Lafu Dahei Mountain

　　Lafu Dahei Mountain is situated on the China-Myanmar border in the southwestern part of Menglian County, Yunnan Province. With a maximum elevation of 2,603 meters, it is home to 58 square kilometers of virgin forest, making it the largest and best-preserved border virgin forest within Pu'er City. Like a dazzling green gem, it is embedded along the southwestern frontier of the country.

　　Lafu Dahei Mountain features a majestic and steep terrain. It falls under the subtropical rainforest climate type, enjoying abundant rainfall and ample sunshine, resulting in unique natural scenery. The distinctive climatic environment has given rise to a special distribution of flora and fauna species. With its extraordinary natural landscapes, rich biodiversity, and well-preserved ecosystems, the area forms a rare and precious natural biological gene pool.

　　At altitudes between 2,360 and 2,500 meters within the dense mountain forests, numerous wild ancient tea trees grow, forming a mixed community of ancient tea trees and broadleaf forests. These wild tea trees are all arbor-type, tall with lush branches and leaves, and their trunks are covered with moss and entwined with vines, typically having diameters ranging from 0.2 to 0.5 meters. At an altitude of 2,380 meters in the ancient tea grove (known as "Ladi Luoga" in the Lahu language), there is currently the largest discovered ancient tea tree. Measurements show it stands 20 meters tall, with a diameter at breast height of 0.56 meters, a circumference of 1.90 meters, and a crown spread of 78.5 square meters. Walking through the forest, one can spot ancient, towering wild tea trees everywhere and smell the unique fragrance of purely ecological tea. According to preliminary surveys, the wild ancient tea tree community in Lafu Dahei Mountain, Menglian, covers an area of about 2,500 mu. Local Lahu people climb up to these high wild tea trees every spring to pick tender tea leaves, which they process for drinking. The tea boasts a fragrant and sweet taste, with effects such as quenching thirst, detoxifying, aiding digestion, and delaying aging.

　　Address: On the China-Myanmar border in the southwestern part of Menglian County, Yunnan Province