has not.
They have, the techniques of making Dragon Well tea as well as techniques in other types of tea cooking, are all part of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage in China. as of now there are 518 national level Intangible Cultural Heritage listed. And within that list it has names of people and families that are "Inheritors of the Intangible Heritage". They get special funding if their craft is under threat. Chinese traditional culture is in good hands.
Ozii Ibezim There’s a high chance it will, unless he gets lucky before he dies. Also, there’s many types of green tea, this individual claims his tea is the “best”.
I was in those tea fields last week! The tea is extremely expensive (, up to 30 USD per gram) it's light, nutty & slightly sweet. They drink it in those cups because they eat the tea leaves after. Also the pan they use to fry can get up to 400°C I don't fully grasp how some of them don't use gloves!
I visited the Hangzhou farm 4 years ago and got to try real Longjing Tea and it was really good. I highly reccomend it to people who love tea. (BTW for those who want to know how to differentiate high grade and low grade tea leaves, you can see from the container. Real longjing is packed in a dark green cylinder like bottle. I know this because when I bought it at the farm the owner packed it right in front of me from the baskets that they dry them) The price might be a bit expensive based on the grade of the tea leaves. I got mine at 3000 RMB for 500g
Dragon well tea is the best, I would love to work as a tea panner, live the simple life, keeping history alive unfortunately I don't speak Chinese and I live on the otherside of the world lol
Pure tea is so beneficial to you! It is skills like these that are being lost because people only care about technological advancement. Take the time to smell the roses, errr..I mean tea!
I really want to learn this cause i love drinking tea, only that my dad might hit me with a block of wood if I fly to china and learn to pan fry tea, maybe after I graduate I can do whatever i like.
I watched this then I saw Hangzhou and I realized I've totally been there literally to the fields, idk if it's the exact same one but it was dragon well tea in hangzhou
The secret to dragon well tea is 1) the dragon well water on the top of the hangzhou hill 2) using only the young shoots 3) using a purple sand teapot (rare heat retaining pot) Pls do it in detail.
Sorry but your 3rd point is wrong. There's no need to use a zisha(purple sand) teapot for green teas. The heat retention properties of the teapot might even make it more bitter. Use borosilicate glass like the guy in the video. He knows his stuff. Zisha is used for darker teas like Black, some Oolongs and some Puer.
I was about to say butterfly pea flower tea as well haha. It has a brilliant blue color, but it's kind of bland on its own so you have to blend it with other teas and fruits
This feels more so of a fun fact video. Although it was sad to know in the end when he said he tried to get students to learn how to pan tea leaves right but parents want to go to college. Imagine if that was your way of living in the your family and then later on someone drops that bomb on you
NeonSilver Stars It makes sense. Shanghai is very close, and you can become wealthy in a city with an education. This has been going on since the turn of the 20th century.
@@aus-li I know but, it's still sad to see the man has no one to pass on that knowledge to. While it is reasonable to get an education I'm not gonna lie, I just wonder how the man is gonna continue on that knowledge to another generation
Hold up, do people really think dragon well is the best green tea? Its one of the cheapest green teas you can buy, and its pan fried. I've had dragon well tea a handful of times, and would take kabusecha or gyokuro over it any day, but maybe I just haven't had the right dragon well? Honestly, I think its shit.
I appreciate Dragonwell just a little more. As an avid tea drinker this speaks closely to something I am passionate about. Goodness, there needs to be an apprenticeship program to teach retain and market such craftsmanship. On one hand I understand parents want a better life for their children, on another hand, this art, this trade this product has stood the test of time with wars and drastic changes of government. Maybe he has to search for labor outside of that region. Chinese communism is not serving this trade at all. In the rest of the world the true experts get paid, perhaps the product needs to be priced and marketed better. This tea is not as appreciated if you drink it out of a steeping bag in a paper cup. Look at how he serves it, the holding container, the clear glass and porcelain. Maybe under apprenticeship masters stay masters to train and direct the work flow and artisan or hobbyist people continue the craft in smaller quantities of time under the guidance of a career long tea master. Think about it microbrew, hatch chilies and smaller coffee estates have adjusted by marketing, delivering and romanticizing their products. All of them charge more for their stories, regions and unique flavor, why can't this Dragonwell estate do the same.
