Director: Luo Xinrui

Synopsis

Centered on the age-old tea customs of the Blang people of Jingmai Mountain, the film draws on the legend of the tea ancestor, tea-offering rituals and the cultural heritage of the Ancient Tea Horse Road. Following ancient tea as a thread between tradition and the present, it shows how the Blang people live in harmony with nature. Combining changes along the tea road past and present with imagery of the mountains, it presents Eastern tea culture, uses the April tea-offering ritual to show the continuity of the community's culture, and tells how tea culture serves as a link between civilizations, bringing Chinese and foreign cultures together.