About Pastleaf

Pastleaf is a small online tea shop based in Guangdong, China. Our Chinese name is“昔归” (xīguī): the past returns.

We focus on two things: curation and context.

Curation

Everything in our shop is chosen with care. 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.

Context

Tea culture in China is diverse and highly contextual. What people drink, and how they drink it, varies from place to place. We produce blogs, documentaries, and interviews with producers to provide greater context to the teas we drink and the teaware we use.