Banuo Village and Tea Mountain in Shuangjiang County, Lincang

Plan your Lincang Ethnic Villages Tour to Lincang? Visit Banuo Village and Tea 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 Banuo Village and Tea Mountain in Shuangjiang County, Lincang.

Chinese Name: 坝糯藤条茶
English Name: Banuo Tea Mountain in Shuangjiang County, Lincang
ADD:双江拉祜族佤族布朗族傣族自治县勐库镇坝糯村

Lincang Banuo Village and Tea Mountain in Shuangjiang County travel guide introduces the main attractions, entrance tickets booking, The best time to visit, How to Get there, the highlights, facts, history, photos, weather, accommodation, visiting routes, travel tips, tour maps of Banuo Village and Tea Mountain in Lincang.

Banuo(坝糯) is the largest village in the Eastern Half Mountain (Dongbanshan/东半山) of Mengku Town. There are more than 300 families, 85% of which are Han, and the rest are Lahu, with an altitude of more than 1900 meters.
Banuo is well-known throughout Lincang City, whose fame comes from the rattan tea(藤条茶) produced by Banuo. The rattan tea garden has the best preservation, the largest area and the most beautiful shape, which is amazing. There are dozens or hundreds of vines on a tree, the longest of which can reach 3 to 4 meters, and the vines from several tea trees are intertwined and woven into a row of rattan nets.
Banuo’s rattan tea(坝糯藤条茶), when fresh, has round and strong buds, light green and dense plush. After drying, the buds are white and bright with a slight golden yellow. It is made into tea cakes with clear lines and shiny buds on the cake surface, which makes people fond of it.
The pruning and cultivation of tea branches into canes should be a technique brought by the Han people. This method of self-cultivation can not be found in Xiaohusai Lahu ethnic village(小户赛拉祜族寨), Gongnong Bulang ethnic village(公弄布朗族寨) and Bingdao Dai ethnic village(冰岛傣族寨) in Mengku.

There are large areas of rattan tea plantations in the villages with the majority of Han people in the eastern half mountains. Before 1949, there were more than 2000 acres rattan tea plantations in Banuo, but now there are 1500 mu left behind. The area is also the first in Shuangjiang area.

坝糯村
坝糯村隶属双江拉祜族佤族布朗族傣族自治县勐库镇,地处勐库镇东边,距勐库镇政府所在18.00 公里,到镇道路为土路,交通不方便,距县37公里。东邻 临沧,南邻那蕉村委会,西邻忙那村委会,北邻梁子村委会。辖9个村民小组。现有农户293户,有乡村人口1201人,其中农业人口1201人,劳动力623人,其中从事第一产业人数511人。国土面积7.23平方公里,海拔1840.00米,年平均气温19.00℃,年降水量1750.00毫米,适宜种植粮食、茶叶等农作物。

坝糯普洱茶

勐库坝糯山位于双江拉祜族佤族布朗族傣族自治县勐库镇,坝糯山盛产古树茶,勐库镇大叶种茶是首批国家级良种,坝糯茶山茶区勐库大叶种是首批国家级良种,相传是距今三百年前由西双版纳引进至勐库后变种。勐库古茶山以冰岛为界分东、西半山,所产之茶各具特色。历代皆为云南名茶,其起源有二种:一是由勐库特有种野生茶人工驯化变种.二是距今三百多年前由西双版纳引种至勐库后变种,遂有现今勐库大叶种。以致勐库种栽培野生茶口感香型与易武茶区类似,因气候地理上的差异,汤质较为刚强。坝糯大寨是勐库东半山茶的代表。与冰岛古树茶分别成为东半山和西半山的代表性茶叶。坝糯大寨是勐库东半山茶的代表,也是现存古茶树最多的寨子。普洱茶特色:汤质充满阳刚之气,高香、劲扬、味刚,口感丰富饱满,甘甜质厚,茶气强而有力,气足韵长。不输易武正山。

