Good tea must come from good technology and good ecology.
-Xiaolei Chen, an unknown tea man.
For true lovers of Pu 'er tea, the six ancient tea mountains represent a peak of Pu 'er tea. Why is everyone so obsessed with the six ancient tea mountains?
The names of the six ancient tea mountains first appeared in Jing Li's Yunnan Annals in the Yuan Dynasty. The book says: "There are six ancient tea mountains, one is called Aule, one is called Mangzhi, three is called Gordon, four is called Ibang, five is called Manzhuan, and six is called Mansa ..." After two fires, Mansa was finally replaced by Yi Wu.
Wuyi
Yiwu is located in the north-central part of Banna Mengla County. The best tea in Yi Wu is in the inaccessible state-owned forest area, and the highest price of tea is mint pond. Besides, Lafengzhai, Tongqing River and Baihuatan are also well-known tea producing areas, and Yi Wu tea area is a bright pearl. The tea in this area is characterized by high aroma and soft soup, which is the most distinctive tea in the sweet tea series. The taste is mellow and the aroma is rich. The aroma of the tongue and the middle and back of the palate is full, and the sweetness of high-quality tea can extend to both cheeks.
Manzhuan
Manzhuan Tea belongs to Xiangming Township, and the famous tea-producing villages are Manzhuan, Xinmangong, Xiaoman and Mo Lian Village. Beautiful brick tea leaves are dark in color, heavy in texture, wide in rhyme, slightly bitter at the bottom, but extremely sweet and sweet.
Yibang
Located in the north-central part of Mengla County, Xishuangbanna Prefecture, Xiangming Township is the northernmost of the six famous ancient tea mountains. Including Mangong Mountain, Mansong Mountain, Yibang Zhengshan Mountain, Yaogan Mountain and Jiabu Mountain, most of them are lobular tea trees. There is an unknown but precious "cat's ear" tea here. The variety in the middle of the lobule is famous for its special fragrance. The tea buds are slender, the soup color is orange, the taste is sweet and slightly honey-scented, slightly astringent, and the back, middle and back of the tongue is bitter and sweet.
Gordon
Gordon Ancient Tea Mountain belongs to Happiness Village in Mingxiang, A Xiang. Mangzhi Mountain in the west, Mangzhi Mountain in the north in the east, Ebang Chashan in the east and Manzhuan Chashan in the south. Gedengshan tea belongs to the tree lobular species, and its taste is slightly similar to that of Yibang, with sweet taste, soft soup and strong tongue irritation.
Mangzhi
Mangya is located at the south foot of Gedeng Mountain and the west side of Manzhuan Tea Mountain. Legend has it that Zhuge Liang buried copper. It consists of seven groups: Anle, Yanglin, Manya, Hongtupo, Dongjiazhai and Niuguntang. It has been recorded that there was a saying that cows rolled over the pond first, and then over Pu 'er House, and its cleverness can be seen. Now the Niuguntang has been filled by immigrants from Honghe, and then houses have been built.
Mangzhi is a kind of medium-lobular tea, which tastes bitter and slightly astringent, but it melts quickly, with rich taste, strong layering of tea soup, long lasting charm, restrained aroma and sinks in the soup.
Yule
Youle Tea Mountain is under the jurisdiction of Jinghong City, and it is the only ancient tea mountain that is not in Mengla County. The aborigines here are Jino people. Aule Pu 'er tea is tightly knotted and covered with silver. The bitter taste of tea soup is obvious, the tea taste is strong, and the sweetness in the mouth is faster.
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