The Ancient Tea Plantations of Jingmai Mountain

The Ancient Tea Plantations of Jingmai Mountain

The Ancient Tea Plantations of Jingmai Mountain are a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

The Ancient Tea Plantations of Jingmai Mountain are located around Jingmai and Mangjing villages in Huimin Township, Lancang County, approximately 72 kilometers from the county seat. The core area and its surroundings mainly include the Huimin-Jingmai-Mangjing Scenic Area, the Bailian Pu'er Tea Manor, and the upcoming Pu'er Border Three Counties Tea Ancestor Historical and Cultural Tourism Project—the Jingmai Tea Ancestor Cultural Park. Jingmai Village is predominantly inhabited by the Dai ethnic group, while Mangjing Village is mainly home to the Blang people. The various ethnic groups live in harmony and have preserved their own cultural traditions, including languages, customs, festivals, and rituals. The ancient tea plantations range in altitude from a maximum of 1,662 meters to a minimum of 1,100 meters, with an average elevation of 1,400 meters. The annual average temperature is 18°C, and the total area spans 28,000 mu. These tea trees were domesticated and cultivated by the ancestors of the local Blang and Dai peoples, and many are over a thousand years old, making this a veritable thousand-year-old, ten-thousand-mu ancient tea plantation.

In May 2013, the Ancient Tea Plantations of Jingmai Mountain were listed as part of the seventh batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.

Further Reading:

· Seventh Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units