Luxi Tea

Luxi Tea

　　Luxi City is the largest tea production base in Dehong Prefecture, with 56,952 mu of large-leaf tea plantations. Approximately 50,000 farmers and 230 enterprises are engaged in tea production, processing, and sales. The city produces 2,900 tons of refined tea annually, generating an output value of over 40 million yuan, accounting for more than 75% of the prefecture’s total tea production. Its main products include the Mengbanaxi Eco-

tea series; as well as the Silver Sword, Silver Needle, Silver Pearl, Silver Hook, and Frost Silver series.

　　Luxi’s tea plantations are located in mountainous and semi-mountainous areas at elevations of 1,200 to 1,800 meters. The area receives annual rainfall of 1,300 to 2,800 millimeters, with an average annual temperature between 4–17°C and extreme low temperatures of -5°C. The accumulated temperature above 10°C ranges from 4,500 to 7,170°C, characterizing a low-latitude, humid, subtropical rainforest climate. The soil is mainly lateritic red soil and laterite, with some yellow soil and alpine brown forest soil. The soil is deep, slightly acidic to acidic, with a pH of about 4.8–6.0. The Mengbanaxi Eco-tea series features rich humus layers with organic matter content of about 30–50 grams per kilogram, along with abundant mineral nutrients. The levels of effective nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are 10–150 mg/kg, 2–10 mg/kg, and 80–120 mg/kg respectively, which are conducive to tea tree growth. Luxi boasts an outstanding ecological environment and abundant natural resources. The tea-growing areas feature overlapping peaks, majestic and picturesque landscapes, and lush, diverse vegetation, with forest coverage exceeding 60–70%. Streams trickle through the forests, and clear irrigation channels run through the tea gardens. Some tea gardens lie deep in the mountains, others nestled among ranges, and some are embraced by dense woods. White clouds often drift among the hills, shrouding the tea trees—high-altitude misty tea gardens are a common sight. The vast tea-growing regions have no factories, are sparsely populated, have fresh air, and are free from pollution. Luxi City has a thousands-year history of tea cultivation, with hundreds of years-old cultivated tea tree forests still existing today. The Triangle Rock Bamboo Leaf Green tea tree is over 300 years old, while the Guanzhai tea tree in Guanzhai Village is over 600 years old, standing five meters tall with vibrant green leaves and buds, all of excellent quality. Experts from the Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences who visited Luxi’s tea-growing areas found that the region’s climatic conditions, forest vegetation, soil quality, water quality and quantity, transportation, electricity supply, and the expertise of tea professionals all met the requirements for eco-tea production. They were particularly pleased to find standardized plantation management and zero pesticide residues in the finished tea. As a result, they signed a contract with the Luxi municipal government to develop a ten-thousand-mu eco-tea plantation demonstration base and provide technical guidance for establishing organic tea production standards. With expert guidance, Luxi’s tea has gained significantly enhanced prestige.

　　Luxi’s tea series are carefully picked and processed, excelling in color, aroma, taste, and appearance. Packaged in rare medicinal bamboo species such as golden bamboo tubes and Dai-style bamboo-woven crafts, the packaging is exquisitely crafted in various specifications. The teas have won numerous international exposition gold awards, as well as gold, silver, and bronze awards at the China Agricultural Expo. They have been recognized as Yunnan Famous Teas, enjoy a broad market, and are a traditional branded product of Luxi City.