Pu'erh trade @ Lijiang - a photo on Flickriver

            Fermented tea leaves have had a long history among ethnic groups in Southwest China. These crude teas were of various origins and were meant to be low cost. The Bulang and Dai people of Yunnan Province have produced pu'ehr tea at Jingmai Mountain since at least the 10th century. Traditionally, the tea trees would be planted in the forest understory after some larger trees were removed. On the border of these old tea forests, a partition forest would be planted to protect against the spread of pests and diseases, with cultivated land for crops and vegetables at lower altitudes. Darkened tea, or hēichá, is still the major beverage for the ethnic groups in the southwestern borders and, until the early 1990s, was the third major tea category produced by China mainly for this market segment.
Pu'erh tea processing, although straightforward, is complicated by the fact that the tea itself falls into two distinct categories: the "raw" shēngchá and the "ripe" shóuchá. All types of Pu'erh tea are created from máochá (毛 茶), a mostly unoxidized green tea processed from Camellia sinensis var. assamica, which is the large leaf type of Chinese tea found in the mountains of southern and western Yunnan (in contrast to the small leaf type of tea used for typical green, oolong, black, and yellow teas found in the other parts of China).
Lijiang welcomes several traditional shops where Pu'erh tea can be tasted and bought since several centuries.

   

Taken in: China / Yunnan / Lijiang Old Town (show map)

Taken on: January 30, 2024

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Camera: Leica Camera AG LEICA M (Typ 240), f/1.7, 1/180 sec, 24mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

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