Lol you must be kidding. China is the only place in the world where tea became a bubble(2011 Puer bubble). There are lots of places around China that is preserving this art of pan frying. This man doesn't know about other small villages and government programs that throw money into tea research institutes to preserve this form of art, but it's not a surprise. He's a villager in his small village. There are tons of villages that are thriving. "Chinese communism" is actually serving this trade extremely well. Dragonwell's production has never been higher and the tip top grade fetch extreme amounts of money, more than their weight in gold. Chinese tea farmers earn way more than their Indian/Sri Lankan/Nepal/Kenya counterparts.
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Highlights a big problem in the developing world, more young people want to pursue the same jobs and higher education. But basic, but vital trades are being overlooked
More like unnecesary handcraft is being overlooked
This is “vital” in China...not necessarily in other “developing worlds”.
Main
Mate, I’m triggered.
Anyway, given how popular green tea is, do you know how much money you can get from this?
Yue Miking Look at his house, lol He seems pretty wealthy. He probably does trade with nearby, coastal cities.
george langan they pursue higher education so they can automate this process with machines and make life easier.
i just brewed a cup of green tea just now... i want to thank all the farmers for the hard work they do to provide me my warm cup of green tea. 💕
Aren't you just a sweetheart
fly me over the hangzhou ill learn the tea craft
where do u live now
Same
Same, looks amazing there
I visited the tea farm this summer and saw how the tea leaves were processed. We even went to a farmer's home where he made tea in person and gave us a sample. Ended up buying a couple of bags of it. The tea was even packed by hand.
I LOVE dragon well tea. They are naturally sweet, and yet has a savory, nutty and buttery mouthfeel to it. Such a shame that he can't find someone to pass his knowledge to.
Long Jing (Lung Ching), often translated as Dragonwell tea, is by far my favourite green tea, as far as I can tell in Europe. It has a quite fruity aroma, compared to the other green teas, but which is all natural. I have a lot of respect for the Chinese people from the Zhejiang province around Hangzhou, keeping their traditions and their highest quality claims alive. They look so calm and far from the western restlessness. Respect & greetings to China from Germany / Europe. Keep your heritage alive. The whole world is your market!
question is how does one brew it to bring out that fruity aroma and buttery and nutty flavor.
The way you narrate the stories always makes me want to give up my life and join people in the videos to help them with whatever they do. It's a great feeling to have. Thank you for this.
I love green tea
Same here
Its alright i guess.
I Have A Question What Green Tea Supposed To Taste Like ??!!
@@SlimeThe1st Tasty.
@@SlimeThe1st depends on the style. Dragon well has a subtle nutty sweet taste to it.
I really hope that they’re able to pass it down to the next generation. Also I hope to try their green tea someday.
It’s really unfortunate that there’s no young people willing to learn his craft. I feel like nowadays everyone’s so fixed on the idea that that you need to go to college in order to be successful.
Back then, it was a fact that you had to go to college in order to become successful. However today's requirements for success have drastically changed while our education has not.
But you do need to go to college, lol. Please don’t spread bullshit.
VoidX You do need to go to college, but not necessarily because of the education. The quality of a liberal arts education has been diluted.
Julia Koller For me, college was never for the “education”, it was for the “experience”.
Did you go to college? If you did, u dont have right to say anything about this phenomenon.
God bless you and your family Fan Shenghua excellent work
Have they tried filming the techniques? That way it will be saved digitally for the future.
They can, but perhaps they feel it takes away from the authenticity would it not?
As with any trade, it's better to learn one on one with someone who has experience.
They have, the techniques of making Dragon Well tea as well as techniques in other types of tea cooking, are all part of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage in China. as of now there are 518 national level Intangible Cultural Heritage listed.
And within that list it has names of people and families that are "Inheritors of the Intangible Heritage". They get special funding if their craft is under threat.
Chinese traditional culture is in good hands.
That dolly zoom at the end. Great short video. Thanks for sharing!
Something about this video calms me. I really hope this tradition doesn't die out, for the love of green tea🍵
Ozii Ibezim There’s a high chance it will, unless he gets lucky before he dies. Also, there’s many types of green tea, this individual claims his tea is the “best”.
That dry care so old stly...
Soo majestic
I was in those tea fields last week! The tea is extremely expensive (, up to 30 USD per gram) it's light, nutty & slightly sweet. They drink it in those cups because they eat the tea leaves after. Also the pan they use to fry can get up to 400°C I don't fully grasp how some of them don't use gloves!
Very nice tea. Beautiful landscape.
The process seems very manual. Using hands for frying hot tea is as manual as it can get :-)
Holy shit dude...I'd work for you just for the tea!
hard
Green tea is easily my favorite drink of all time. Extremely healthy and really satisfying to drink once you get used to it.
