The news was updated on December 25, 2019.

The scenery of blooming cherry blossoms on Wuliang Mountain in Nanjian Yi autonomous county, Southwest China’s Yunnan Province. 

While China’s northern cities such as Beijing and Zhangjiakou in Hebei Province are experiencing bitter cold, villagers in Southwest China’s Yunnan Province are enjoying the beauty of blooming pink cherry blossoms.

At a cherry valley on the Wuliang Mountain in Nanjian Yi autonomous county, pink cherry blossoms and green plants form a picturesque scenery.

Local government has developed tourism in recent years relying on its advantageous warm weather in winter and is making great efforts to protect the ecological environment of natural resources.

Source from http://www.china.org.cn/travel/2019-12/25/content_75548897_7.htm

Covering a land of approximately 1.3 square meters, the Cherry valley sits in the Wuliang township of northwest Yunnan’s Dali autonomous prefecture of the Bai minority.

Unlike any other places, cherry trees here have long been growing together with tea plants. It is this combined view that keeps luring tourists to the valley.

The peak blossom period would normally last a few weeks, from the November to December of each year.

Tourists can also enjoy a number of performances which take place on a regular basis these days, such as ethic singing and dancing.

Cherry Blossoms Valley of Wuliangshan Mountain

Cherry Blossoms Valley of Wuliangshan is in the tea plantation of Huaqing Tea Company of Dali. Many Taiwanese merchants rented this tea garden many years ago. Because of the growth of tea trees, they planted winter cherry blossoms in the tea garden. A few years later, as the cherry tree grows up, the gorgeous photos have brought a considerable tourism industry to the local area, and it has become a popular tourist destination favored by many people in a short time. 

Where is Cherry Blossoms Valley of Wuliangshan?

Cherry Blossoms Valley of Wuliangshan is located in De’an Village of Wuliangshan in Nanjian County. It is close to the Lingbao Mountain National Forest Park, 51 km from the county seat. 

How to get to Cherry Blossoms Valley?

There are several shuttle buses to Nanjian every day in the high-speed passenger station. The fare is 28 yuan and the journey takes about 2.5 hours. There are also the bus to Nanjiang in Kunming Western Passenger Station. The price is 128 yuan, and the journey takes about 5 hours.

From NanJian County to Cherry Blossoms Valley, , the shuttle bus to Shale will pass through the cherry blossom valley scenic spot at 8:30, 9:30 and 13:30, 14:30, 15:30. The journey takes about 2 hours and the fare is 15 yuan.There are special buses for the cherry blossom valley in the booming period since 2015. The first bus departs at 9 o’clock. Because it is a direct bus, the journey is shortened by about half an hour.

Nearby Attractions

Wuliangshan Mountain National Nature Reserve(无量山国家级自然保护区)

Wuliangshan National Nature Reserve is located in the southeast of Nanjian County, in the middle and upper part of Wuliangshan Mountain. The west part is the Lancang River Valley. It is a narrow strip with a length of 33 kilometers from north to south and 6 kilometers from east to west. The total area of the reserve is 7583 hectares.

Lingbaoshan National Forest Park(灵宝山国家森林公园)

Lingbaoshan National Forest Park is part of the Nanjian Wuliangshan National Nature Reserve. It is the watershed of the two major river systems of the Yuanjiang River and the Lancang River. The total area is 811.2 hectares and the peak is 2528 meters above sea level.

Shidong Temple of Nanjian(南涧县石洞寺)

Shidong Temple in Nanxun County is located on the deep side of the left side of Nanjian County, 39 kilometers south of the National Highway 214. According to the ancient “Dingbian County” records: the stone cave is between the cliffs, and there are stone Buddha sitting in it. The temple is simple and unique.

Useful Tavel Tips

Best Time to Visit: They are open from late November to mid-December every winter, and the flowering period lasts for about 25 days. Therefore, people who want to see the cherry blossom valley style must confirm the flowering period.

There are basic facilities in Cherry Blossoms Valley of Wuliangshan. Travelers can eat and stay in the area.

