Media
Selected recordings, broadcasts, and articles documenting earlier chapters of Erick Smithe's work in tea, now carried forward through Cloudwalker.
Ming Pao ±
magazine feature
In 2015, Ming Pao Magazine published this profile of Erick Smithe's work with vintage Pu-Erh tea in Vancouver during an early period of Western interest in aged Chinese tea. This article documents a moment when antique Pu-Erh tea —once rarely seen outside Asia — began quietly entering Western tea culture.
Kung Fu Tea Preparation
Erick Smithe demonstrates traditional Kung Fu Tea preparation. Here he prepares a forty year old Raw Pu-Erh Tea.
Canadian National Television —
Chef's Series
A National television segment introducing Pu-Erh tea to Canadian audiences.
An early public demonstration of traditional preparation in a Western media context.
Pu-Erh Exhibition —1910's FuYuanChang
The Province Newspaper of Vancouver reported on a 1910's Fu Yuan Chang tea cake being brought to market for 600,000 CAD. Part of a collection making its way to North America for the first time, curated by Erick Smithe.
House of Zhou — Tea Production
Tea production for the House of Zhou line of Pu-Erh Tea.
Traditional methods continuing a production lineage dating back to the 1930's.
Xi Zi Hao -- Yunnan Production Footage
Production footage from Yunnan, documenting the making of Xi Zi Hao Pu-Erh tea. A record of meticulous small-batch tea production in its place of origin.