What does it taste like bruh its just hot bitter juice
I visited the Hangzhou farm 4 years ago and got to try real Longjing Tea and it was really good. I highly reccomend it to people who love tea. (BTW for those who want to know how to differentiate high grade and low grade tea leaves, you can see from the container. Real longjing is packed in a dark green cylinder like bottle. I know this because when I bought it at the farm the owner packed it right in front of me from the baskets that they dry them)
The price might be a bit expensive based on the grade of the tea leaves. I got mine at 3000 RMB for 500g
I'm having some green tea right now... _what kind of sorcery is this?_
Nani??
It's a Great Big Sorcery.
I pulled out my green from the fridge to watch this video...man I'm so weird lol
your fbi agent is caring 😹🔫
@@MrSilentsmoker713 You put it in the fridge?
I love tea
A shame that this noble and beautiful tradition may die out, personally I’d love to learn and make this tea. It happens to be my favorite Green tea
Green Tea really is nature's remedy
I love these kinds of videos more than I can explain.
Finally have a video about my hometown
Dragon well tea is the best, I would love to work as a tea panner, live the simple life, keeping history alive unfortunately I don't speak Chinese and I live on the otherside of the world lol
차문화가 발달한곳, 그리고 탕문화가 발달한 한국. 그린티의 참맛은 나라별로 사람마다 느낌 다를듯, 행복한 휴식밤,,
Another great tea I'll never have 😞
Pure tea is so beneficial to you! It is skills like these that are being lost because people only care about technological advancement. Take the time to smell the roses, errr..I mean tea!
Sy 01mamabear Not in China; this is only a small fragment of one specific green tea.
@@aus-li oh, I see.
I love dragon well tea!
It’s so sad and inspiring at the same time
*I feel revitalized already*
Hi lol
ayeeee im from hangzhou
so proudddddd
This is my hometown 😭😭 i cant go back bc of corona rn anf watching this video made me cry a little from homsickness
I would like to be the next gen of green tea!!
I really want to learn this cause i love drinking tea, only that my dad might hit me with a block of wood if I fly to china and learn to pan fry tea, maybe after I graduate I can do whatever i like.
This is beautyful.
I love green tea because it is beneficial for health
China has so much culture, goodness. I want to know about all of it :) this video sparked my interest in Asian cultures even more
Longjing is easily the best tea I've ever had.
ABSOLUTELY TRADITIONAL
So green
I watched this then I saw Hangzhou and I realized I've totally been there literally to the fields, idk if it's the exact same one but it was dragon well tea in hangzhou
The 10 dislikes are coffee lovers who wont admit that tea is better
sisters my parents making me think that i cant do shit without a university education when i want to feel the tranquility and peace of a tea harvester
The secret to dragon well tea is 1) the dragon well water on the top of the hangzhou hill 2) using only the young shoots 3) using a purple sand teapot (rare heat retaining pot)
Pls do it in detail.
Thanks for the added knowledge! The purple sand teapot looks exquisite
Sorry but your 3rd point is wrong. There's no need to use a zisha(purple sand) teapot for green teas. The heat retention properties of the teapot might even make it more bitter. Use borosilicate glass like the guy in the video. He knows his stuff. Zisha is used for darker teas like Black, some Oolongs and some Puer.
You are awesome.....how where do I get that teapot so I can grow my collection?
You missed a crucial component: tea panning.
I'd love to work with him!!! How would i get in contact with him! @great big story
I love green tea 😍
I'm really fond of the idea that I can be his student one day. I'm into hand_ crafting coffee and tea so much
Man, when there going to be blue tea?
Check My Playlist butterfly pea tea.
Pour in some blue coloring, *_boom_*
On crip
I was about to say butterfly pea flower tea as well haha. It has a brilliant blue color, but it's kind of bland on its own so you have to blend it with other teas and fruits
Add some blue berries
This feels more so of a fun fact video. Although it was sad to know in the end when he said he tried to get students to learn how to pan tea leaves right but parents want to go to college. Imagine if that was your way of living in the your family and then later on someone drops that bomb on you
NeonSilver Stars It makes sense. Shanghai is very close, and you can become wealthy in a city with an education.
This has been going on since the turn of the 20th century.
@@aus-li I know but, it's still sad to see the man has no one to pass on that knowledge to. While it is reasonable to get an education I'm not gonna lie, I just wonder how the man is gonna continue on that knowledge to another generation
NeonSilver Stars Befofe he dies, he could get a disciple. Even if his “knowledge” of the distinct tea process is lost, it wouldn’t be so bad, imo.
