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Introduction

Dian Opera, also known as Yunnan Opera, is a traditional form of local opera originating from Yunnan Province in China. It evolved from various regional tunes and arts introduced during the late Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty. By blending different musical influences, Dian Opera developed a unique style that resonates deeply with the local culture of Yunnan.

In 2008, Dian Opera was recognized as an intangible cultural heritage of China and was officially listed on the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists by the State Council.

Historical Origin

Early Development

Dian Opera’s roots can be traced back to the late Ming Dynasty to the Qianlong Period of the Qing Dynasty. During this time, various operatic styles such as Silk String, Xiangyang, and Huqin were introduced from other regions into Yunnan. These influences came from:

• Silk String: Originated from Qin Opera.
• Xiangyang: Derived from the Xianghe School of Han Diao.
• Huqin: Came from Hui Diao.

These styles combined with local folk art, dialects, and musical traditions to form a distinct style of opera. By the Qing Dynasty, these tunes had spread throughout Yunnan, including parts of Sichuan and Guizhou, and were integral to the local operatic scene.

Prosperity and Decline

Dian Opera flourished in Yunnan during the late Qing Dynasty. Many local troupes emerged, and the art form became deeply rooted in rural communities. However, following the political turmoil of the 1911 Revolution and the subsequent period of war, Dian Opera faced significant challenges. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, many artists fled or were oppressed, leading the opera to near extinction by the founding of New China in 1949.

Revival After 1949

After the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, Dian Opera experienced a revival. The state-run Yunnan Opera Troupe was established, and numerous artists were recruited, trained, and supported to rejuvenate the art form. The opera’s performances and traditions were documented and preserved, helping it regain its prominence in Yunnan and beyond.

Artistic Characteristics

Performance and Style

Dian Opera is known for its vivid portrayal of characters and its local flavor. It blends influences from Hui, Han, and Qin Opera while incorporating unique elements from Yunnan’s diverse ethnic groups. The opera’s performances often feature a deep connection to daily life, with characters displaying emotions and actions that resonate with the audience’s experiences.

Key features include:

• Complex Emotional Expression: For example, in Li Shaobai’s Trial of Pan Hong, Pan Hong’s inner turmoil is reflected in subtle physical movements like the shifting of his veil cap.
• Character-Driven Drama: The opera excels in portraying the psychological depth of characters, such as the portrayal of loyalty, intelligence, or resentment through specific actions or dialogues.

The opera also uses vivid, colloquial language, often in the style of local folk songs. This makes the performances more accessible and relatable to a wide audience.

Music and Vocal Techniques

Dian Opera incorporates various musical tunes and vocal techniques that are central to its identity:

• Silk String Tune: Originating from Qin Opera, this tune is versatile, used in both comedic and tragic scenes, and often characterized by sweet or sorrowful melodies.
• Xiangyang Tune: A lively and lighthearted melody with a smooth, flowing rhythm, often used to express joyful or humorous situations.
• Huqin Tune: Derived from Hui Opera’s Erhuang, this style is more solemn and melancholic, often used in serious or tragic performances.

Other miscellaneous tunes include “seven and a half sentences,” “cylindrical cavity,” and “lessons,” which bring additional layers of complexity and richness to the performances.

Instruments

The music of Dian Opera is supported by a variety of instruments, including:

• Silk String Instruments: Primarily the saw-piano (similar to the Qin Opera’s two-strand string instrument).
• Huqin: A stringed instrument used in Huqin-style performances.
• Percussion: Including small and large drums, gongs, cymbals, and various other traditional percussion instruments.

These instruments, combined with the operatic singing, help create a unique auditory experience for the audience.

Classification of Dian Opera

Yiliang Dian Opera

The history of Dian Opera in Yiliang County dates back to the late Qing Dynasty. A local Yunnan Opera troupe was formed here in the early 20th century. Over time, Yiliang became an important center for Dian Opera, with professional troupes emerging in the 1950s. By 1959, the Yunnan Opera Troupe in Yiliang County was established, and the area continued to foster talented performers.

Throughout the 20th century, the Yiliang Opera Troupe created numerous performances, including historical plays and folk tales, winning accolades in regional festivals.

Fengqing Dian Opera

Fengqing County in Lincang City has a long-standing history with Dian Opera, with performances dating back to 1906. During the early 20th century, local residents formed their own opera societies, and the performance of Dian Opera was widely embraced. In 1953, the Fengqing Dian Opera Troupe was established, which later became instrumental in advancing the art form.

Fengqing’s troupe became known for its innovation in musical styles, incorporating new elements like “anti-silk string” and “anti-Erhuang,” which combined different regional styles. Many original local dramas have been created, winning accolades at provincial festivals.

Preservation and Modern Challenges

Despite its rich history and cultural significance, Dian Opera faces challenges due to changing social conditions and cultural preferences. The rise of modern entertainment and shifts in audience tastes have led to a decline in performances, especially in rural areas. However, efforts to protect and revitalize the opera have been ongoing.

In recent years, initiatives like the Dian Opera Flower Lantern Art Week and the establishment of awards such as the Wenhua Award and Plum Blossom Award have helped to preserve and promote Dian Opera. This ensures that the art form continues to thrive in the modern era, even as it adapts to contemporary tastes.

Conclusion

Dian Opera, with its rich history, unique artistic elements, and cultural significance, remains an essential part of Yunnan’s artistic heritage. While it faces challenges, efforts to preserve and revitalize this form of opera continue to ensure its place in China’s diverse cultural landscape.

For further details, you can explore Dian Opera through its online resources at Yunnan Dian Opera.

Brief Itinerary

• Day 1: Arrive in Lincang
• Day 2: Lincang-Mengku-Lincang
• Day 3: Lincang-Lengshuijing-Yazihu Village-Shangxi Forest
• Day 4: Anhe Village tea making
• Day 5: Anhe village-Mengyou town-Fengqing
• Day 6: Fengqing 
• Day 7: Fengqing-xiaowan dam-Lushi ancient town-Gumo Village
• Day 8: Gumo Village-Bixi township-Nanjian-Weishan ancient town-Dali
• Day 9: Dali
• Day 10: End the service. Departure from Dali

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Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 Arrive in Lincang

Sightseeing and Activities: Arrive in Lincang
Accommodation: Lincang
Meals: None

Welcome to Lincang, Lincang is a prefecture level city in Yunnan Province, located in the southwest of Yunnan Province.   Yours tour guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel. You can enjoy the Wa nationality food and architecture  here. 

Day 2 Lincang-Mengku-Lincang

Sightseeing and Activities: Bingdao Village , Mengku Township
Accommodation: Lincang
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

This early morning, drive to Mengku Township first, then drive to Bingdao village(冰岛), which is Luhu tribal village surrounded by green mountains and is the origin of the tea plantation in China. You will see several huge ancient tea trees over 2000 years old! You will have a chance to see this rare, unique village of the Lahu people. They are known to wear colorful, traditional clothes. 

In the late afternoon, visit Lincang Tea Culture and Customs Garden and Lincang tea factories. Lying in the suburb of the Lin Xiang District, the 110 hectare scenic zone is one of the 25 most heated attractions of Yunnan Province. Here you will get to wander through this giant tea garden as well as learn deeper of the Chinese Yunnan tea culture. 

After you will visit the Lincang tea factory for lessons in Lincang’s Puer. What makes Lincang Puer different and unique to the other regions of Yunnan. 

Day 3 Lincang-Lengshuiqing-Ziyahu village-Shangxi forest

Sightseeing and Activities:  Ancient tea tree, Ancient town .
Accommodation: Lincang
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

After breakfast, drive to Lengshuiqing, it located in the southwest of mengsa town, A small village on the ridge of Daxue mountain in Yongde town. It retains the most primitive customs with altitude 2200 meters. The village is simple and the ancient tea trees around .