Wuliang Mountain

Wuliang Mountain is located in the western climate zone of China. It is mainly affected by the seasonal alternation of the southwestern monsoon of the Indian Ocean and the south branch of the westerly jet. Its climate is characterized by abundant sunshine, abundant heat, small annual temperature difference, large daily temperature difference, and abundant rainfall. The wet season and dry season are obvious, and the seasons are not divided. Anding Township, Manwan Town, Linjie Township and Jinping Town around Wuliang Mountain are the main tea-producing towns in Jingdong County.

Wuliang Mountain, also known as Dazhaizi Mountain and historically as Mengle Mountain, is named “Wuliang” (which means “limitless”) because of its towering, boundless presence. It is located in the southwestern part of Yunnan Province, China, and is part of the western branch of the Yunling Range. It serves as the watershed between the Chuanhe River to the east and the Lancang River to the west. The mountain range runs in a northwest-southeast direction, starting from Nanjiang in the northwest and extending through Jingdong, Zhenyuan, Jinggu, Ning’er, Simao District, and Jiangcheng to the ancient Six Famous Tea Mountains in Xishuangbanna. The main peak, Maotou Mountain, has an elevation of 3306 meters.

The Wuliang Mountain system runs from north to south. The main ridge is located within the territories of Nanjiang and Jingdong counties. The secondary ridges are divided by the Mengtong River at its source in the Dongguolin area. The eastern ridge extends through Zhenyuan, Jinggu, Ning’er, Pu’er, Jiangcheng, and reaches the ancient Six Famous Tea Mountains in Xishuangbanna. The western ridge is shorter, including the Dazhaoshan Town in Jingdong, Zhenyuan’s Zhentai Township and Anban Town on the west bank of Mengtong River, and parts of Jinggu’s Jinggu Township, Minle Town, and Bian Township.

Wuliang Mountain is home to thousands of ancient tea trees, mostly distributed in natural villages within the village committees of Gude, Xinzheng, Dean, Kebo, Guangming, and Baotai. These ancient tea trees are mostly cultivated, with both wild and cultivated types found in the natural villages of Mubanqing in Xinzheng Village Committee and Shanhuai in Dean Village Committee.

Mountain tea is present around the main ridge and its secondary ridges of Wuliang Mountain. The mountain tea of the main ridge is mainly distributed in various townships of Nanjiang and Jingdong counties, while the mountain tea of the secondary ridges is more widespread, including most townships in Zhenyuan, Jinggu, Ning’er, Simao District, Jinghong, Jiangcheng, and Mengla. The famous Six Famous Tea Mountains cover the areas of Jinghong and Mengla counties.

Wuliang Ancient Tea Mountain

In Jingdong County, there are 13 tea towns (towns), 102 village committees, and 802 villager groups in the county. Among them, there are 32,744.79 mu that have covered the Ancient Tea Tree from 50 to 100 years. There are 4,394.13 mu over 100 years. According to legend, Wuliang Mountain planted tea trees began in the Three Kingdoms period. Tea species and cultivation techniques were taught by Zhu Geliang during his south expedition. Until the Nanzhao period in the Tang Dynasty, Wuliang Mountain was always the cultivation and utilization of tea trees by the Yi people. According to the local Yi people passed down from generation to generation, they have moved to Wuliang Mountain for 57 generations. Wuliang Ancient Tea Mountain has preserved many precious ancient tea tree resources to date.

List of Tea Plantations along Wuliang Mountain Ranges
Jingdong County(景东县)
Bangwai Ancient Tea Garden(景东县锦屏镇邦崴村古茶树)
Jingdong Tea
Jingdong County is located in the southwestern part of Yunnan Province, with a span of 23°56’~24°29′ north latitude. The Chuanhe River flows from the northwest of Anding border to the southeast and it goes through the county. With the Chuanhe River as the boundary, the west is the Wuliang Mountains, and the east is the Ailao Mountain. Jingdong has a long history of producing tea. In the Tang Dynasty, Fan Chuo’s “Man Shu” said that “Tea comes from Yingsheng City Jiezhu Mountain” Yinsheng refers to the officer of Nanzhao State at that time, and its rule was in Jingdong County. The ancient tea gardens, ancient tea trees and tea-horse roads in Jingdong fully explain that Jingdong is ancient. The tea gardens in Jingdong County are all in the two mountains of Wuliang Mountain and Ailao Mountain. The Jingdong County is between two mountains.
Nanjian County(南涧县)

