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 | | Ti Kwan Yin is the Buddhist Iron Goddess of Compassion; these fine leaves come from 300-year-old tea trees in the Wuyi Mountain, an area known as the goddess’s home. |
 | | A 76-year-old tea master, famous for his mastery of the processing of oolong, has conserved this tea over twelve years, using a carefully controlled aging and heating process to achieve a startling complex blend of herbs and tobacco leaf, plus some honey on the nose. |
 | | Wild Ti Kwan Yin tea grows on rocky hillsides at elevations of 4,500 feet and higher, around the subtropical village of Xi Ping in Fujian province. |
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