Day 4  Anhe village tea making

Sightseeing and Activities:  Ancient tea tree forest, make tea by self
Accommodation: Anhe village
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

There are nearly 10000 ancient tea trees in the primary forest at the altitude of 2100m ~ 2300m in Anhe village. The largest one has a base circumference 2.23m, a base diameter 0.73M and a plant height  16m. More than 15000 wild ancient tea trees were found in the state-owned primitive forest and collective forest of Hezhong village, Xiaping Zhangshan and baozidongqing. The largest one has a root girth of 2.53M, a base diameter is 0.81M and a height  12m . The other two were 0.76M in diameter. No less than 1500 ancient tea trees with a diameter of 0.2m. 

Day 5 Anhe village-Xueshan town-Mengyou town-Fengqing

Sightseeing and Activities:  Ancient tea tree forest
Accommodation: Fengqing
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

After breakfast, drive to Xueshan village. It Located in the south of the Fengqing County（凤庆县）, 90 kilometers away from the county, 32 kilometers away from Yun county（云县）, Xueshan Town（雪山镇） of Fengqing County  is famous for the Snow Mountain（雪山） in its territory.It’s recorded that the there are more than 2000 mu of ancient tea plantations and 1000 mu of wild ancient tea tree communities being cultivated in the area of Xueshan Town. Through the census and listing protection, it was found that the maximum diameter of the wild tea tree could be 2 meters, which the tree age was above 1400 according to the estimation. And then head to Mengyou town to see the ancient tea trees , visit Dahuaqiao Historical Site and chengmendong. 

At the late of afternoon drive to Fengqing.

Day 6  Fengqing 

Sightseeing and Activities: Tea ceremony  performance, tea garden scenery
Accommodation: Fengqing
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Fengqing County located in the southwest of Yunnan Province, is the largest tea producing county in Yunnan Province. Almost all the counties are suitable for tea planting. Fengqing County has a long history of tea planting and tea making.In its territory, there are more than 20000 acre of ancient tea garden and more than 30000 acre of wild ancient tea cultivated before the Republic of China.

Visit Dianhong black tea factory , Xiashan ecological tea garden and see the tea ceremony performance.

Day 7  Fengqing-Xiaowan-Lushi ancient town-Gumo village

Sightseeing and Activities:  Ancient tea horse road, unique stone houses and traditional village view
Accommodation: Gumo village
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

After breakfast, set off for Fengqing for Lushi ancient town, passing through the long lake and crossing the bridge in Mang street, you can taste the special river fish, also take the yacht to admire the scenery of lake and the mountain, and enjoy the plateau lake “xiaowan”; then visit Lushi ancient town to experience the route of the ancient tea horse road and taste the authentic farmhouse food! 

After lunch, drive to “Gumo village” in the morning, belonging to Shili township, Fengqing county, Lincang city, yunnan province, which won the prize of “China traditional village“, “China summer town in 2013 ”as its better preserved ancient mill group, clear and exquisite lover river, unique stone houses, ecological and livable environment and rich folk customs.

Day 8 Gumo village-Bixi township-Nanjian-Weishan ancient town-Dali

Sightseeing and Activities: Ancient tea trees, dam and Yi minority ancient culture
Accommodation: Dali
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

After breakfast, driving to Bixi township. The forest coverage rate of Bixi township is 51% with good ecological and there is a beautiful and magical sunrise of Phoenix Mountain. And then go to Longshan village, There have 300-500 ancient tea trees here . Ancient tea trees grow on the ridge of the field and scattered. A few ancient tea trees are distributed in front of the house and behind the house. The plants of ancient tea trees grow moderately and all have many ages. And then drive to Nanjian , stop to visit Nanjian Tulin Tea Factory for few hours.

After lunch, continue to drive to visit Weishan Old Town. Weishan old town was the cradle of Nanzhao kingdom(a kindom established by Yi Minority), the history can be traced back to 7th century. Its a very nice old town and not touristic. It was a important town on the ancient tea and horse road. You will also enjoy the traditional Bai people’s building design. 

Day 9 Dali

Sightseeing and Activities:  Buddhist temple scenery, Xiaguantuocha tea company.
Accommodation: Dali
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

After an early breakfast we picked you up to the Da Li museum curator and drove into the mountains towards a Buddhist temple which we then hiked up to. The head monk graciously served us tea which was processed on the premises and steeped with water from the nearby mountain streams. We spent some time exploring the grounds of the temple, wandering through the dense forest with Da Li city far below.
Back on the bus we drove along the waterfront on our way to the famous Xiaguantuocha tea company. We were given a rare tour of their museum and shown aged puer tea cakes worth over $10k each! Xiaguantuocha produces 70k tons of Puer a year, with only 3k of this being exported. We were told the largest portion of these exported puer tea cakes are sold to French pharmacies where they are believed to reduce high blood pressure.

Day 10 Departure from Dali

Service end, leave Dali

Service Included:

• Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
• Meals as listed in the itinerary;
• Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
• Private English-speaking tour guide;
• Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
• Service charge & government taxes;
• Luggage transfers between airports and hotels;
• Domestic train tickets of soft sleeper.

Service Excluded:

• Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
• Chinese visa fees;
• Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
• Single room supplement;
• Tips to guides and drivers;
• Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
• Personal travel accident insurance;
• All optional programs.

Travel Tips:

• Visitors are advised to always carry changes of clothing due to the large variations in temperature between day and night.
• The climate is relatively dry, so drink more water every day.
• Protecting oneself from strong UV radiation at high altitude.
• Protecting oneself from altitude sickness. Lessen the effects of altitude sickness, avoid strenuous exercise and have plenty of rest. 
• Respect local customs , habits, and religious beliefs.

The Tianhao Expressway (Tianbao – Houqiao), abbreviated as G5615 in China’s “National Highway Network Plan (2013-2030)”, is a high-speed highway connecting Tianbao Port to Houqiao Port in Yunnan Province. It serves as a branch line of the G56 Hangzhou-Ruili Expressway.

According to the route plan in the “National Highway Network Plan (2013-2030)”, the main control points of the Tianhao Expressway include Tianbao (Port), Wenshan, Mengzi, Shiping, Honglongchang, Zhenyuan, Lincang, Yunxian, Baoshan, Tengchong, and Houqiao (Port).

Key Details:

• Chinese Name: 天猴高速公路 (Tianhao Gao Su Gong Lu)
• National Highway Number: G5615
• Start Point: Tianbao Port, Yunnan Province
• End Point: Houqiao Port, Yunnan Province
• Route: The entire Tianhao Expressway is located within Yunnan Province, running east to west. It serves as a rapid transit route along the southern border of Yunnan Province, playing a crucial role in accelerating regional development and maintaining border stability. It passes through areas including Wenshan Prefecture, Honghe Prefecture, Yuxi City, Pu’er City, Lincang City, and Baoshan City.

Segment Overview:

• The main line spans 1075.5 kilometers (including shared segments of 139.5 kilometers), comprising several segments like the Wentian Expressway, Mongwenyan Expressway (Wenshan to Mengzi section), Jishi Expressway, Shihong Expressway, Yuanjiang County (Honglongchang to Mojiang County Bixi section shared with G8511 Kunmo Expressway), Yulin Expressway, Dalin Expressway (Yunxian to Lincang section), Yunbao Expressway (Yunxian to Fengqing section), Changbao Expressway, Baolong Expressway (Baoshan South Hub to Longling Town Xiaotianba Hub section belonging to G56 main line), Baoteng Expressway, and Tenghou Expressway.