History and Development

In the early 1950s, many large tea trees with diameter of  morn than 30 cm and tree height of 3-5 meters were found everywhere in the Wuliang Mountain. For thousands of years, the Yi people protected and utilized the tea trees of Wuliang Mountain, and they continued to be planted and transformed, and to make the production of Wuliangshan tea continue to develop. In the Qing Dynasty, Wuliang Mountain Tea Garden covers an area of ​​more than 100,000 mu. Each year, it produces more than 3,000 tons of dried tea. It is processed locally and sent to Bohai and Yiwu to be processed into various kinds of Pu’er pressed tea, which are sold at home and abroad. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, due to the social unrest, poor sales, heavy taxes and other factors, the six major tea mountains in Jiangbei gradually declined. At the same time, the Wuliang Mountain tea area along the Lancang River Basin gradually became the center of Pu’er tea. Among them, the status of Pu’er Wuliang Tea Mountain is increasingly prominent. After the tea is produced into various types of pressed tea, it is sold to Tibet through Myanmar, India and other countries, or sold to South Indian Ocean through Myanmar and Thailand.

Tea plantation in Wuliang Mountain

Jingdong Wuliang Mountain is the most suitable place for planting tea. The natural ecology of tea is the first. The Wuliang Mountain is located southward of the latitude, near the north of the Tropic of Cancer, and belongs to the south subtropical monsoon climate. The mountains are high and the valleys are deep, the peaks are stacked, the rivers are vertical and horizontal, the slopes are different, the altitude difference is very wide, the landform is complex, and the vertical change of the climate is transparant. The rainfall is concentrated, the wet season and dry season are clear, the rain season and hot season are in the same season, the dry season and cool season are synchronized, there is no obvious winter, the cold wave has a weak influence, the annual temperature difference is large, and the characteristics of continental climate and maritime climate are combined. In the long geological cycle, the Lower Paleozoic Wuliang Mountain Group is a typical mountainous landform, which forms a pinnate water system with the Chuanhe River and the Lancang “Oriental Danube River”.

The highest elevation of Wuliang Mountain is 3,371 meters and the lowest is 795 meters. From the lowest point of the valley to the highest point of the mountain, the horizontal distance is 61 kilometers, the relative height difference is 2575 meters, and the average drop is 41 meters per kilometer. More prominent is the east slope of Wuliang Mountain, from the highest point of Wuliang Mountain to the intersection of Jvhe River and Chuanhe River at an altitude of 1151 meters. The straight line distance is 15 kilometers, the relative height difference is 2219 meters, and the average drop is 147 meters per kilometer. The annual average temperature is 18.3 degrees, the rainfall is 1086.7 mm, the annual average evaporation is 1743.3 mm, the annual sunshine is 2131.6 hours, and the annual average frost period is 12 days. It is the most suitable place for growing tea.

The characteristics of Wuliang Mountain ancient tea tree 

First, the Wuliang Mountaintea tree  evolved from wild type and natural hybrid to modern group varieties. Each of the evolved tea trees can find the corresponding tea tree plants. The tea tree germplasm resources are very rich, and it is a natural museum of the evolution of breed resources.

Second, the wild tea tree community in Wuliang Mountain has a large distribution area, and wild tea trees can be found on the belt between 1600 and 2800 meters above sea level. The distribution is high and the base is between 1.5 and 2.9 meters. Wild big tea trees can be seen everywhere, which proves that Wuliang Mountain is a strong evidence of the birthplace of tea trees in the world.

The third is the artificially cultivated large tea tree, which has a wide distribution and a large number of plants. The ancient tea trees with a diameter of more than 0.3 meters can be found in 80% of the villages in Jingdong. There are hundreds of plants and dozens of them are very common. 

How to Get to Jingdong County

1. By Air

In recent years, the state has increased its investment in infrastructure construction, especially the civil aviation industry, which has created a very good policy environment for the construction of Jingdong Airport. At present, Jingdong Airport is under planning.

2. By Train

Pu’er Railway Station is the middle station of the Yumo Railway under construction and an important station for the Laos section of the Trans-Asian Railway. It is expected to be put into use by 2020.

3. By Long-distance Bus

There is the Passenger Station in Jingdong County for people to get in.

