Jing Mai Shan - A Place A Pu Erh Tea Lover Shouldn't Miss
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Jing Mai Shan - A Place A Pu Erh Tea Lover Shouldn't Miss
According to what we know, most Pu Erh Tea lovers would wish to visit Yunnan province and have a look at the ancient tea trees. For most foreign tea lovers, it seems rather difficult unless they follow a local tourist guide or join a tea tour. Most places in Yunnan province are not easy to access without help of a local tour guide, however there is an exception. This place is called Jing Mai Shan (also called Jing Mai Shan Mountain or just Jing Mai. "Shan" literally means "mountain" in Chinese). It has a vast area of ancient tea gardens. If you love Pu Erh tea, you would not get bored staying there for quite a few days. Going there during the tea harvesting season, you may also see tea plucking carried out by the local ethnic minorities. If you are lucky, they may allow you to pluck the fresh tea leaves and learn the way of making tea.
Jing Mai Shan, one of the historical "Six Tea Mountains", is located in Huiming Township, in Lang Cang Luhu Minority Autonomous County, Yunnan Province. The history of growing tea there can date back to more than 2000 years ago. There are nine villages formed by local Bulang, Dai and Haini Minorities named Jingmai, Mangjing, Manghong, among other villages in Jing Mai Shan. At an elevation between 1100 and 1662 meters above sea level, the ancient tea gardens there total 16173 mu (1078 hectares), the biggest area among the historical "Six Tea Mountains". There is a widespread misconception that raw Pu Erh can only be drunk after at least 5-10 years aging. In fact, raw Pu Erh of good quality, especially the ones made of tea leaves harvested from old or ancient arbor tea trees are delicious if enjoyed in the current year. Of course, amazing changes can be found every several years if properly stored.
Several years ago, due to the road condition, the access to Jing Mai Shan was very tough. However, the road condition has dramatically improved in recent years. Now, it is one of the places nearest to the airport but hotels are not common yet, so you may need to stay in Meng Hai County and then take a taxi. As far as what we know, Jing Mai Shan is one of the best places where both tourists and professional tea businessmen can enjoy a pleasant tour.
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