以致勐库种栽培野生茶口感香型与易武茶区类似,因气候地理上的差异,汤质较为刚强。勐库古茶山以冰岛为界分东、西半山,所产之茶各具特色。坝糯大寨是勐库东半山茶的代表,道路极难行走,每逢雨后,唯马帮方可出山,也是现存古茶树最多的寨子。此茶采其古茶树头春一芽二、三叶精制成,汤质充满阳刚之气,高香、劲扬、味刚,甘甜质厚,茶气强而有力,气足韵长。不输易武正山。尤其口感中段的丰富度、饱满度、协调度,在云南大叶种中无出其右者。

藤条茶之乡——坝糯
相对于之前提到的两个寨子(刮风寨、老班章)坝糯这个地方就不那么鲜为人知了,今天咱们就聊一聊坝糯藤条茶。
坝糯茶系勐库茶区,勐库古茶山以冰岛为界分东、西半山,所产之茶各具特色。坝糯大寨是勐库东半山的代表,也是现存古茶树最多的寨子。
坝糯在双江县在整个临沧市都颇有声名,坝糯声名大是因为坝糯产的藤条茶在双江在临沧声誉最高,坝糯是双江藤条茶园保存得最好的地方,藤条茶园的面积在双江为第一,双江最古老最大的藤条茶茶树就在坝糯。坝糯种茶历史悠久.种茶年代不会晚于冰岛。树龄超过百年的藤条茶树,一棵树上有几十根上百根藤,最长的藤可达三四米长,树生藤、’藤缠藤.
坝糯的藤条茶形表独特,新鲜时芽头滚圆肥壮,绒毛浅绿密厚,晒干后芽头白亮中略带金黄,做成饼茶条索清晰,饼面芽绒闪光,让人一看就爱不释手。开汤之后,茶汤质充满阳刚之气,高香、劲扬、味刚,口感丰富饱满,甘甜质厚,茶气强而有力,气足韵长,是一款不可多得的好茶,而且性价比很好。

【藤条茶】

很多第一次见到藤条茶的人,或许会认为藤条茶是一种品种,其实不然,藤条茶只是一种采养方式。坝糯的茶农告诉我,养藤条,就是怕它长高,所以藤条茶的采摘,不仅是留顶养标,它还要扩大树冠,防止茶树长高,在养蓬的同时,不打顶。
这种采摘方式,可增加绿叶厚度,加快扩大树冠,提高光和效率。藤条茶之所以得到传承,或许要归结到最初的那句“做藤条茶,不砍矮,是因为祖辈说这样的滋味好,茶甜、耐泡。”

藤条茶是经过长时间的采摘管理才造就现在这种状态,是勤劳与智慧的结晶。在陈宗懋《中国茶业大辞典》里介绍了此种采养方式叫“留顶养标”,即:除枝条顶端新梢外,其他侧枝所有芽和新叶全部采净的手工采茶方式。能促进茶树长高,但分枝极少,每批大部分新梢接近成熟时开采,采摘批次少,采下的新梢较为肥壮。

以前云南全部都是藤条茶,这是很科学的方法。这和苹果的疏花一个道理。一枝树,风一吹,每一枝都吹到,阳光一晒,每一枝都晒到。(疏花:是为了提高观果花卉的坐果数量,对其所开的花进行疏理的行为,疏花疏果能够提高单产和纯收益。合理疏花疏果应用于大面积生产可可获得很好的效果)。

在参观保留这种采养方式的古茶园,可以看到,古茶树生命力非常旺盛,芽叶绿嫩,茶农采摘起来也相当方便,一枝采完再去采摘下一枝。当然这样的管养模式不仅仅是手工采摘就可以了,还要配合翻土和管理。
总结来说,藤条茶采养原理在于通过枝条顶部留叶,侧部修枝,保证茶树的顶端优势,抑制茶树开花结果,促进茶树营养生长,促进茶树发芽。

这种采养方式非常适合云南的古茶树,能延迟茶树衰老,延长茶树的成熟期,防止茶树过早进入衰亡期,并提高产量。
【普洱茶品质特征】
专家对坝糯古茶山普洱茶特色做了以下归纳:此茶汤质充满阳刚之气,高香、劲扬、味刚,口感丰富饱满,甘甜质厚,茶气强而有力,气足韵长。
尤其口感中段的丰富度、饱满度、协调度,在云南大叶种中无出其右者。

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