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Experiencing Puer Tea Processing in RedDao Region

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1 - 24 weken  ·  Leeftijd 18 - 50+
rating  Fantastisch 4.5  · 
  Geverifieerd door Volunteer World
  Goed Responsgraad

Highlights

  • Opportunities to discover fantastic mountain scenery over the whole area and practice indigenous knowledge of hill-tribes.
  • Experience tea processing in the mountains of Baiyue tribes where tea grows "wild" and is harvested by the local people, then bring unique tea gifts back to your home
  • Learn about the tea sector, it may be good for a startup business of your own
  • Help with social impacts of local enterprise
  • Become a member of The Baiyue Tea Club and recieve seasonal tea when you are back home

Vooral geschikt voor

Leeftijd 18+
Alleenstaanden
Koppels
Families
Groepen

Over het programma

Experience the mountainous of Baiyue tribes where tea is grown "wild" and is harvested by the local people, explore and contribute to the social impact for hill tribes

Our region is considered the homeland of Snow Shan tea, where the tea plant has its origins. There are still many mountains where tea grows "wild" and is harvested by people of the Baiyue tribes. This includes the Red Dzao, Tay, H'mong , Clao, La Chi, and Nung people.These people live in small, ...

Over het programma

Our region is considered the homeland of Snow Shan tea, where the tea plant has its origins. There are still many mountains where tea grows "wild" and is harvested by people of the Baiyue tribes. This includes the Red Dzao, Tay, H'mong , Clao, La Chi, and Nung people.These people live in small, peaceful villages in the upper mountains where they harvest and produce precious tea from generation to generation. 

Tea house of Baiyue tribes is for the collaboration of open-minded individuals. Persons in pursuit of the the truth and want to learn the fascinating facts about the Baiyue tribes who are holders of indigenous wisdom of tea and unique social customs.

Our mission is to inspire tea lovers to become advocates for our planet’s natural resources, cultural treasures, and local communities by experiencing life on the wild ancient tea mountains of the Baiyue tribes. We tackle the deep-rooted issues and some of the most complex challenges that both our tribes and tea lovers worldwide are facing through established partnerships between stakeholders.

As a member of Baiyue Tea Club, we partner with ethical, responsible organizations to inspire the world to protect the ancient Shan tea trees of Baiyue tribes.

The design of our immersion program is to allow you an authentic, meaningful, and inspiring experience. Over the course of the program, you may be asked to take part in a variety of tasks according to the needs of the season. Generally, you will be expected to work independently on components of tasks below:

  • Improve the life of local tea farmers by introducing livelihood models based on their indigenous knowledge of tea.
  • Raise awareness of the role that ancient Snow Shan tea trees play in providing income and food security for hill tribes. Reduce poverty and increase resilience to the impact of climate change.
  • Focus on building entrepreneurial opportunities for local youth. Empower them to start up local business and work off their own skill set.

As a participant in our program, you will have the opportunity to discover beautiful mountain sceneries and develop indigenous practices of the hill tribes. In addition, you may learn all the aspects necessary for starting a business of your own.

Dagelijkse activiteiten

Typically, you will work 4 - 5 hours a day, four days a week.

The role you play will depend on the specialty of your skill set. This will likely involve working in house ( tea ceremony ) or at a similar designated space (work with local tea start-ups, local tea youtubers ). At times, you may ...

Dagelijkse activiteiten

Typically, you will work 4 - 5 hours a day, four days a week.

The role you play will depend on the specialty of your skill set. This will likely involve working in house ( tea ceremony ) or at a similar designated space (work with local tea start-ups, local tea youtubers ). At times, you may be asked to help with physical labor, including but not limited to tea picking, making fermented tea products (Bamboo Tube Roasted tea, Puerh Tea Cakes, Peony tea, White tea, Red tea, etc.), making traditional paper from bamboo straw, cooking, helping with events for visitors and field education workshops for local youth, etc.

Please be prepared for the level of fitness this work requires and have appropriate clothing available for such work conditions. Also note that, depending on the season, it can be hot, humid, and buggy.

