Changning

On April 20th, Cizhu Village in Mengtong Town welcomed another group of visitors from afar. They were tea merchants from Kunming who came primarily to learn about the organic tea cultivation and processing in Cizhu Village. The tea merchants said they had come after seeing a promotional video on the village’s e-commerce platform and were here to conduct an on-site investigation. Cizhu Village spans 43.4 square kilometers with an average elevation of 1,718 meters and an annual rainfall of 1,225 millimeters. It is located on the 24th parallel north, which is considered the prime latitude for tea cultivation in Yunnan Province. The forest coverage rate reaches 92.2%, and the area is often shrouded in mist, with a cool, moist climate. There is also the Dacheng Reservoir, one of the four medium-sized reservoirs in Changning County. The landscape features high mountains, tranquil lakes, clear waters, green pines, lush bamboo, blooming mountain flowers, and fragrant tea, making it a beautiful environment suitable for growing tea, walnuts, mulberry trees, and grains. The village currently has a total tea garden area of 7,300 mu, averaging 27 mu per household, including 1,400 mu certified as organic. There are two standardized tea processing enterprises and seven…

In recent years, Yunnan Province has continuously transformed its resource advantages into strengths for green development, driving the growth of the Yun tea industry. These tiny leaves clearly embody the concept of "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets." How can we continue to consolidate the advantages of Yun tea? In my opinion, we should focus on quality and safety, brand cultivation, and industrial integration to enable "small tea leaves" to make a "big splash." To enhance quality, we must ensure product safety. Green is the foundation of Yun tea's development, and we need to adhere to a green development path without compromising on quality and safety. Firstly, we should promote green supply. We should improve tea garden infrastructure, support the improvement of low-efficiency tea gardens, comprehensively implement green production in tea gardens, and promote a transformation towards green and low-carbon production methods to create an "ecological tea." Secondly, we should standardize production. We should guide tea enterprises to adopt clean and standardized production practices, strengthen supervision of the quality and safety of tea products during production, processing, and sales, and create a "reassuring tea." Thirdly, we should implement digital traceability. We should actively develop and utilize anti-counterfeiting label…

"This is the largest cultivated ancient tea tree in Lianfu. It has large buds and a good shape, with purple-red tips, which is why we locally call it the Purple Dragon variety. Drinking it yields a high level of sweetness, a strong aftertaste, and a strong salivation effect." Looking at the ancient tea tree filled with tender shoots in the courtyard of Xiong Julan, a villager from Xiaocun Village in Zijia Slope, Wang Huipeng, the Party Secretary of the Lianfu Village Committee in Mangshui Town, said. Mangshui Town's Lianfu Village borders Lianjiang Village to the north and Mangshui Community to the south, but compared to places like Chaishan River, Yangquan Slope, Huangjiazhai, and Dazhulin in Mangshui, it lacks a significant "presence," with many people unaware that there is tea here. Only in recent years have some people discovered by chance that this place also has a lot of very good tea. "The tea industry has always been our village's pillar industry," Wang Huipeng explained. Lianfu Village has abundant ancient tea resources and high-quality tea. The village has over 7,300 ancient tea trees, with an annual output value of more than 5 million yuan; the tea industry has a solid foundation,…

Pu'er tea mainly originates from areas in Xishuangbanna, Pu'er, Lincang, Baoshan, and other places in Yunnan Province. Pu'er tea is a geographical indication product, and its protected region includes 11 prefectures (cities) and municipalities, 75 counties (cities, districts), and 639 townships (towns, subdistrict offices) across Pu'er City, Xishuangbanna Prefecture, Lincang City, Kunming City, Dali Prefecture, Baoshan City, Dehong Prefecture, Chuxiong Prefecture, Honghe Prefecture, Yuxi City, Wenshan Prefecture. Main Origin of Pu'er Tea 1. Xishuangbanna Among these, the production in Menghai County and Yi Wu in Mengla in Xishuangbanna is the most substantial. Menghai County's Mengsong, Nannuoshan, Pasha, He Kai, Bulang Mountain, Old Man'ao, Bada Mountain, and other areas are all important origins of Pu'er tea. Many villages and mountains within these origins have significant reputations. Among them, Bao Tang, Da Manlü, and Naka in Mengsong, Menghai; Banpo Village and Maidong Village in Nannuoshan; Manlong and Bangpeng in He Kai; Old Ban Zhang, New Ban Zhang, Old Man'ao, Manxinglong, and Man Nuo in Bulang Mountain; Zhanglang in Bada Mountain are all well-known in Pu'er tea origins. The Yi Wu tea area, with Goufengzhai, Dingjiazhai, Luoshuidong, Yishanmo, Machhei, Gaoshan Village, and others as representative famous villages, is highly sought after. 2. Pu'er…

Paradise Mountain stands as a divine presence in the hearts of the people of Changning. Mr. Ou Zhide, a writer from Yunnan Province, once wrote: “‘Paradise’ is the pursuit of an idyllic place, a paradise that people yearn for on earth. Astonishingly, there is a Paradise Mountain in Changning, and its name wasn’t given by contemporary people to attract tourism benefits; it has been passed down from our ancestors. Paradise has had the beauty of a fairyland since ancient times…” Paradise Mountain, with its picturesque landscapes of mountains, water, rocks, and forests, high-altitude wetlands nestled among peaks, natural scenery created by rock springs and tree vines, and flowers dancing amidst the forest, resembles a paradise on earth. It is a “natural gene bank for flora and fauna,” where many species are rare in China or even worldwide. Just like the Paradise Big-Head Tea, Red Flower Oil Tea, Water Fir, Red Cypress, Rhododendrons, Magnolias, and Long-Stamen Magnolias, the wild tea trees bestowed by nature have found their “haven” here, coexisting and thriving with other flora and fauna as integral parts of a complete ecosystem. Located to the north of Changning County, Paradise Mountain is part of the southern range of the…