Made in
安化 county near
益阳 in Hunan, it is pressed into bricks such as
茯砖, prized for the 'golden flower' mould that grows inside, or packed into bamboo-wrapped logs called
千两茶, each weighing a thousand taels (about 36 kg). For centuries it was carried to herders in the northwest and Mongolia, who drank it with milk and meat.
