I don't think the material comes from the 2 ban zhang villages (Xin & Lao),the price seems too low to me, more likely it comes from neighboring areas with more accessible prices, it still remains an excellent cake in my opinion, I think I'll buy one.

Like I said, pretty good. Harmonious cake. Nicely aged. I bought one. And then I bought another one.

It's a bitter cake,It's ideal for aging,excellent matrerial.

Reminiscent of good apricot jam on toast. Robust and long lasting.

This porcelain strainer works great. Drains well even with tea from a big gaiwan. This was something I was concerned about before purchase. The stand that can be purchased together have 3 holes at the bottom, which is hard to see from pictures. Sometimes small pieces of tea does get clogged in a few holes but easy to clean with a kitchen faucet sprayer.

GongDaoBei Glass Pitcher 300ml / 400ml with Stainless Filter

Nice size of the dry tea leaves, just a bit bigger than in the case of the A++, but I couldn't notice any large physical difference. However, I noticed a large difference in the smell and taste profile. This tea is a flower bomb! Less complex, but, as you brew it after 3-4 times you can notice some perfume, red fruits, and honey in fragrance and taste as well, but stays dominantly like a meadow of flowers in the spring. Incredible! I could recognize lilac smell sometimes, but out of that, it's quite mixed. I can say, it is a bit even more resistant than the A++, and was more strong in flavor and taste for the last brews just with a bit. I would recommend this one as well, but only for flower lovers! :) High quality!

Super clean and crisp young sheng. If you like MengKu area, you really can't go wrong with this autumn production. The tea has a great HuiGan without any harsh bitterness, but still has enough high pitched notes so it doesn't feel dull or flat in any way. You wouldn't be able to tell it's an autumn production from the mouthfeel and great depth in every cup.
The tealiquid is very clear and thick.
At this pricepoint I consider it a steal and it can easily compare with many other boutique teas!

Very happy with this tea. Long, robust leaves. Thick, full and powerful soup. Quite a strong umami note, which is a little surprising and interesting. Nice bits of citrus as well. Qi is very strong. Old tree depth and endurance, and at a remarkably reasonable price. Thanks.

Best tea I ever had, I drink it weekly. Still looking for similar, but only 2003 green tou can come close.

Deep and intense perfume notes, floral, steamed rice, the body comes after a few infusions with lingering chaqi feelings. Let this tea aging.

I got my order in nice generous chunks. Thank you, dear proprietor.

It gives that pleasant feeling of walking through a rain forest. It has a great clean and aged smell. It's still got that buttery but asparagus 'zing'. I get a strong calming energy and helps me relax while waiting for more packages (haha). Great quality Liu Bao. A lovely clean, aromatic brew with a nice body.

perfect teacup for tea tests and for sharing tea with friends

A great beginner gaiwan. Best of all, it’s been packaged extremely well! My place is known for horrible package handling but to those similar to me worry not! Not even a hairline crack on my wares!

Next to 2004 pink box, my favourite Xiaguan/sheng/tea. Mellow, sweet, not that xiaguan-strong. If I could buy only 1 type of tea, this would be The One.