1. Wentian Expressway: This segment serves as the starting section of the G5615 Tianhao – Houqiao Expressway (G5615), an important gateway from Yunnan to Vietnam. The route runs from southeast to northwest, starting from Xitian Village, Tianbao Town, Malipo County, passing through Malipo, Xingjie, Lianhuatang, Zhuilijie, Gumu, and connecting to the Wenshan West Interchange of the Mongwenyan Expressway, totaling 119.087 kilometers (including 6.684 kilometers of Tianbao connecting line). The entire route is constructed according to the standards of a dual carriageway expressway with a design speed of 80 km/h, a roadbed width of 25.5 meters, and a highway load design of Grade I. The project’s estimated total investment is 18.26 billion yuan, with an average cost of 153.35 million yuan per kilometer.
2. Mongwenyan Expressway (Wenshan to Mengzi Section): This section starts from the Wenshan West Interchange near Wenshan Tiansheng Bridge, heading west via Matang, Bozhu, Mengzi’s Laozhai Street, Mingjiu, Zhicun, and after converting to the G8011 Kaihe Expressway interchange with New Ansuo, it then passes through Datun Town, ending at Mangtang intersection of the Jishi Expressway and Mengzi Urban Expressway intersection, totaling 101.3 kilometers. The main line is constructed according to the standards of a fully interchanged, fully enclosed four-lane expressway, with a design speed of 80 km/h and a roadbed width of 24.5 meters. The route includes seven interchange-style stacked intersections: Mengzi Hub, Zhicun, Mingjiu, Laozhai, Old Huilong Hub, Xin Kaitian, and Wenshan West, as well as two service areas in Yangliu and Wenshan, with two parking areas in Yangliu and Bozhu.
3. Jishi Expressway: Starting from Mangtang of Mengzi, it passes through Jijie Town, Tangdian, Jiandian County’s Yanzi Cave, Miandian, County City, Xizhuang, and Shiping County’s Baxi, with a total length of 98.53 kilometers.

Dianhong Black Tea and Puer Tea are two famous teas in Yunnan Province and China. So to experience the Puer Tea and Dianhong Black Tea culture is an unique and special activity in Yunnan tour. The mysterious tea culture in Yunnan will make your tour memorable. 16 days tour prolongs your tea culture trip so that you can have enough time to visit the most famous tea plantations, tea factories and learn more about the history, development and tea-making process of Dianhong Black tea and Puer tea.

Brief Itinerary

• Day 1: Kunming Arrival
• Day 2: Kunming-Yuxi-Zhenyuan-Jiujia Town
• Day 3: Jiujia Town-Zhenyuan-Puer
• Day 4: Puer-Zhengdong Town-Yiwu Town
• Day 5: Yiwu
• Day 6:Yiwu-Menglun-Jinghong
• Day 7: Jinghong-Menghai-Jingmai
• Day 8: Jingmai
• Day 9: Jingmai-Ximeng
• Day 10: Ximeng-Shuangjiang
• Day 11: Shuangjiang-Lincang
• Day 12: Lincang-Yunxian-Fengqing
• Day 13: Fengqing-Xiaowan-Dali
• Day 14: Dali
• Day 15: Dali-Lijiang
• Day 16: Lijiang Departure

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Detailed Itinerary

You’ll begin your journey to the diverse and captivating province of Yunnan from the capital city, Kunming. Upon arrival at the Kunming International Airport, meet your local guide and transfer to the hotel. And then, you will take a leisurely stroll along the Green Lake, a charming area of teahouses and small boutiques selling handicrafts and beautiful local paintings. 
Enjoy welcoming dinner of Yunnan Flavouring food with crossing Bridge Rice Noodle and Steam Pot Chicken/Qiguoji.

— Kunming is the capital of southwest China’s Yunnan province, a primarily agricultural province of 45 million. Kunming has a population of five million and is located in one of the world’s most geographically, ethnically, biologically and linguistically diverse regions. Situated at 1,900 meters (6,233ft) above sea level and 25° north of the Equator it has a rather unique and pleasant climate for a Chinese city.

Day 2 Kunming-Yuxi-Zhenyuan-Jiujia Town

Sightseeing and Activities: Dai Ethnic Village, Arrive at Jiujia Town
Accommodation: Jiujia Town
Meals: Breakfast, lunch

After breakfast, you will have a beautiful driving about 380 kilometers to Jiujia Town of Zhenyuan County. Drive around 5 hours from Kunming to Jiasa Town in Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County. Have lunch with Dai ethnic flavor in Jiasa Town.

Jiasa(嘎洒 in Chinese) is a small town in Xinping County, Yunnan Province. ‘Jiasa’ in Dai language means the street near the beach. Yuanjiang River flows beside the town and brought it fertile land and warm weather. Jiasa is famous for its special minorty group, Huayao Dai. It is a branch of Dai People, and keeps its own features. Huayao Dai People don’t live in the bamboo buildings as Dai People do, they live in a speicla kind of cottage called ÍÁÕÆ·¿(house made of soil). Women wear tattoos on their arms, and they like chewing pinang to dye their teeth black. Tattoos and black teeth are the simble of beauty in traditional Huayao Dai women’s eyes.

After lunch, continue the driving to Zhenyuan Yi, Hani and Lahu Autonomous County. It is 80 Kilometers driving from the downtown to Jiujia Town where you will visit the Qianjiazhai Ancient Tea Trees Growing Area in Ailaoshan Mountain Nature Reserve.

Day 3 Jiujia Town-Zhenyuan-Puer

Sightseeing and Activities: Qianjiazhai Ancient Tea Plantation
Accommodation: Puer
Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Visit the Qianjiazhai Ancient Tea Trees Growing Area in Ailaoshan Mountain Nature Reserve in the morning; then drive to Puer City.
–Qianjiazhai Ancient Tea Growing Area is located in Jiujia Town of Zhenyuan Yi, Hani, and Lahu autonomous county in Puer City. It lies in the western part of Puerh City and the middle section of the southwestern Yunnan Ailao and Wuliang mountain chains. Within the area’s border is a string of mountains. In fact, mountainous terrain makes up 97.7% of the land. The total area of Zhenyuan County is 4,109.38 km2. The topography is complex, high in the north and lower in the south. The highest point is 3,137 meters above sea level, while the lowest is 774 meters. The county seat of Enle lies at an elevation of 1,080 meters.

Zhenyuan has a subtropical climate, with a yearly average temperature of 18.5°C, 1,284.8mm of annual rainfall, and an average relative humidity of 78%. The Babian, Amo, and Mengtong rivers flow through the area. It was an important stopping point on the Old Tea Horse Road. In 1990, Zhenyuan Yi, Hani, and Lahu Autonomous County was formed.

In 1998, county-level administrative offices were moved from the town of Anban to Enle. The Jiujia township village of Qianjia contains a record in the Guinness Book of World Records for a 2700+-year-old, world tea tree king. This has become one of Zhenyuan’s main tourist attractions.

–Puer City

Situated in the northwest of Yunnan Province, Puer has an important location in China’s southwestern boundary, neighboring Laos, Vietnam and Burma and sharing a 486 kilometers (302 miles) boundary line with these three countries. Kunming is about 550 kilometers (342 miles) from Puer.
Puer is in an important location linking roadway and waterway transportation between the China hinterland and Southeast Asia. Since 1896, it has been opened up as a commerce port, being one of the three towns of trading importance in Yunnan. Puer City was originally called,’Simao City’ and, is famous for its Puer Tea.

Puer consists of many ethnic minorities, such as Lahu, Hani, Wa and Yi. Varied customs make it a colorful city. Eating habits, ceremonies, costumes and folk legends can all be a strong attraction for people who are visiting. In addition, Puer City is the hometown of the well known Puer Tea, and Puer people have diversified ways of handling tea, such as bamboo tube tea, cold tea dish, earth-pot tea and baked tea; all of which you should try.