4.Jingdong– Wuliang Ancient Tea Mountain

Take the taxi or rent a car to go to the Wuliang Ancient Tea Mountain.

Where to Stay in Jingdong County

Jingdong County is a county under the jurisdiction of Pu’er City, Yunnan Province, China. There are many hotels around Jingdong County. Yunnan Exploration will provide the best hotels for you. The recommended hotels as follows:

1. Pu’er Jingdong Kaihong Hotel(普洱景东凯宏公寓)

Add: No. 25 Jingchuan Road, Jingdong, Pu’er (普洱景东景川路25号)
Tel: 0879-6226968

2. Lantian Hotel(蓝天酒店)

Add: No. 2 Yuping Road, Jingdong, Pu’er(普洱景东玉屏路2号)
Tel: 0879-6229999

3. Jnifeng Grand Hotel(金丰大酒店)

Add: No. 74 Lingyun Road, Jingdong, Pu’er(普洱景东凌云路74号)
Tel: 0879-6222266

4. Jingdong Huangma Hotel(景东皇马酒店)

Add: No. 36 Lingyun Road, Jingdong(景东凌云路36号)
Tel: 0879-6227266/13628795303

5. Jingdong Jinghao Hotel(景东景豪大酒店)

Add: Next to Jingtai Daqiao, jinping Town, Jingdong(景东 锦屏镇景太大桥旁)
Tel: 0879-3083222

6. Jingdong Nanyanghe Hotel(景东南羊河酒店)

Add: No. 86 Lingyun Road, Jingdong
Tel: 0879-6220933

Best Time to Visit

It is suitable to visit Jingdong County all year round. Like many other cities in Yunnan, Jingdong is a place where the seasons are like spring. There is no cold, no heat, warm and humid, especially suitable for human habitation, so you can go to Jingdong at any time.

Recommended Tour

When you traveling Pu’er, Jingdong County is a good place to be put on your list. It can be joined in whatever your Pu’er tour or Yunnan Tour.

11 Days Yunnan Ancient Tea-Horse Road Tour with Puer and XishuangBanna Tea Culture Exploration

14 Days Southwest Yunnan Tea Culture Tour from Xishuangbanna to Puer and Lincang

Travel Tips

1.There are many ethnic minorities living here, 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, the city is the hometown of the well known Puer Tea, and the local 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.

2.Enjoying a plateau monsoon climate at low latitude, the region is affected by the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal. Therefore, the main features of its weather are mildness and humidity without strong winds.

3.Special Local Products: Puer Tea, bamboo shoot, edible fungi, purple rice, mango.　

Chinese Name: 南涧无量山采茶节
English Name:Tea-leaves Picking Festival of Wuliang Mountain in Nanjian County, Dali

Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, located in the southern part of Dali Prefecture and nestled in the longitudinal valley area of the Hengduan Mountains, is renowned for its favorable natural conditions for tea cultivation. Historically, it has been one of the original production areas for Yunnan Pu’er tea, with Nanjian green tea being especially famous, making it a tea-producing region in Dali Prefecture.

In March, when the spring tea buds emerge, I was invited to attend the Nanjian Wuliang Mountain Ten Thousand Mu Ecological Tea Garden Tea Picking Festival. The event was a delightful experience, including tea mountain tours, tasting of spring tea, trying local dishes, and immersing in Yi ethnic customs.

Tea Picking Ceremony: On April 11, amidst the joyful Yi songs and dances, the “Thousand-Year Tea King” ancient tea tree in Gud Village of Wuliang Mountain Town welcomed this year’s spring tea picking.

Key Highlights:

• Tea Industry Significance: The tea industry is a pillar of Wuliang Mountain Town’s economy. The town has 30,100 mu of tea gardens and over 10,000 ancient tea trees. The concentrated ancient tea trees are primarily found in Baoping Village, De’an Village, Xinzheng Village, and Gud Village. The oldest ancient tea tree, known as the “Thousand-Year Tea King,” is about 1,200 years old. It is located at an altitude of approximately 2,100 meters in Gud Village and stands about 16 meters tall, with a canopy spreading over 20 square meters and a base circumference of about 2.1 meters.
• Tea Production and Quality: Each year, numerous tea enthusiasts visit Gud Village to admire the “Thousand-Year Tea King,” participate in tea picking, tea making, and tea tasting. The “Thousand-Year Tea King” tea, processed manually, is known for its durability, rich flavor, and strong aroma. It is considered high-quality ancient tree tea, generally priced between 6,000 to 8,000 yuan per kilogram.
• Recent Developments: In recent years, Wuliang Mountain Town has focused on developing its tea industry, aligned with Nanjian County’s goal of becoming a “Green and Beautiful Tea Region” and a model for agricultural-tourism integration. Leveraging its unique geographical and resource advantages, the town has expanded its tea industry through tea garden construction, ancient tea tree protection, and product promotion. Efforts are aimed at creating a “one village, one product” model, extending the tea industry chain, and exploring tea-tourism integration.

  As of now, Wuliang Mountain Town has 19 initial tea processing sites, 13 tea processing enterprises, 3 refined processing factories, and 2 tea trading markets. In 2023, the tea production in Wuliang Mountain Town reached 2,149.65 tons with a value of 32,330.86 million yuan, making tea a significant contributor to rural income.

• Wuliang Mountain Tea Valley: The Wuliang Mountain Tea Valley, centered around Gonglang Town’s Fengling and Longping Villages, covers 2 townships and 9 village committees. It features a tea plantation area of approximately 30,000 mu (with over 5,200 mu certified as green and organic tea gardens). The annual tea production is nearly 2,000 tons, involving over 7,000 households and 23,000 people. The valley consists of 6 tea enterprises, 6 tea gardens, 2 refined processing sites, 19 initial processing sites, 11 tea cooperatives, and 3 state-level modern agricultural estates. It is an important node on the “Tea Horse Road” and a hub for raw tea collection in Dali, Pu’er, and Lincang.

Future Goals:

Nanjian County aims to become a model for tea-tourism integration and rural revitalization. The county emphasizes:

• Green and Organic Base Construction: Developing green and organic tea bases.
• Ancient Tea Tree Protection: Protecting and utilizing ancient tea trees.
• Green Processing and Branding: Promoting green processing and creating green tea brands.
• Industry Integration: Combining tea production with tourism, building a comprehensive tea-tourism project, and developing scenic routes that connect tea gardens and enhance ecological value.

By focusing on these areas, Nanjian County seeks to transform tea regions into scenic areas, tea mountains into financial assets, and tea farmers into stakeholders, demonstrating a successful model of industry integration and rural development.

Wuliang Mountain Black-Bone Chicken in Jingdong County is a speciality of Jingdong County, Pu’er City, Yunnan. It has good resistance and compatibility by coarse feed, along with other characteristics like high reproduction rate, delicate taste, high nutritional value etc., thus it sells well in the marketplace. Jingdong County is definitely “the hometown of Wuliang Mountain Black-Bone Chicken”.

Wuliang Mountain Black-Bone Chicken, former name as Ailao Mountain Macrospecies Hair Pin Chicken, is an excellent local chicken variety selected and bred by Jingdong people during long-term living and production process. In September 2009, the Poultry Genetic Resource Appraisal Commission of Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China appraised and renamed it as Wuliang Mountain Black-Bone Chicken, and enlisted it into the List of National  Poultry Genetic Resource Pool. Thus, Jingdong County became “the hometown of Wuliang Mountain Black-Bone Chicken”.

Mushroom known as champignon in Jingdong, is commonly seen and can be easily collected on Wuliang Mountain and Ailao Mountain in Jingdong. Using mushroom to boil with chicken can add the flavor and nutrition of mushroom to chicken. It is a common dish for Jingdong people.

Using bamboo shoot to boil with Wuliang Mountain black-bone chicken, creamy white soup, fragrant and sweet taste. The bamboo shoot has to be fresh, dig it just before boiling it to maintain the original taste and flavor.

It is a popular dish in Jingdong. Cut the chicken into small pieces and boil them, add bamboo shoot, edible fungus and other vegetables that you like, then it is done. As the saying goes – “Add three kinds of vegetables without cooking oil”, which means people think it tastes good with a little cooking oil. But the cooking oil can be saved if you put three kinds of vegetables in the dish, it tastes good as well.