 

Note: WE DON'T WORK OUTSIDE ON RAINY DAYS: There is a dizzying mix of weather here, sometimes it is raining for a half of the month. We are citizen of Yin & Yang philosophical concept, Therefore we believe that working in the rain can cause slippery surfaces and limited visibility, and possibly cases of rheumatism disease. (There were some participants who complained  about this because while they took part in our program for just one week, it rained during the whole week!!! )

Vrijetijdsactiviteiten

Hiking to Holy mountain of Red Dao: Located more than two thousands metters above sea level, surrounded by terraced fields, further away were villages of Baiyue tribes.  From the peaks, you will see a sea of clouds around the mountain. At sunrise the sky seems to be closer with so many clouds to ...

Vrijetijdsactiviteiten

Hiking to Holy mountain of Red Dao: Located more than two thousands metters above sea level, surrounded by terraced fields, further away were villages of Baiyue tribes.  From the peaks, you will see a sea of clouds around the mountain. At sunrise the sky seems to be closer with so many clouds to nurture the imagination. Holy mountain of Red Dao with “the nine steps of cloud”. Here you can find many unique traditional cultural values of the Red Dao , Tay, H'mong, Nung people.

Trekking around Hoang Su Phi terraced fields (recognized as national heritage), through the entire area you will pass huge areas of rice terraces, unspoiled nature and ethnic villages.

Dong Van Karst Global Geopark Loop tour, designated by UNESCO as one of 77 sites with the important geological and cultural heritage. This geopark is littered with the ethereal karst formations that are nearly 400 million years old, and has two protected areas.

Researching in Nam Dan Old Stone Field, This thousand year-old stone field inside the valley of Nam Dan is not widely known by visitors, but the beauty of the runic symbols on the rocks are very fascinating. The rocks here vary in types and design. They bear marks of the traditional beauty of the old art, as well as weather-beaten traces after a thousand years. Each stone represents a legend of ethnic groups about religion and beliefs, and their worship to the God and Ancestors.
    Enjoy with Local Weekly Fair
    Rather than a trading post, this is more of a cultural and communal activity. The market is held every Sunday. People come here to buy groceries, but mostly, this is the place for young people to meet up and have fun.
        It looks like a festival more than a market. Therefore, boys and girls prepare to go to the market the night before in order to arrive on time. They try to look their best by putting on their most beautiful clothes. 

          Join Shamanic, Ritual Events: 

          -The “Nhay lua” (fire jumping) ceremony of the Red Dao ethnic minority people in our region has been listed as a national intangible heritage.

          - Forest worship ceremony - special cultural heritage of Hmong, Nung, La Chi people: Apart from praying for a bumper crop and wealth, the forest worship ceremony of the Hmong, Nung, La Chi people is also meant to cultivate a love for nature and the awareness of environmental protection in the community. 

          Shennong worship events: The Vietnamese have been living as descendants of the Shennong family since ancient times. In modern times we still drink fresh tea leafs as Shennong did. He also taught us about farming and is the first to perform the plowing ceremony.  And we, Vietnamese, still perform the plowing ceremony during every lunar new year festival, thank giving for finish a crop with new rice products, both in families and national levels.

          Voorwaarden

          Voorwaarden

          Minimum leeftijd: 18 jaar

          Om deel te nemen aan het programma dien je tenminste 18 jaar oud te zijn op de startdatum van het programma. Er kunnen uitzonderingen gemaakt worden indien je een bewijs van toestemming kan aantonen van uw wettelijke voogd(en) of samen met je ouders deelneemt.

          Taalkennis

          Je dient over volgende taalkennis te beschikken Engels (vloeiend)

          Opleidingsvereisten

          Any subject op University niveau

          Nationaliteitsbeperkingen

          Geen beperkingen. Helpende handen van over de hele wereld zijn welkom.

          Andere vaardigheden

          -Fluent in English -Strong inter-personal skills, and experiences in working with a wide variety of people, cultural sensitivity, - Awareness that the tolerance has been proposed as a necessary response to the global rise in cultural and religious diversity. -To be responsible and disciplined.