Day 4 Puer-Zhengdong Town-Yiwu Town

Sightseeing and Activities: Puer Tea Plantation, Puer tea factory
Accommodation: Yiwu
Meals: Breakfast, lunch

In the morning,drive up to Puer Tea Gardens, overlooking Puer City where Austin was interviewed by the media. You will explore the Chinese Tea Institute and their library of dried tea leaves before being whisked off to a tea tasting and more interviews.
Visit the Puer tea factory and experience how local people cook the Puer tea cakes.

In the afternoon, drive to Zhendong Town and visit Zhengdong Sansai Villages of Dai ethnic people.
Continue the driving to Yiwu Town for overnight.

Day 5 Yiwu Town

Sightseeing and Activities: Puer Tea Plantation, Puer tea factory, Yiwu Village, Tea Workshops
Accommodation: Yiwu
Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Take a bumpy dirt road to see an 800yr old tea tree overlooking a gorgeous lush valley in Zhengshan Mountain. On the way back you walk along the Tea Horse Trail which begins in Yiwu village and goes all the way to Tibet.

Our next stop is He Tian Neng’s old tea workshop where you drink tea and see the stone blocks used to press tea cakes. Mr. He then will take you to his newer workshop where you watch as workers make puer tea cakes by hand using the following method:
Full tea leaves and buds (2 leaves to 1 bud) are picked and collected in baskets.
The leaves are spread out on woven trays and dried in the sun for several hours.
Once dried the leaves are steamed under low heat for about 30 seconds to bring the moisture back and make the leaves pliable.
The moist leaves are wrapped in a cloth and pressed by hand into a disc shape.
A heavy stone press is then placed on top of the tea cake and a worker stands on top of this press, rotating his wade in a circular motion for about a minute.

In about 10 minutes the stone press is removed and the cloth covered cake is moved to a shelf for drying.
After 6hrs or so the cloth is removed from the tea cake and it may be wrapped in tea paper.
Puer tea cakes may be used to make tea immediately, however because the leaves have not been cooked they will continue to oxidize over time and will mature into a deep rich flavor in 5-10 years.

Yiwu is one of the 6 famous puer tea mountains and home to a puer tea museum which we visited along with the start of the Tea Horse Trail. In the evening you hang out in the small Yiwu Village, have tea and beer in front a shop and fired off roman candles in the street. Glenn fired an errant shot, narrowly missed Kevin’s head, before we retired to our slightly rough accommodations for the night.

Day 6 Yiwu Town-Menglun-Jinghong

Sightseeing and Activities: Menglun Tropical Garden
Accommodation: Jinghong
Meals: Breakfast, lunch

After a noodle breakfast, drive to visit Menglun Tropical Botanical Garden. Situated 103 kilometers, or 3 hour ride, from Jinghong, the Tropical Botanical Garden was founded in 1958 and is currently playing an important role in research in the areas of medicinal plants, taxonomy, economic plants and biochemistry. This garden proudly holds 3,000 species of plants, one of the richest botanical concentrations all over the world.

After visiting Menglun Tropical Botanical Garden, drive along a winding road through a tropical rain forest and stopped briefly at a rubber tree orchard on the way to Jinghong.

Day 7 Jinghong-Menghai-Jingmai

Sightseeing and Activities: Nannuo Tea Mountain, Yunnan Tea Research Institute, Jinzheng Octagonal Pavilion, Huimin Town
Accommodation: Jingmai
Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Drive to Menghai County, visit Nannuo Mountain Tea Plantation and Yunnan Tea Research Institute. Nanuo is one of six tea Mountains, the origin of tea of the world, today we will visit a tea plantation with history of over 600 years old.

At Yunnan Tea Research Institute, we will be given a lecture on Yunnan minority tea culture while enjoy the tea performance of courses of Flaming Tea from Ai’Ni ethnic minority, cool mixed tea of Jinou, Earth-pot tea of La’hu and so on.

Visit Jinzheng Octagonal Pavilion, and then drive to Lancang Lahu Autonomous County. Transfer to Huimin Town which is 50 kilometers away from Lancang Lahu Autonomous County.

Day 8 Jingmai

Sightseeing and Activities: Jingmai and Mangjing Ancient Tea Mountain, Ethnic Villages
Accommodation: Jingmai
Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Get up in the early morning, visit Jingmai and Mangjing Ancient Tea Mountains in Huimin Town.
The Jingmai Mangjing Ancient Tea Association consists of 209 member households from two administrative villages, namely Jingmai and Mangjing, which are composed of six natural villages. Some of the poorest populations are often ethnic minorities in border regions where the Jingmai Mangjing Ancient Tea Association is located.

The popularity of ancient tea among Chinese tea drinkers has rapidly increased in recent years and can be produced in excellent quality from Jingmai and Mangjing’s tea trees. The number of leaves picked from ancient trees is currently 10 times higher than that of the fresh leaves picked from cultivated tea plants.

The Jingmai Mangjing Tea Association makes up most of the Jingmai Ancient Tea garden, which covers an area of 1600 ha, 910 ha of which are organic. The government has declared the Jingmai Ancient Tea Garden an important area for protection and began promoting ecotourism. The government also emphasizes organic management to increase the value of tea products.
Transfer to Menglian Dai, Lahu and Va Autonomous County and visit Nayun Ancient Town of Dai ethnic people.

–About Jingmai Ancient Puer Tea
Ancient Pu-erh tea tree, natural growing environment, organic tea leaves, picked in early spring season before rain, sundried Maocha, pressed with stone mode…the core value of traditional Pu-erh is consisted of all these factors. There are many famous ancient Pu-erh tea mountains located in Yunnan province, and every kind of ancient Pu-erh has its own unique flavor because of the different growing earth, weather, environment etc. in different mountains.

Awazon “Jinmai Ancient Tea” raw cake is made of pure ancient tea tree leaves from Jingmai ancient tea mountain. Only top grade early spring tea leaves and buds from over thousand year old ancient tea tree are used as raw material for making this raw Pu-erh tea cake. This is the best choice for Pu-erh connoisseurs and collectors.

Please note that only ancient Pu-erh tea can last over 15 infusions, which is a very important factor to judge if it’s real ancient Pu-erh or not. For this Awazon “Jinmai Ancient Tea”, the brewed liquor becomes much better from the 3rd infusion on. You will feel a very good sweet aftertaste in deep throat and full mouth with lingering orchid aroma. This is a unique flavor of ancient Pu-erh tea from Jingmai and Mangjing ancient tea tree. What surprising is this flavor will be getting stronger and better after years of aging. And this feature makes our Awazon “Jinmai Ancient Tea” raw Pu-erh tea cake much more valuable for collection.

Day 9 Jingmai-Ximeng County

Sightseeing and Activities: Ancient Tea Trees, Original Forest, Tea Factory
Accommodation: Ximeng
Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Drive one hour and a half to Ximeng County, visit the Ancient Tea group and the original forest in Fodianshan Mountain with 2458 meters above the sea level. There are 19.5 square kilometers ancient tea trees in Fodianshan Mountain, which is well-known as one of the 8 famous tea mountains in Puer City.
Visit local tea factory in the afternoon.

–The Va ethnic minority, with a population of 396,610, lives in Ximeng, Cangyuan, Menglian, Gengma, Lancang, Shuangjiang, Zhenkang and Yongde counties in southwestern Yunnan Province. Some are found scattered in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture and the Dehong Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture. Ximeng and Cangyuan counties are the main places where the Va people live in compact communities. In the areas where the Va people live, there are also Hans, Yis, Dais, Hanis, Lahus, Jingpos, Blangs, De’angs and Lisus.

Ximeng, Cangyuan, Menglian and Langcang are situated between the Lancang and Nu rivers, blocked by undulating mountain ridges some 2,000 meters above sea level. Traditionally this area was called the Ava hilly region.