Chinese Name:景东县锦屏镇邦崴村古茶树
English Name:Bangwai Ancient Tea Garden of Wuliang Mountain in Jinping Town of Jingdong County, Puer
Bangwai Village is located 20Km away from the Jinping Town of Jingdong County, Bangwai Ancient Tea Garden(锦屏镇邦崴村古茶树) is one of the gardens of Wuliangshan Mountain ranges. There are three Bangwai Villages in Puer, Bangwai Village in Lancang County(普洱市澜沧拉祜族自治县富东乡邦崴村), Bangwai Village of Fudong Town in Jingdong County(普洱市景东县文龙乡邦崴村) and Bangwai Village of Jinping Town in Jingdong County(景东县锦屏镇邦崴村). We can also find some ancient tea in the tree villages.

Wuliangshan Mountain Cherry Blossom Festival

They are open from late November to mid-December every winter, and the flowering period lasts for about 25 days. Therefore, people who want to see the cherry blossom valley style must confirm the flowering period. Many photographers and backpackers regared “Double Twelve” as “the Cherry Blossom Festival in Wuliangshan”.

Cherry Blossoms Valley of Wuliangshan Mountain

Cherry Blossoms Valley of Wuliangshan is in the tea plantation of Huaqing Tea Company of Dali. Many Taiwanese merchants rented this tea garden many years ago. Because of the growth of tea trees, they planted winter cherry blossoms in the tea garden. A few years later, as the cherry tree grows up, the gorgeous photos have brought a considerable tourism industry to the local area, and it has become a popular tourist destination favored by many people in a short time.

Where is Cherry Blossoms Valley of Wuliangshan?

Cherry Blossoms Valley of Wuliangshan is located in De’an Village of Wuliangshan in Nanjian County. It is close to the Lingbao Mountain National Forest Park, 51 km from the county seat.

How to get to Cherry Blossoms Valley?

• There are several shuttle buses to Nanjian every day in the high-speed passenger station. The fare is 28 yuan and the journey takes about 2.5 hours. There is also the bus to Nanjiang in Kunming Western Passenger Station. The price is 128 yuan, and the journey takes about 5 hours.
• From NanJian County to Cherry Blossoms Valley, the shuttle bus to Shale will pass through the cherry blossom valley scenic spot at 8:30, 9:30 and 13:30, 14:30, 15:30. The journey takes about 2 hours and the fare is 15 yuan.There are special buses for the cherry blossom valley in the booming period since 2015. The first bus departs at 9 o’clock. Because it is a direct bus, the journey is shortened by about half an hour.

Best Places to Take Photos of Cherry

Around sunrise in the morning and in the evening, it’s the golden time to take photos. There are three places to take photos:

• The main stage, you can also take panoramic pictures. You can also go down to the tea garden under the viewing platform to find the beauty of the part. This is also the best place to shoot the sunrise.
• Travel 300 meters west from the viewing platform. There is another viewing platform. It’s better to climb up the middle of the mountain to take photos. The angle is good. You can also take panoramic pictures.
• The intersection of cherry blossom tea garden. For example, when walking down the tea garden, it is suggested to walk along the path. In the twists and turns, there is often unexpected scenery. Take photos in the cherry valley. It’s better to take a big scene. Don’t just take photos of cherry. You can take a picture of tea and cherry together to make them look good.

Useful Travel Tips

• There are basic facilities in Cherry Blossoms Valley of Wuliangshan. Travelers can eat and stay in the area.
• Cherry Blossom Valley is free for tourists, no charge, the scenic spot is equipped with a viewing platform.

There are three Cherry Valley in Yunnan, Tengchong Cherry Valley in Baoshan, Chengjiang Cherry Valley in Yuxi, and Wuliangshan Cherry Valley in Nanjian are the only cherry valley full of cherry blossom.

• Tengchong Cherry Valley in Baoshan
• Chengjiang Cherry Valley in Yuxi

Plan your Dali Ethnic Villages Tour to Dali? Visit Heimoju Village of Wuliangshan Town in Nanjian County, Dali which is one of the most fascinating ethnic villages in Dali. 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 Heimoju Village of Wuliangshan Town in Nanjian County, Dali.

