About Orientaleaf · 东方嘉木 · Xi’an, China
A tea table before an online shop.
Chinese teas chosen through years of brewing, comparing and sharing.
It began in Xi’an.
We opened Yushan (屿山), a small tea house in Xi’an, in 2018. Daily brewing and conversations around the tea table shaped our taste — and the way we choose tea.
In 2023, we brought that experience online as Orientaleaf. We remain a small shop, with a particular love for Fu brick, Pu-erh and Liu Bao.
Our Chinese name, 东方嘉木, draws on Lu Yu’s The Classic of Tea: “茶者，南方之嘉木也。” It is a reminder to begin with the leaf, and with the cup.
Dozens tasted. Three chosen.
When building our Liu Bao collection, we tried dozens of teas. We kept just three, each from a different year, because their storage aroma was barely noticeable and the tea’s own character could come through.
That is what “chosen with care” means here: taste side by side, understand the origin and storage, then decide what deserves a place on our table.
If we do not want to drink a tea ourselves, we do not offer it.
Dark tea is our deepest focus.
Golden-flower Fu tea — distinctive bricks from Jingyang, Shaanxi, with different leaf materials and styles to explore.
Pu-erh — raw and ripe teas, selected for character and a clear storage background.
Aged Liu Bao — chosen for depth, clarity and very little musty storage aroma.
Beyond dark tea, we keep a considered selection of white, oolong, black, green and yellow teas. The same question guides every choice: is it worth drinking?
Where your tea has been matters.
Our shop is based in Xi’an, and dry storage is central to how we keep our teas. Our Pu-erh rests in Xi’an’s naturally dry climate; our Liu Bao teas have their own storage journeys, including time in Xi’an.
We aim to make those backgrounds clear, rather than treating “aged” as a complete explanation. Look at each tea’s details for its origin, year and storage notes.
A little recognition. A lot of daily tea.
Our On Taoism Golden Flower Fu tea received a Superior Leaf award at the 2025 Global Tea Championship.
It is a welcome recognition of a tea we enjoy sharing. The everyday measure is simpler: a satisfying cup, and tea friends who return for another.
Tea friends, in their own words.
What impressed me most about Orientaleaf is not only the excellent tea quality, but the genuine human communication. They personally reached out to me, and we even shared a lighthearted exchange about finding good tea in Prague. That kind of real interaction is rare today. The gifts were a wonderful surprise — especially the porcelain tasting cup. I compared the same tea in two glass cups and in this porcelain one, and it truly tasted better from the porcelain. It holds heat well and clearly enhances the flavor — you can feel the thoughtful design behind it. Beautiful tea, generous extras, and authentic customer care. Highly recommended.
The teas arrived fast, neatly packaged, and came with a thoughtful letter including a nice gift (thank you!). This is my first time trying fu brick tea (I started with the black-wrapped On Taoism) , and I am honestly surprised as the taste and smell are even sweeter and more pleasant than I imagined. The after-taste is super pleasing. The Golden Flowers are very beautiful with is a strikingly bold yellow color, so much prettier in real life than on my photo. :-D I am looking very much forward to trying all the teas and deciding on some favorites. My first impression could hardly be better!
I was skeptical about Heicha in general, I’ve had some wet piled shu and thought I didn’t like fermented tea. THIS CHANGED EVERYTHING. This is crisp yet mellow, kinda of giving me slight bark or maybe old library book note that finishes with a lingering syrupy sweetness. Slightly mouth drying, keeping me coming back for cup after cup.
There is a place for you at the tea table.
You do not need to know every tea region or own a special tea set to begin. Start with a sample, tell us what you enjoy, and take it one cup at a time.
For those who want to go deeper, our Tea Journal shares notes on choosing, brewing and understanding Chinese tea.
Keep the conversation going.
Some of our customers share tasting notes in an Orientaleaf corner of The Tea Table, a Discord community created by tea enthusiast Liquid Proust.
Find your first cup.
Four teas, with a reason to choose each one.