2012 返璞歸真 Truth Returning

Key Information

Place of Origin：Jinggu 

Weight：400g

Overall Experience： semi-aged gushu characteristics (slightly camphoric, overall bright, uplifting heavy mouthfeel with tropical fruity notes) Relaxing body feel

Vintage：2012 Spring 

"News came from the tea mountains,
saying: “Tony, raw materials from Dingpa mountain you used to collect is now selling for 30,000 RMB per kilogram…”
I was genuinely surprised when I heard that.

Since 2007, Xizihao has been steadily collecting teas from the Wuliang mountain range 
Dingpa Mountain, Laowu Mountain, Dingba Mountain, all the way to Jingdong,
Zhenyuan, Jinggu, and Kuzhushan...
Gushu teas from this entire region.

I never expected the prices of these tea regions to be driven up like this...

I immediately went to the warehouse to find teas from those regions that I remembered.
Among them was this 2012 Truth Returning (Fan Pu Gui Zhen),
a tea we rarely promoted back then due to its limited quantity.

Two friends happened to be visiting the tea hall,
so I opened a cake right away for all of us to taste...

After 13 years of aging, it’s truly stunning —
rich wild camphor aroma, a rounded mouthfeel with flowing energy — absolutely bold and powerful.

I used to love these tea regions for their natural ecology and elevation,
but I never imagined that, over a decade later,
the richness in flavor and depth of the tea would be so captivating...

Give it another 10 years of transformation,
and it will surely have the top-tier character of the legendary Yinji teas. 💯💕✨🍵"

- Tony Chen, 2025