Baka Village of Xibanshan Mountain in Mengku Town, Lincang
Plan your Lincang Ethnic Villages Tour to Lincang? Visit Baka Village of Xibanshan Mountain in Shuangjiang County, Lincang which is one of the most fascinating ethnic villages in Lincang. Explore the local folk ethnic culture including History, Food and Dining, Clothing, Customs and Traditions, Architecture, Festivals, Crafts, Religion, Language of local ethnic people in Baka Village of Xibanshan Mountain in Shuangjiang County, Lincang.
Chinese Name: 勐库西半山：坝卡村
English Name: Baka Village of Xibanshan Mountain in Mengku Town, Lincang
Baka tea area（坝卡茶区）
Baka is very high, nearly 2,000 meters above sea level. Standing at Baka, looking at Bongma Snow Mountain, I feel that Bongma Snow Mountain is not so lofty anymore. Baka consists of three villages, Shangzhai(上寨), Zhongzhai(中寨) and Xiazhai(下寨). There are more than 200 families, of which 95% are Han. There are more than 1500 acres tea plantations in Baka, mainly planted in the 1980s by 20 people. There are not many old tea plantations in Baka, but only more than 100 acres are left. The main areas are in Xiazhai.
Since 1950, there are not many tea gardens in Baka, and few people come to visit it. Since 1960, more than 1000 acres of new tea gardens have been built in Baka, but for a long time, Baka tea was sent to the primary processing institute in Dongguo(懂过初制所). Because of the inconvenience of transportation and little communication with the outside world, although there are more than 1500 acres tea plantations, the price of tea has been low.
坝卡村隶属于双江拉祜族佤族布朗族傣族自治县勐库镇，地处勐库镇北边，距勐库镇镇政府所在地40公里，到镇道路为土路，交通不方便，距县59公里。东邻冰岛村委会，南邻懂过村委会，西邻耿马县，北邻冰岛村委会。辖上坝卡，中坝卡，下坝卡，包谷地等13个村民小组。全村国土面积5.29平方公里，海拔1,600.00米，年平均气温20.00℃，年降水量1,800.00毫米，适合种植茶叶等农作物。
冰岛茶被誉为“普洱茶皇后”，冰岛茶以其口感，喉韵在普洱茶中拔得头筹，但是满园春色方是春，有人说，“冰岛之后，再无普洱”，堪称谬论！当然我并非贬低冰岛茶，只是同样是“山映斜阳天接水”，勐库其他寨子的茶叶别有一番风味！坝卡便是其中之一！
从地理位置和环境条件上看，坝卡茶或多或少都有着冰岛茶的影子，地理位置上看，坝卡寨子海拔1700米左右，与冰岛老寨背山相临，冰岛为山之阴，坝卡为山之阳，这也造就了冰岛茶茶气强劲，但汤汁柔顺的口感，而坝卡茶亦有先苦后甘的特点！
如今现存的1500多亩茶园当中，大都为上世纪80年代的茶，古树茶面积将近100多亩，茶林成片，未经过矮化，保存完好，茶树大都碗口粗细！由于坝卡茶香气显有淡蜜香，杯底留香明显，有新茶的青味；滋味先苦后甘，涩味平，滑厚饱满，茶气足，层次感强。有着勐库西半山古树茶的特点，同时又有着冰岛古树茶的影子，且海拔相近，寨子相依，让坝卡茶成为了冰岛茶的替代品！
古域经过近十年的积淀，不可计数的茶山探索，“以茶为师”为本心，坚决不错过任何一款好茶。
不忘初心，方得始终，我们不会以山头茶的兴起而趋之若鹜，也不会以山头茶的没落而避而远之，我们只会为一款茶的特质锲而不舍，我们只会为一款茶的口感持之以恒！到最后，深入浅出的将他们一片片的展现在茶友面前，你或许记不得古域为茶百折不挠的求索，但是你要记住，古域，就是古茶生长的地方！