With a subtropical climate, the fertile Ava region has plentiful rainfall and only 40 frost-free days a year. It is suitable for the growth of dry rice, paddy, maize, millet, buckwheat, potatoes, cotton, hemp, tobacco and sugarcane, as well as such subtropical fruits as bananas, pineapples, mangoes, papayas and oranges.

Optional Day tour in Ximeng County:
Tour include Fodianshan Mountain Ancient Tea Forest, Dragon Pool, Likan Waterfalls and Wa ethnic villages.

Day 10 Ximeng County-Shuangjiang

Sightseeing and Activities: Mengsuo Dragon Pool and Wa ethnic villages, Ancient Tea Trees
Accommodation: Shuangjiang
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Visit the Mengsuo Dragon Pool and Wa ethnic villages in the morning;
A long but nice driving from Ximeng County to Lincang City via Shuangjiang County. Visit The 10, 000 Acres Wild Ancient Tea Trees in Shuangjiang County.

One day Optional tea tour to Bingdao Village and visit the ancient tea trees as well as the Mengku Tea Factory in Mengku Town.
It is aournd 50KM from Mengku Town to Bingdao Village, take a local minibus to the village from a bumpy road, then trek to the village. Bingdao(±ùµº) , a small and poor Luhu ethnic village surrounded by green mountains which is the origin of the tea plantation in China. You can see several ancient tea trees around the village as well as the Lahu ethnic people with colorful costumes. Visit Bingdao Elementary School, exchange the culture with local ethnic students, prepare some gifts to these children. Cross the school, you will find some huge ancient tea trees with more than 2000 years old.

–Mengku Daxueshan Virgin Forest and the Ancient Tea Trees
The 10, 000 Acres Wild Ancient Tea Trees Garden is located in Mengku Town (Û¿âÏç) in Shuangjiang County. The wood has a total area of 12, 000 acres and a history of more than 2,500 years. Home to over 80, 000 ancient wild tea trees, it is the largest, oldest and highest tea trees wood ever found in this planet.

Day 11 Ximeng County-Shuangjiang-Lincang

Sightseeing and Activities: Lincang Tea Culture and Customs Garden and Lincang tea factories
Accommodation: Lincang
Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Visit Lincang Tea Culture and Customs Garden and Lincang tea factories.

–Lincang Tea Culture and Customs Garden
Lying in the suburb of the Lin Xian g District, the 110 hectare scenic zone is one of the 25 most heated tourist destinations of Yunnan Province. It is an all-around man-made tourist zone for sightseeing, leisure, recreation and cultural exploration. Wandering in the tea garden, one can not only learn the far – reaching Chinese Tea culture and tradition but also take part in the whole process of preparing tea. In the mean time one will be exposed to the

–Lincang City is a prefecture-level city,With Lancang ( Mekong ) River to the east, Lincang region is located in the Southwest of Yunnan. It borders Myanmar and includes eight counties, including the only two Wa Autonomous Counties in Yunnan — Cangyuan and Ximeng, occupying 50% of the total population of Wa nationality in Yunnan.

Day 12 Lincang-Yunxian-Fengqing

Sightseeing and Activities: Dianhong Black Tea Factory,
Accommodation: Fengqing
Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Drive to Fengqing County via Yunxian County in the morning. Visit Dianhong Black Tea Company, tea factories and tea plantation in Fengshan Town.

Day 13 Fengqing-Xiaowan-Dali

Sightseeing and Activities: Ancient Tea Trees, Ethnic Villages
Accommodation: Fengqing
Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Drive to Xiaowan to visit an ancient tea trees. On the way back to Dali, visit some ethnic villages.

Day 14 Dali

Sightseeing and Activities: Xizhou Old Town, Zhoucheng Village, Three Pagodas
Accommodation: Dali
Meals: Breakfast, lunch

In the morning, head for Xizhou Town to fully appreciate Bai-style traditional architectural courtyards, taste their fragrant Three-Course Tea and explore their distinctive culture.

Transfer to visit Zhoucheng Village and the Bai people’s Tie-dying cloth workshop where you can take some special souvenir with the Bai ethnic style. 

Day 15 Dali-Lijiang

Sightseeing and Activities: Lijiang Old Town, Black Dragon Pool, Dongba Culture Museum
Accommodation: Lijiang
Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Drive to Lijiang. Transfer to Dongba Culture Museum where more than 10,000 Dongba cultural relics show mysterious Dongba culture of the Naxi people. Take a gentle walk to Black Dragon Pool Park to enjoy gorgeous view and peaceful surroundings. If weather permits, get to the best spot to overlook the snow-capped Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and shoot some amazing pictures.

Day 16 Lijiang Departure

Sightseeing and Activities: Lijiang Departure
Accommodation: none
Meals: Breakfast

Departure from Lijiang.

Service Included:

• Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
• Meals as listed in the itinerary;
• Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
• Private English-speaking tour guide and vehicle for transfers & sightseeing;
• Service charge & government taxes;
• Luggage transfers between airports and hotels;
• Free-bottled mineral water;

Service Excluded:

• Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
• Chinese visa fees;
• Tips to guides and drivers;
• Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff.
• Personal travel accident insurance;
• All optional programs.

Chinese Name: 滇红第一村–安石村
English Name: Anshi Village and Anshi Dianhong Black Tea Plantations in Fengqing County, Lincang
Keywords: Anshi Village of Fengqing County, Dianhong Black Tea, Lincang Attraction
Location: Anshi village of Fengshan Town, Fengqing County, Lincang City

Admission Fee: Free
Opening Hours:All the Day

About Anshi Village

The Anshi village（安石村） of Fengshan Town, Fengqing County, Lincang City, Yunnan Province is 6 kilometers away from the township government equipped with cement road, which can provide convenient transportation. Anshi village borders with Shuijing village（水菁村） in the east, county town（县城） in the south, Luoxing village（落星村） in the west and Mengyou town（勐佑镇） in the north. Administered over 23 groups of villagers in Anshi village with an agricultural population of 3063, the rural population has reached 3095 among which 660 are engaged in the first industry. Covering an area of 9.6 square kilometers of Anshi village with the highest altitude of 2300 meters, most of the villagers are living in areas above 1,800 meters above sea level. So it’s a typical mountain farming village.

Long History of Tea

With a long history of tea, Anshi village has become the major material base of Dianhong black tea since the success of the Dianhong black tea trial in 1938. Anshi village has seized the opportunity, vigorously developed the tea industry and built the first specialty tea village in the county over the past 10 years. In the meanwhile, tea industry has become the first pillar industry of Anshi village.

Fengqing county（凤庆县） has made a great of adjustment to the industrial structure of Anshi village, and has converted all farmland into tea garden. The tea garden is planted in strict accordance with the technical standard of high quality ecological tea garden with building a high quality ecological tea garden of 3560 mu. At present, the scale of planting tea in the whole village is basically covering the total area of the whole village, with the ratio of 54% of the tea garden.

Tea Productions

The tea products centered on green tea and black tea are formed through the optimization of the production process. The trademarks such as “Anshi” and ” The First Village of Dianhong Black Tea “（滇红第一村） have been registered by Anshi village for improving the fame of tea productions of Anshi village. With the increasing of brand value, tea brand of Anshi village has been formed.

Attraction Transportation:

You can take the shuttle bus from Fengqing County to Fengshan Town, then take a local minibus to Anshi village

Attraction Travel Tips:

Pay attention to the time you visit

Chinese Name: 凤庆县雪山镇茶区
English Name: Xueshan Tea Plantation in Fengqing County, Lincang
Keywords: Tea Culture, Xueshan Town of Fengqing County, Fengqing Attraction
Location: Xueshan Town of Fengqing County,Lincang
Admission Fee: Free
Opening Hours: All the day

Lincang Xueshan Town Tea Plantation in Fengqing 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 Xueshan Town Tea Plantation in Lincang(凤庆县雪山镇茶区).