          Tijdsinzet

          Uw helpende hand wordt verwacht op maandag, dinsdag, woensdag, donderdag en vrijdag van 13:30 - 17:30

          Diensten ingesloten

          Diensten ingesloten

          Diensten door TRI SHAN SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

          - Meals: We provide three meals per day (

          Meals for vegetarians vs vegans is available)

          - Drinking: With many different kinds of Tea 

          - Accommodation: We are providing dormitory (with well equipped furniture, strong wifi, clean toilet, hot water by wood fire boiling )

          - Herbal bath: Restoratives are used to recuperate from illness, increase their appetite and build their resistance to disease. Local people are also very famous for their herbal bath. Drinking restoratives and having a herbal bath helps pregnant women recuperate after giving birth. The ingredients for medicines are plentiful within their natural environment and there is a great variety, including herbs in the forest

          Participants are responsible for covering all costs associated with their travel to our place, along with visa, costs.

          Accomodatie

          All volunteers will live in dormitory with well equipped furnitures, strong wifi, clean toilet, hot water by wood fire boiling
          Locals and participants will prepare meals daily with meat and vegetarian options. 

          Participants will be housed in a space just close the mountain from our tea house. There are two bedrooms rooms available, as well as a traditional kitchen space, and shared washing and bathing facilities. 

          You should be aware before hand that this is a rather rustic setting (Please refer to these photos to get some idea of the space). During warmer seasons you should be prepared to see bugs around the yard (because they are friends), and other various forms of wildlife have been known to pass through on occasion throughout the year. During the winter it can get quite chilly, though you will be provided with good heating units for your room. We do ask that you help by keeping the space clean during your stay.

          Eten & Drank

          Food:

          Local foods in seasonal: Vietnamese food is considered one of the healthiest cuisines in the world and this is due in part to a balance of nutrients like carbohydrates, fat, protein, minerals, and water., f I were to use one word to describe our traditional food, it would be “balance”. Balance is important in different aspects of its food like taste, nutrients, and presentation, and it does so by paying attention to five elements per aspect.

          You will be noticed this Yin and Yang in Vietnamese food when you here

          Drinks: We drink filter water not very often. We drink tea everyday, any time of the day with green tea, fresh leaves tea and for no specific reason. 

          Drinking tea is a custom in our culture, called "Tea To Talk". 

          The art of tea drinking in Việt Nam is simple but elegant, with features that are hard to find anywhere else in the world.

          Drinking tea is a daily habit of Vietnamese, we must start a new day with some cups of tea in the morning to get more power for the whole day.

          But bottles of filter water will be available if you require!

          Internet toegang

          Makkelijke toegang op de project site

          Wat is er NIET inbegrepen?

          Wat is er NIET inbegrepen?

          Afhaal aan de luchthaven op Noi Bai International Airport

          Afhaling van de luchthaven is ook niet inbegrepen in de programmakosten.

          Vlucht tickets

          De dichtste luchthaven is Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) in Hanoi. We assisteren u met het vinden van goedkope vluchten naar Vietnam. VIND GOEDKOPE VLUCHTEN

          Reisverzekering

          Naar het buitenland reizen is een avontuur en het is best om goed voorbereid te zijn. Plots ziek worden of gewond raken, annulaties of diefstal - een reisverzekering voor Vietnam biedt zekerheid en is een meerwaarde. KRIJG EEN OFFERTE

          Vaccinaties

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          Gegevens over jouw aankomst

          Arrive in Hanoi International Airport (HAN). Take taxi or public transportation into the city of Hanoi to arrive at Hanoi bus station. Take a bus from Hanoi to Ha Giang (7 hour ride). Obtain the phone number of the bus and send it to Mr. Tri Shan. He will call the bus driver to tell them how to bring you to Tea House of Baiyue Tribes. Every bus has their phone number on the front. Take a picture and send to Mr. Tri Shan on Whatsapp.

