What pu character is this?

Jim,

The first one is Ding3 (top, peak, VERY) And the second (I think, humbly) is a form of Jiu4 (OLD, as oppose to new) same character as Jiu Jin Shan (San Francisco, but in the old form and with the lower part written differently). I saw this one in SF for around $9. How did you like it?(Too earthy for me)

Sasha.

Thanks, Sasha. I like your 'very old' which is the way it looks. My Chinatown was around $6. I'll keep it in the shrinkwrap and save it for a rainy day if I ever run out of shu pu. I only drink it with meals. I enjoy the sheng in situ.

Jim

Alex Chaihorsky wrote:

Hi Sasha,

You are right about the characters. Ding Jiu means Super Old...

The leaves from this tea is picked from the Vietnam border and mostly processed there. This version of the tea is a newer one, the older ones, from the 1980s and earlier have a much better drier flavour.

As this is considered a "Border Tea", it is often considered to be one for daily drinking.

Danny