About Xueshan Town

Located in the south of the Fengqing County（凤庆县）, 90 kilometers away from the county, 32 kilometers away from Yun county（云县）, Xueshan Town（雪山镇） of Fengqing County  is famous for the Snow Mountain（雪山） in its territory.

Landscapes

Xueshan Town borders with Aihua Town（爱华镇） of Yun County in the east, Xingfu Town（幸福镇） in the south, San Chahe Town（三岔河镇） in the west and Luodang Town（洛党镇） in the north. Covering an area of 203.03 square kilometers, the highest altitude has reached 3098 meters. The terrain of it is more higher in the northwest and lower in the northeast with an average annual rainfall of 1300 millimeters. The total population of the town reached 28,651 by the end of the 2006, among which 27,882 were agricultural population.

History

At the first beginning, it was named Xueshan village（雪山乡） in 1988. Under the adjustment of government, it was renamed Xueshan Town in 2002. In the fame of the Snow Mountain, local people work hard and produce distinctive local products for attracting more tourists. With the opening of Yunxue high way（云雪公路 ）, it takes less time for people to reach Xueshan Town from Fengqing County.

Xueshan Tea Plantation

It’s recorded that the there are more than 2000 mu of ancient tea plantations and 1000 mu of wild ancient tea tree communities being cultivated in the area of Xueshan Town. Through the census and listing protection, it was found that the maximum diameter of the wild tea tree could be 2 meters, which the tree age was above 1400 according to the estimation. Located in the Xinping Village（新平村） with a diameter of 1.22 meters and 7.5 meters high, the age of the largest single cultivable ancient tea tree is more than 200. At present, there are plenty of ancient tea tree communities being found, which mainly distributed in the area of Dazhaishan Village（大寨山）, Xiazhaishan Village（下寨山） and etc. In the area of Xueshan Town, the most famous tea is Daye tea of Fengqing County.

There are some ancient tea trees in Anhe Village (安和村) including  Qingmulin Village(轻木林), Tangzikou Village(塘子口) and Ziyahu Village(子亚户). Ziyahu is a beautiful village facing to the mountain peak between Fengqing and Yunxian Counties. There is a big banyan tree more than 200 years in Ziyahu Village.  Here is also the hometown of Charlie Lee(李如灿 in Chinese) who is the founder of Yunnan Exploration.

Attraction Transportation:

You can take the shuttle bus from Fengqing County to Xueshan Town at Fengqing Coach Station.

Attraction Travel Tips:

Traveling Seasons: All seasons

Traveling Hours: All day

Chinese Name:凤庆县滇红集团股份有限公司(前凤庆茶厂)
English Name:Dianhong Group Black Tea Factory in Fengqing County, Lincang(Former Fengqing Tea Factory)
Official Web: http://www.dianhong.com/

Lincang Yunnan Dianhong Black Tea Group in Fengqing 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 Yunnan Dianhong Black Tea Group in Lincang(凤庆县滇红集团股份有限公司).

Company Name: Yunnan Dianhong Group Co., Ltd
Headquarters in Kunming: Yuntong Technology Park, No. 625, 2nd Ring West Road, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Headquarters in Fengqing: No. 27, North Gate of Fengqing County Town, Lincang City, Yunnan, China
Establishment: March 1939
Business Scope: Tea, Agriculture, Forestry, and Poverty Alleviation Projects
Fixed Assets: 673 million RMB
Number of Employees: 526
Chairman and CEO: Wang Tianquan
Current Tea Plantation Area: 30,700 hectares (including 20,000 hectares certified by Swiss IMO as organic tea)
Annual Production and Processing Capacity: 15,000 tons
Honors and Recognitions: National Quality Silver Award, Famous Chinese Tea, National Foreign Affairs Gift Tea, “China Tea Brand,” and “Yunnan Province Famous Trademark”

Major Honors and Qualifications

1. National Poverty Alleviation Leading Enterprise: Recognized as a national-level leading enterprise in poverty alleviation, actively participating in and promoting poverty alleviation projects to boost local economic development and social stability.
2. Yunnan Provincial Key Leading Enterprise in Agricultural Industrialization: A key leading enterprise in agricultural industrialization within Yunnan Province, contributing to the modernization of agriculture.
3. Yunnan Provincial Key Leading Enterprise in Forestry Industry: Holds a prominent position as a provincial key leading enterprise in the forestry industry, involved in the conservation and development of forest resources.
4. Leading Enterprise in Yunnan Tea Industry: A leading enterprise in the Yunnan tea industry, exerting significant influence in tea production, processing, and market development.
5. Top 100 Enterprises in the National Tea Industry: Honored for five consecutive years as one of the top 100 enterprises in the national tea industry, reflecting outstanding achievements in tea production and brand building.
6. National Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative Project Protection Unit: In November 2019, recognized as a protection unit for the craft of producing black tea (specifically Dianhong black tea), highlighting its crucial role and contribution to traditional tea-making craftsmanship preservation and inheritance.

Company Development and Production Capacity

• Production Scale: Annual production and processing capacity of 15,000 tons, supplying a large quantity of high-quality Dianhong black tea products to the market.
• International Certification: 20,000 hectares of the company’s tea plantations are certified as organic tea by Swiss IMO, demonstrating its commitment to environmental protection and organic agriculture.

Corporate Mission and Social Responsibility

• Mission: Committed to promoting local economic growth, improving farmer incomes, and advancing the inheritance and innovation of tea culture through tea industry development.
• Social Responsibility: Actively engages in community development and public welfare activities, supporting education, healthcare, and infrastructure construction, contributing to social harmony.

The above information illustrates the significant position and influence of Yunnan Dianhong Group Co., Ltd in the Chinese tea industry, as well as its active contributions to economic, social, and cultural development.

Chairman’s Profile

Name: Wang Tianquan
Birthplace: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
Education: Graduated in 1982 with a degree in Mechanical Manufacturing from Guangxi University
Current Positions: Chairman and CEO of Fengtang Group, Yunnan Dianhong Group Co., Ltd., and Yunnan Sunshine Sugar Co., Ltd.
Additional Roles:

• Executive Director of China Sugar Association
• Visiting Professor at Guangxi University
• Executive Director of Guangxi Systems Engineering Society
• Chairman of Guangxi Sugar Making Committee
• Standing Committee Member of Lincang City Political Consultative Conference
• Executive Committee Member of Lincang City Federation of Industry and Commerce
• Standing Committee Member of Yunxian and Fengqing County Political Consultative Conference
• Vice President of Yunxian Federation of Industry and Commerce

Honors and Awards:

• One of Yunnan Province’s Top 100 Outstanding Industrial Entrepreneurs
• Outstanding Builder of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in Yunnan Province
• Star Entrepreneur of Non-Public Enterprises in Yunnan Province
• Outstanding Member of the Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)

Mr. Wang Tianquan is also the first Chinese entrepreneur honored as an “Ambassador of Love” by the China Disabled Persons’ Federation.

