2022 "Wild Sky" Sheng / Raw Puerh Tea

80 years ago Yunnan was a much different place. Most of China was being ravaged by the Japanese in what they call "The War of Japanese Aggression". It was a tough time for everyone. Yunnan was able to remain free of Japanese occupation. This was the only province in China that was able to do so. They did so in large part because of the bravery of fighter pilots from America and Britain who volunteered to come and fight. It was dangerous and not exactly legal.  The planes they used were the Curtis P-40B Warhawk. They had shark mouths painted on them, but no one in Yunnan had seen a shark before. They had seen tigers and seeing these planes loudly growling across the skies with open mouths the locals quickly nicknamed them the "Flying Tigers". For a little over a year they saw great success defending the skies over Yunnan and Burma from attack from Japanese fighter planes. Yunnan was kept free and critical war supplies were able to be brought safely in from British controlled India. Thi