Chinese Name: 大理州南涧县无量山镇红星村委会黑么苴村
English Name: Heimoju Village of Wuliangshan Town in Nanjian County, Dali

Chinese Name:大理南涧县无量镇
English Name: Wuliang Town of Nanjian County in Dali

Chinese Name: 南涧县无量山樱花谷茶园
English Name:Tea Garden of Wuliangshan Cherry Blossoms Valley in Nanjian County, Dali
Location:大理州南涧县无量镇德安村委会

Dali Wuliangshan Cherry Blossom Valley Tea Park

Location and Overview: Dali Wuliangshan Cherry Blossom Valley Tea Park is situated in De’an Village, Wuliangshan Town, Nanjiang County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province, at an elevation of 1,800 to 2,500 meters. It is adjacent to the Lingbao Mountain Forest Park, a national nature reserve. The park offers a chance to experience the unique natural beauty and historical culture of Dali, while also providing a relaxing retreat into nature. Visitors can enjoy the romantic sight of blooming flowers in winter and participate in tea-making techniques that are part of Dali Prefecture’s intangible cultural heritage, including sun-dried green tea and Phoenix tuo tea.

Historical and Cultural Background:

• Tea Origin: Wuliangshan Cherry Blossom Valley is a AAA-rated scenic area centered around tea. In 2000, Nanjiang County introduced a Taiwanese investment enterprise to establish the Yunnan Dali Huaqing Tea Co., Ltd. in De’an Village, located in the Wuliangshan National Nature Reserve. The company planted over 1,000 acres of tea varieties, including Tieguanyin, Qingxin Oolong, and Jin Xuan. Cherry trees were planted among the tea fields both for shade and as ornamental trees. From late November to December, the cherry blossoms create a stunning visual contrast against the green tea hills, attracting many visitors who enjoy the picturesque scenery and cultural atmosphere.
• Development and Recognition: In 2015, Wuliangshan Cherry Blossom Valley was developed into a national AAA scenic area. The park was recognized in 2023 as the “Dali Wuliangshan Cherry Blossom Valley Tea Park” by the China Agricultural International Cooperation Promotion Association.

Impact on Local Tea Industry:

• Tea Industry Development: The tea industry is a traditional strength of Nanjiang County, which has a long history of tea production. The county is a major tea-producing area in Dali Prefecture and Yunnan Province, known for its ecological tea production and integration of agriculture and tourism. Yunnan Dali Huaqing Tea Co., Ltd. has been recognized as a provincial tea garden and Wuliangshan Cherry Blossom Valley is the county’s first and currently only national AAA scenic area. The valley has been highlighted for its tea tourism routes and has received numerous accolades, including recognition as one of China’s top ten tea tourism destinations.

Access and Transportation:

• Travel Routes: Nanjiang County is a key node in the China-ASEAN International Grand Corridor. After the completion of major transportation projects like the Dali-Lincang Railway, Nanjing Expressway, Dali-South Expressway, and Binan Expressway, Nanjiang will be an important gateway to South Asia and Southeast Asia. Visitors can reach Dali by plane or high-speed train and then drive through the Dali-Nanjiang section of the Nanjing Expressway or the Binan Expressway to reach Wuliangshan Cherry Blossom Valley. The drive from Dali takes about two hours, or visitors can travel via the Xiaowan East Station and continue on the Nanjing Expressway to the park.

Tourist Attractions and Experiences:

• Tourist Route: The park is part of a broader tourist route that includes Nanjiang County Town, Nanjiang Earth Forest, Tea Horse Road Station (Tiger Street), and Wuliangshan National Forest Park. The county town features various parks and cultural sites, while the Earth Forest offers dramatic natural sculptures. Tiger Street, located in the middle of the route to the tea park, features well-preserved historical architecture and a museum built from old inns along the Tea Horse Road.
• Seasonal Highlights: Wuliangshan Cherry Blossom Valley presents different scenic views throughout the year. In addition to cherry blossoms in winter, visitors can see camellias in spring and explore misty tea mountains in summer and autumn. The peak flower viewing season is from late November to early December and from February to March for spring blooms.

Cultural Heritage Experiences:

• Cultural Activities: The park offers opportunities to engage with local cultural heritage, including the “Yi Ethnic Dance” listed as a national intangible cultural heritage. The techniques of making sun-dried green tea and Phoenix tuo tea, both included in Dali Prefecture’s intangible cultural heritage list, can also be experienced. Phoenix tuo tea is renowned in the industry and known as the “Second Best Tuo in the World.” Visitors can enjoy Yi ethnic dance performances, taste local delicacies, and participate in tea-making activities.