Group Introduction

Company Name: Yunnan Dianhong Group Co., Ltd.
Formerly Known As: Established in 1939 as Shunning Experimental Tea Factory, renamed Yunnan Fengqing Tea Factory in 1954, birthplace of China’s famous “Dianhong” black tea.
Restructuring: Approved by Yunnan Provincial Reform Commission in 1996, transformed into Yunnan Dianhong Group Co., Ltd.
Total Assets: 413 million RMB (excluding intangible assets such as brand value of 260 million RMB)
Tea Plantation Area: 30,700 hectares (including 20,000 hectares certified as organic tea by Swiss IMO)
Processing Facilities: 85 primary processing factories located in Fengqing and Gengma counties
Key Achievements:

• Designated National Export Point for Black Tea
• Producer of the “Standard Physical Sample” for National Black Tea
• Dianhong Fuhao Supreme Tea was recognized as the official foreign affairs gift tea in 1958, presented to Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom during her visit to China by then Yunnan Provincial Governor Zhi Qiang in 1986.
• In December 2006, the “Dianhong Tea” series was awarded the title of “Embassy Special Gift Tea” by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China.
• In 2008, “Dianhong Fuhao Supreme Tea” was designated as the “Special Gift Tea for Beijing Paralympic Games.”
• In June 2009, accompanied by Secretary-General Hu Jintao, Yunnan Dianhong Group visited Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine as part of the Chinese economic and trade delegation.
• In September 2010, Yunnan Dianhong Group joined the Yunnan Provincial Government delegation to conduct business inspections in Sri Lanka.
• In December 2010, accompanied by Premier Wen Jiabao, Yunnan Dianhong Group joined the Chinese economic and trade delegation to India, Pakistan, and other countries for business inspections.
• In 2011, products including “Dayun Red Fragrance” were designated as authorized products for the 26th World University Summer Games in Shenzhen.
• In February 2012, Vice Premier of the State Council, Hui Liangyu, visited Lincang to inspect the Dianhong tea industry and the production process of “Feng” brand Dianhong tea.

Brand Recognition:

• Registered “Feng” trademark in 1983, recognized as a Famous Trademark of Yunnan Province
• “Feng” brand black tea has been consecutively recognized as a Famous Product of Yunnan Province
• In April 2011, “Feng” brand black tea was awarded the title of “China Time-Honored Brand” by the Ministry of Commerce of China.
• In April 2012, the “Feng” brand trademark of Yunnan Dianhong Group was officially recognized as a “China Well-Known Trademark” by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.

Industry Accolades:

• Awarded National Silver Quality Award multiple times
• Several products received Gold Awards and titles such as “Tea King”
• Recognized as a National Poverty Alleviation Leading Enterprise, Key Leading Enterprise in Agricultural Industrialization in Yunnan Province, Provincial Key Leading Enterprise in Forestry Industry, and one of the Top 100 Enterprises in the National Tea Industry.

Tea Scientific Research Institute: With a history of over 30 years, the institute possesses a large-scale tea tree germplasm nursery and preserves more than 300 excellent tea tree germplasms from across China. It has collected and preserved more than 400 tea tree breeding materials, providing a unique research and development platform for the sustainable development of the enterprise. In 2008, Yunnan Dianhong Group was recognized as a Provincial Enterprise Technology Center by the Provincial Economic and Trade Commission.

This profile outlines the extensive contributions and achievements of Yunnan Dianhong Group Co., Ltd., highlighting its leadership in the tea industry, commitment to quality, and significant role in economic, social, and cultural development.

Development Milestones

1939: Established Shunning Experimental Tea Factory.
1954: Renamed to Yunnan Fengqing Tea Factory with the county’s name change, birthplace of China’s famous “Dianhong” black tea.
1996: Approved by Yunnan Provincial Reform Commission, Yunnan Fengqing Tea Factory restructured into Dianhong Group.
1958: Recognized as China’s official diplomatic gift tea.
1986: Presented as a state gift to Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom by He Zhiqiang, then Yunnan Provincial Governor, during her visit to China.
2003: Yunnan Dianhong Group became the first to implement organic tea plantation management and obtained Swiss IMO International Certification for organic tea production, marking Yunnan tea’s entry into the global market.
December 2006: “Dianhong Tea” series products awarded “Embassy Special Gift Tea” title by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China.
2008: “Dianhong Supreme Gongfu Tea” designated as “Special Gift Tea for Beijing Paralympic Games.”
June 2009: Accompanied Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, on visits to Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine with the Chinese economic and trade delegation.
December 2010: Accompanied Premier Wen Jiabao of the State Council with the Chinese economic and trade delegation to India, Pakistan, and other places for business inspections.
2011: Products such as “Dayun Red Fragrance” designated as authorized products for the 26th World University Summer Games in Shenzhen.
April 2011: “Feng” brand black tea awarded the title of “China Time-Honored Brand” by the Ministry of Commerce of China.
February 2012: Vice Premier of the State Council, Hui Liangyu, visited Lincang to inspect the Dianhong tea industry and the production process of “Feng” brand Dianhong tea.
March 2012: Phase I of the Yunnan Dianhong Group Ecological Industrial Park completed with an investment of 168.7 million RMB, focusing on “sterile, dust-free, high-standard” goals. It included establishing standardized production lines for Dianhong tea, Pu’er tea, and green tea, with a total black tea production scale reaching 15,000 tons annually.
April 2012: “Feng” brand trademark of Yunnan Dianhong Group officially recognized as a “China Well-Known Trademark” by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. Over the years, Dianhong Gongfu tea has won the National Silver Quality Award multiple times, and several products have received Gold Awards and titles like “Tea King.” Yunnan Dianhong Group is a national poverty alleviation leading enterprise, key leading enterprise in agricultural industrialization in Yunnan Province, provincial key leading enterprise in forestry industry, and one of the top 100 enterprises in the national tea industry.
April 2012: Yunnan Dianhong Group’s organic tea plantation management and organic tea production successfully re-certified by Swiss IMO, marking the ninth consecutive year of certification.
April 2012: Collaboration progresses steadily between Yunnan Dianhong Group Tea Science Research Institute and China Academy of Agricultural Sciences Tea Research Institute.
August 2012: Yunnan Dianhong Group awarded the title of “Excellent and Strong Private Enterprise” by the Yunnan Provincial People’s Government; Chairman and CEO Wang Tianquan simultaneously honored as “Outstanding Private Entrepreneur of Yunnan Province.”
October 2012: Yunnan Dianhong Group once again awarded the title of “2012 China Top 100 Tea Industry Enterprises.”
February 2013: According to “Colombo News,” Sri Lanka Investment Promotion Committee approved a joint venture project: Yunnan Dianhong Group will cooperate with a local plantation in Sri Lanka to grow specialty tea for the Chinese market. The newly established joint venture will integrate market resources in Greater China, cultivate, process, and operate high-end “Chinese specialty tea.” The planting base will be located in inland areas of Sri Lanka, managed by the plantation. This joint venture aims to attract more foreign investment to Sri Lanka and promote the country’s tea products in the Chinese market.
March 2013: Yunnan Dianhong Group reached a cooperation agreement with Elpitiya Plantations PLC of Sri Lanka to better promote Chinese black tea in China and South Asia. After the project started, both parties accelerated the research and development and production of new products, complemented each other through trade, increased product variety, and achieved long-term cooperative win-win results, allowing Yunnan black tea to go abroad and maximize internationalization (Sri Lanka is one of the world’s most premium black tea producing areas. Tea, China’s Qimen black tea, India’s Assam black tea and Darjeeling black tea, are known as four of). ” Lion teas”) marketed internationally.

Xiangzhuqing Ancient Tea Tree in Fengqing County

Deep in the heart of Southern Yunnan there exist tea trees unlike any other on Earth. The jungles of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture and the districts of Simao and Lincang are home to the oldest tea trees in the world. In these regions grow tea trees that range in age from several centuries to over a millennium, and the tea that is made from their leaves is called Pu’er.

The queen of tea trees, a cultivating ancient tea tree growing on the slope of Xiangzhuqing, Jinxiu Village, with the height of 9.30 meters, diameter of 1.84 meters and circumference of 5.84 meters. It has a history of over 3200 years according to the research of Professor Wang Guangzhi. Although it has been through many generations of vicissitudes of life, it is still flourishing and full of vitality. Known as “the largest and oldest artificially cultivated ancient tea tree on the earth”, the folks also called it as the ancestor of tea in Jinxiu Village.