@@aus-li k?
NeonSilver Stars How did I confuse you, lol?
This tea is called longjing (dragon well) tea. It is a type of green tea produced from Hangzhou which is one of the more beautiful places in China.
Holy crap... I’m in Hangzhou right now drinking Long Jing Tea 龙井茶!
I'd be so down to learn how to do that. Can't guarantee I'll stay, but I would totally go over to try and help
I love green tea especially the ice cream had it in china town it’s baw
Nice, my hometown!
That tea looking clear af
I want to become his apprentice! 👋
r u clever enough
I like green tea
Guys, you should talk about Açores tea as well!
Teach me. I’m ready
Hey my hometown!
my spirit has been moved
We have these in Malaysia!
beautiful
I’ll visit hem to learn
Where can we get best green tea
I want to venture over there😭😭😭. And at least volunteer 😭😭😭
Shut up and do it then
audrasupernova ❤️👌
@@audrasupernova its expensive 😭
Can anyone send me a link to where I can buy it from the actual place instead of random websites
I like green tea.
Fly me over to Hangzhou.. I will learn..
I’d wanna do that sometime
Starts looking up airplane tickets and considering changing his entire life course to becoming a tea farmer*
I think my moms friend gifted some to us before . It was good lol I feel bad gulping that down for the caffeine
Cioccolata: "Green Tea's quirky secret!"
I’ve been looking for this comment.
*sips tea and exits room*
Uncle Iroh would be pleased
It truly is the best tea in the world. Would be a crying shame if this skill disappears :(
If your reading this have a great day! ❤️
Please teach me, master!
If it name “Dragon Well Green tea” than you know it will task good
boi the music
Hold up, do people really think dragon well is the best green tea? Its one of the cheapest green teas you can buy, and its pan fried. I've had dragon well tea a handful of times, and would take kabusecha or gyokuro over it any day, but maybe I just haven't had the right dragon well? Honestly, I think its shit.
that was heartbreaking.....it's an honorable profession
Hell I would learn that
Given the price people are willing to pay for first pick longjin tea, these skills will not disappear
Long Jing FTW !
the music sound like something good actuality has happen in a horror movie
Earl grey bubble tea
Why am I watching this?
I don’t even like green tea.
But it’s okay.
Our restaurant carries dragon well, if only people knew how good it is we'd sell more.
If you have a tv at the resteraunt,
play this Video on the tv of your restaurant
@@PigStuffy unfortunately its french fine dining so a tv is frowned upon
Grandpa, wait for me. I really really really want and wish to be your student!
Who ever did that one dislike is a heartless monster😢😤😤😤
Is this the healthiest way to make green tea?
I appreciate Dragonwell just a little more. As an avid tea drinker this speaks closely to something I am passionate about. Goodness, there needs to be an apprenticeship program to teach retain and market such craftsmanship. On one hand I understand parents want a better life for their children, on another hand, this art, this trade this product has stood the test of time with wars and drastic changes of government. Maybe he has to search for labor outside of that region. Chinese communism is not serving this trade at all. In the rest of the world the true experts get paid, perhaps the product needs to be priced and marketed better. This tea is not as appreciated if you drink it out of a steeping bag in a paper cup. Look at how he serves it, the holding container, the clear glass and porcelain. Maybe under apprenticeship masters stay masters to train and direct the work flow and artisan or hobbyist people continue the craft in smaller quantities of time under the guidance of a career long tea master. Think about it microbrew, hatch chilies and smaller coffee estates have adjusted by marketing, delivering and romanticizing their products. All of them charge more for their stories, regions and unique flavor, why can't this Dragonwell estate do the same.
Lol you must be kidding. China is the only place in the world where tea became a bubble(2011 Puer bubble). There are lots of places around China that is preserving this art of pan frying. This man doesn't know about other small villages and government programs that throw money into tea research institutes to preserve this form of art, but it's not a surprise. He's a villager in his small village. There are tons of villages that are thriving. "Chinese communism" is actually serving this trade extremely well. Dragonwell's production has never been higher and the tip top grade fetch extreme amounts of money, more than their weight in gold. Chinese tea farmers earn way more than their Indian/Sri Lankan/Nepal/Kenya counterparts.
I volunteer as tribute!
When I saw the thumbnail and title I knew it had to be China..... Matcha doesn't even come close!
I VOLUNTEER AS A TRIBUTE
That is a big problem of this generation, people really think that all students must go to university's to be "someone in life"!