          First week of Program (Orientation Term)

          Day 1: Visit Cao Bo village to experience the Red Dzao tribe who work with the mountain of Snow Shan tea trees to learn tea proccess.

          Day 2: Drive 100km to Chieu Lau Thi village to experience the Tay tribe who work with the mountain of Fairy tea trees.

          Day 3 and 4: Cultural trip. Drive to Dong Van Global Geopark, known as the kingdom of Hmong tribe. We will stop at Quan Ba (known as the Heavens Gate)

          Day 5: Tea presentation. Learn about the tea ceremony and tea product


          Participants can join our program throughout the year. We manage to work with four tea seasons per year to sustain livelihood jobs with smallhold tea farmers.


          Beschikbaarheid
          jan. feb. mrt. apr. mei. jun. jul. aug. sep. okt. nov. dec.

          Programmakosten

          1 week (min. verblijf) 278€
          2 weken 427€
          3 weken 577€
          24 weken (max. verblijf) 1.988€
          Gemiddelde kosten 180€/week

          Programmakosten

          180€ per week 1 - 24 weken Leeftijd 18 - 50+

          Betaalmethodes

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          GEEN CREDITCARDKOSTEN

          Duurtijd

          1 - 24 weken

          Waarborg

          De waarborg dient om je plek als vrijwilliger te verzekeren. Betalingen worden door PayPal behandeld, onze betrouwbare betalingsprovider. Indien je niet over een PayPal account beschikt, kan je ook met een credit kaart betalen.

          Finale betaling

          Uw finale betaling zal worden goedgekeurd door TRI SHAN SOCIAL ENTERPRISE gedurende de aanmeld procedure. Veel voorkomende oplossingen zijn een banktransfer of contante betaling op de projectsite.

          Ontmoet je organisatie

          TRI SHAN SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

          Fantastisch 4.5 rating (22 beoordelingen)

          NGO - opgericht in 2016

          Geverifieerd door Volunteer World

            Goed Responsgraad

          Gepresenteerd door

          Tri

          Gesproken talen: Engels

          Over de organisatie

          We need to plant the seed today in order for them to bloom tomorrow, shape their world and make a better community.

          Ontmoet je organisatie


          We are an official social enterprise located in the north of Vietnam which is established under Vietnam Enterprise Law and operate as a commercial organization but must commit to investing at least 51% of annual profit in registered social or environmental goals. Our enterprise commits to reinvest the entire profit generated to improve sustainable livelihood for locals

          22 beoordelingen · rating4.5

          The time I spent at the Tea House of Baiyue Tribes has been one of the most amazing, meaningful and impactful experiences of my life. The accommodation is clean and comfortable and all needs that might be expressed are generally taken care of to the hosts best extend. If you are looking for a ...
          It was one of the most beautiful experiences of my life. Mr. Son is a person with a huge heart who puts all his effort into the cause. What cause? Helping ethnic minorities by supporting sustainable traditional tea cultivation to benefit the environment and protect people's labor. I stayed there ...
          Joséphine Masserey rating4.4

          2023 at Experiencing Puer Tea Processing in RedDao Region

          Nous y avons passé une semaine, et sommes un couple. Tri Shan et les étudiants qui sont présents sur place sont très accueillants et bienveillants. Nous avons appris beaucoup de choses sur le thé, sur les minorités ethniques, sur les traditions locales. Nous n’avons pas du travailler du tout ...
          Overall, the volunteering experience was amazing. To objectively provide feedback, here is a list of pros and cons: Pros: - Freedom: you get to decide your own work, and your own schedule. The plans constantly change. This was a huge pro for me since I appreciate working flexibly, and ...
          Surprising, life-changing, and beyond all expectations. Every day was a fresh adventure. We stayed with different locals after incredible hikes and drives through mountains, ate food we’d never tasted before, learned all about tea farming, and expanded our perspective about the world. And it was ...
          Wonderful opportunity to engage in local Vietnamese culture I had a great time volunteering at the tea house. From tea-making to tea-picking to house building, I learned many new skills and gained cherished friends in the process. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn more about the culture of ...

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