Where is Xiangzhuqing Ancient Tea Tree?

Jinxiu Village of Xiaowan Town boasts the ancient tea trees, with 2000 mu cultivated tea plantation and 3000 mu wild tea trees. It is 50 km east to the Fengqing County. The ancient trees cover the area from Longtang River in the east, Tengmieshan River in the west and Zhafang River in the north. With the altitude of 1750 to 2580 meters, Jinxiu Village offers the favorable environment for tea trees.

What to See

The Xiangzhuqing Ancient Tea Tree is estimated to be more than 3,200 years old , and its age is nearly 1000 years older than Emperor Qinshihuang. Beside the tea tree king, there are still more than 1,400 descendants of her, with wave of green tea and full of vitality. On the holidays, people will come to the toast. In May of 2006, more than 5,000 people from 8 ethnic minorities including the Miao, Yi, Yi and Tibetan ethnic groups from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia gathered in the Lancang River and worshiped the teat tree-the largest ancient tea tree on the earth.

There are more than 14,000 ancient cultivated tea trees around the Xiangzhuqing Ancient Tea Tree. They are concentrated and luxuriant. The root shape is magical and unique. Some are like the red deer horns, the Olympic torch, a couple who live with each other,also the tortoises, they are hovering over the mountains on the banks of the Lancang River, absorbing the nectar of nature. These ancient tea tree resources are the precious living fossils and the powerful testimony to the center of the origin of tea trees and the long history of tea cultivation.

The “ancestor of tea”stands proudly in the magnificent Grand Canyon of the Lancang River. With history of 3000 years, it is still flourishing, pure and noble. Whenever the wind blows, the sun shines on her tens of thousands of leaves. Her existence is a mystery. Just as it appeared, she turned out to be a symbol of the life of the original ecological culture in the core of the world’s tea source. It saved energy of 3,200 years and carry the vitality of life.

Nearby Attraction

Xiaowan Hydropower Station

Xiaowan Hydropower Station is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Lancang River in Fengqing County and Nanrun County of Yunnan Province, 49 km from  the county seat. Lancang River and Heihui River rush to the station, forming the fantastic landscape on the bank. It offers the sights of clusters of peaks, deep valley and rare animals in the forest. With a thin double curved arch concrete dam and a maximum height of 292m, Xiaowan is the important place of Lancang River.

Useful Travel Tips

Best Time to Visit

It is an ideal choice for the travelers who have a crush on tea culture to visit the ancestor of tea tree. Travelers can visit in March to May to appreciate the charming landscape and rare ancient tea trees, also get rid of the rainy season.

Accommodation

Travelers can stay in Jinxiu Village and learn more local tea culture. If you want a high-quality accommodation, you can go to the Fengqing County and Lincang City.

On March 30, 2018, a group of 8 Swiss tea merchants visited the Yunnan Dianhong Group Tea Science Research Institute for an inspection tour.

Fengqing County is renowned as the hometown of Dianhong Black Tea. The Swiss tea merchants, who had previously tasted the “Feng” brand Dianhong tea, traveled with their camper vans and cameras to the Yunnan Dianhong Group Tea Science Research Institute. Accompanied by staff from the Tea Science Research Institute and the International Business Department, the Swiss delegation of 8 toured the germplasm resources nursery. They learned about the research and development status of Dianhong tea, visited the Sino-British Friendship Tea Garden, and explored the production workshops. The merchants took meticulous photographs and attentively listened to the explanations provided by the guides. Finally, they enjoyed tasting the “Feng” brand tea. Impressed by the quality, the Swiss tea merchants enthusiastically gave thumbs-up gestures, expressing their fondness for “Feng” brand Dianhong tea.

2018年3月30日，瑞士茶商一行8人，到滇红集团茶叶科学研究院参观考察。

凤庆是世界滇红之乡，喝到过“凤”牌滇红茶的8名瑞士茶商慕名而来，他们驾着房车，带着相机，来到了云南滇红集团茶叶科学研究院，在茶叶科学研究院和国际业务部工作人员带领下，瑞士茶商一行8人参观了种质资源圃，了解了滇红的科研发展状况，参观了中英友好茶园以及生产车间，他们细心拍照，认真听取讲解员讲解，最后瑞士茶商一行品饮了“凤”牌茗品，他们纷纷竖起大拇指，表示对“凤”牌滇红的喜爱之情。

On April 10, 2018, Taylor and Jordan from the American company Spirit Tea visited the Dianhong Group, accompanied by the head of the Dianhong Group’s Raw Materials Business Department.

As part of the implementation of Dianhong Group’s international brand strategy, the “Feng” brand Dianhong tea has been gaining increasing recognition in international markets. Many foreign friends and businessmen have been drawn to visit. Spirit Tea Company, an American company specializing in tea and beverage products, had already tasted the “Feng” brand Dianhong tea before their visit. Impressed by its flavor, Taylor and Jordan were eager to come to Fengqing to further understand the tea’s growing environment, processing procedures, and technological research. They expressed their intention to explore potential collaboration opportunities with the Dianhong Group.

During their visit, Taylor and Jordan toured various facilities including the new factory exhibition hall, the old factory area, the Tea Science Research Institute’s germplasm resources nursery, and tea gardens. They gained insights into the development history of the Dianhong Group. Taylor and Jordan commented, “The Dianhong Group is a company with a long history. The architecture and facilities in the old factory area are a testament to its rich heritage, while the new factory area showcases a modernized approach to producing Dianhong tea.”

At the Tea Science Research Institute, they were introduced to the research activities by Zhang Chengren, the director of the institute. Zhang Chengren personally brewed the “Feng” brand “Chinese Red” tea for the visitors. After tasting it, Jordan remarked that the “Chinese Red” tea had an excellent flavor that matched its name perfectly, highlighting it as a typical representative of high-quality Chinese black tea.

Concluding their tour, Taylor and Jordan from Chicago expressed their aspirations, saying, “We look forward to sharing Yunnan Dianhong tea in the United States and around the world. We thank Dianhong and wish for its continued prosperity and success.”

2018年4月10日，美国Spirit tea公司Taylor 和Jordan，到滇红集团参观，滇红集团原料业务部负责人陪同。

随着滇红集团品牌国际化战略的实施，“凤”牌滇红茶在国际市场上的知名度越来越高，许多的外国友人、客商纷纷慕名而来，美国Spirit tea公司是美国一家经营茶酒水类饮品公司，在来滇红集团之前Taylor 和Jordan已经喝过了“凤”牌滇红茶，被滇红茶的滋味所感染，特意要到凤庆来，进一步了解“凤”牌滇红茶的生长环境，加工过程以及技术科研，他们希望能与滇红集团达成合作。

Taylor 和Jordan参观了滇红集团新厂展览馆，老厂区、茶科院品种资源圃、茶园，了解了滇红集团的发展历程，Taylor 和Jordan表示：“滇红集团是一家历史悠久的企业，老厂区的建筑和厂房足以见证滇红集团的悠久历史，新厂区更是他们看到了一个全新现代化的滇红，”在茶叶科学研究院，Taylor 和Jordan参观了品种资源圃，茶叶科学研究院院长张成仁介绍了茶叶科学研究院的科研情况，在茶室张院长为外国友人冲泡了“凤”牌“中国红”，喝完这款茶后，Jordan说“中国红”这款茶口感非常不错，“中国红“”这个名字和这款茶特别相符，它是高品质中国红茶的典型代表。

参观结束后，来自芝加哥的泰勒和乔丹祝愿：我们期望把云南滇红茶分享到美国，分享到世界，感谢滇红并祝愿滇红繁荣昌盛。

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