Tagged: Yunnan

PUERH TEA DROUGHT in YUNNAN

In South China, the recent drought has affected 61 million residents and 5 million hectares of crops in Yunnan,  Guizhou,  Sichuan,  Guangxi and Chongqing, the official Xinhua News Agency said, citing the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Rain began falling at the very end of March. It’s not just Puerh Tea that’s been threatened by the […]

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Notes taken on CHA MA DAO or The TEA HORSE ROUTE

What is the Tea Horse Route ? Cha Ma Dao – Tea Horse Road The Tea Route emanates from South West China and was principally a network of routes from which tea and horses were traded between Yunnan, Sichuan, Qinghai,  Tibet, Burma, Vietnam, Laos, India, and Eastern China. Regarded as the oldest trade route in […]

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PUERH TEA an Introduction and Explanation

PUERH TEA ,    an Introduction 1. Place of Origin: Pu-erh Tea is also transcribed as Puerh Tea in English. It is a rare and original tea from the Pu Erh region of Yunnan Province in South West China. Puerh tea is also known as “pu’er” in some western countries. Pu Er itself is a […]

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