About Pastleaf

Pastleaf is a small online tea shop based in Guangdong, China. All our items are shipped from Guangzhou. 

Our Chinese name is“昔归” (xīguī): the past returns. We hope our collections will help you discover great tea and teaware, and learn about the traditional culture they come from.

We focus on two things: curation and culture.

Curation

We are highly selective about the teas and teaware we offer. Living in China gives us access to a wide range of tea and teaware, but we only sell what we personally use and believe in. Everything in our shop is chosen with care and context. Curation takes a lot of time, effort, and money. We visit the origins of the teas we sell, and meet the producers. We write blogs about these sourcing experiences, and sometimes film documentaries for our YouTube channel. We keep the size of our shop small enough so we can dedicate time and effort to this curation process.

Culture

Tea culture in China is diverse. What people drink, and how they drink it, varies from place to place. We build our collections to reflect these regional identities, often visiting lesser known areas and sourcing unique teas. We produce videos, blogs, and documentaries to showcase the culture behind the teas we drink and the teaware we use.