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Last updated 2026-09-24 — When traveling in Xishuangbanna, besides the Water-Splashing Festival, there’s also Pu’er tea. In the world of Pu’er tea, they say: “Yiwu is the king, Jingmai is the queen; Nanuo comes first, Bulang follows.” In the sunny days of March, we followed the Tea Journey organized by Douji Tea, heading to Xishuangbanna. Starting from Jinghong, we visited Menghai, Mengla, and...

 

  At the Mannu crude processing facility, we tasted what can only be described as genuinely bitter tea. As one of our companions put it: “It was so bitter I felt life wasn’t worth living.” Half an hour later, after stepping out of the temple, the bitterness finally gave way to sweetness, with a lingering sweet aftertaste that lasted another half hour — truly the kind of effect that makes your mouth water. Compared to the sweetest Baotang tea, one must say: Baotang is sweet like first love, while Mannu is bitter like a breakup.
  
  Route: Gaozhuang ― Bulang Mountain ― Douji Mannxin [incomplete segment]

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