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Wuliang Mountains

Cherry blossoms blooming in Yunnan

The news was updated on December 25, 2019. The scenery of blooming cherry blossoms on Wuliang Mountain in Nanjian Yi autonomous county, Southwest China’s Yunnan Province.  While China’s northern...

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• Dali
• Nanjian County
• Wuliang Mountains

Cherry Valley in Dali stuns tourists 

Covering a land of approximately 1.3 square meters, the Cherry valley sits in the Wuliang township of northwest Yunnan’s Dali autonomous prefecture of the Bai minority. Unlike any other...

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Dagude Tea Garden of Wuliang Mountain in Nanjian County, Dali

Dagude Tea Garden大古德茶园 in Nanjian County, Dali, is located on the eastern side of Wuliang Mountain at an elevation of approximately 1,700 meters. The name “Dagude” comes from the...

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• Dali
• Dali Tea Plantations
• Nanjian County
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Cherry Blossoms Valley of Wuliangshan Mountain in Nanjian County, Dali

Cherry Blossoms Valley of Wuliangshan Mountain Cherry Blossoms Valley of Wuliangshan is in the tea plantation of Huaqing Tea Company of Dali. Many Taiwanese merchants rented this tea garden many...

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The Ancient Tea Plantations of Wuliang Mountain in Jingdong County, Puer

Wuliang Mountain Wuliang Mountain is located in the western climate zone of China. It is mainly affected by the seasonal alternation of the southwestern monsoon of the Indian Ocean...

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• Jingdong County
• Mountains and Hills
• Puer
• Puer Tea Plantations
• Wuliang Mountains

Tea-leaves Picking Festival of Wuliang Mountain in Nanjian County, Dali

Chinese Name: 南涧无量山采茶节 English Name:Tea-leaves Picking Festival of Wuliang Mountain in Nanjian County, Dali Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, located in the southern part of Dali Prefecture and nestled in the...

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Wuliang Mountain Black-Bone Chicken in Jingdong County, Puer

Wuliang Mountain Black-Bone Chicken in Jingdong County is a speciality of Jingdong County, Pu’er City, Yunnan. It has good resistance and compatibility by coarse feed, along with other characteristics...

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• Jingdong County
• Puer
• Wuliang Mountains

Bangwai Ancient Tea Garden of Wuliang Mountain in Jinping Town of Jingdong County, Puer

Chinese Name:景东县锦屏镇邦崴村古茶树 English Name:Bangwai Ancient Tea Garden of Wuliang Mountain in Jinping Town of Jingdong County, Puer Bangwai Village is located 20Km away from the Jinping Town of Jingdong...

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• Jingdong County
• Puer
• Puer Tea Plantations
• Wuliang Mountains

Wuliangshan Mountain Cherry Blossom Festival in Nanjian County, Dali

Wuliangshan Mountain Cherry Blossom Festival They are open from late November to mid-December every winter, and the flowering period lasts for about 25 days. Therefore, people who want to...

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• Dali
• Nanjian County
• Wuliang Mountains

Heimoju Village of Wuliangshan Town in Nanjian County, Dali

Plan your Dali Ethnic Villages Tour to Dali? Visit Heimoju Village of Wuliangshan Town in Nanjian County, Dali which is one of the most fascinating ethnic villages in Dali....

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Wuliang Town of Nanjian County in Dali

Chinese Name:大理南涧县无量镇 English Name: Wuliang Town of Nanjian County in Dali...

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Tea Garden of Wuliangshan Cherry Blossoms Valley in Nanjian County, Dali

Chinese Name: 南涧县无量山樱花谷茶园 English Name:Tea Garden of Wuliangshan Cherry Blossoms Valley in Nanjian County, Dali Location:大理州南涧县无量镇德安村委会 Dali Wuliangshan Cherry Blossom Valley Tea Park Location and Overview: Dali Wuliangshan Cherry...

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• Dali
• Dali Tea Plantations
• Nanjian County
• Places for Flowers Tours
• Wuliang Mountains
• Yunnan Flowers