Tea tree King

Xishuangbanna is the hometown of famous "Pu'er tea" and the birthplace of big leaf tea. In the ancient tea garden of nannuoshan, there are more than 800 years of cultivated "tea tree king". The height of the tree is 5.5 meters, the width of the tree is 10 meters, and the circumference of the main pole is 1.4 meters. The shape is peculiar, which is higher than that of the ordinary cultivated tea trees. Up to now, the tea trees are still green and luxuriant all the year round, which can be called a wonder in Xishuangbanna. The ancient tea tree king of Banna, according to the research and research of experts, Xishuangbanna is the origin of tea in the world and the earliest place where human beings planted tea, which can be confirmed by two ancient tea kings. One of the oldest trees is in the Daheishan primeval forest in Bada district. It is 34 meters tall, 3.3 meters in circumference, and more than one meter in diameter. It is estimated that the tree is more than 1700 years old. That is to say, it has lived and grown well since the Three Kingdoms period. The tea of this tea plant contains 46.05% of simple catechins, which is much higher than that of cultivated tea in China. It has high curative effect on modern diseases such as hypertension and has preventive effect on cancer. The other one is located in nannuoshan, one of the six major mountain teas rich in Pu'er tea. It is 5.4 meters high, 10.9 meters × 9.8 meters wide, 1.38 meters in diameter, and 800 years old. It is a native of the Song Dynasty. The shape of this tea plant is peculiar. It is simple and contains 30% catechin, which is higher than that of other cultivated tea plants. Up to now, it can still pick tea

Tea tree King

In xiangzhujing, more than 70 kilometers away from Fengqing, there is an ancestral tea tree king at least 3200 years old. Because it grew up in Jinxiu village, Xiaowan Town, Fengqing County, the local people named it Jinxiu tea king (also known as Jinxiu Tea Ancestor).

Brief introduction of tea tree King

It is often said that the tea tree king is two wild "tea tree kings" growing in the vast primeval forest of qianjiazhai, Jiujia Township, Zhenyuan County, which is more than 2600 meters above sea level.

The king of tea tree is 5.48 meters high, 10.9 × 9.86 meters wide and 1.38 meters in circumference, which is known as "two people embracing the tea tree".

They are one high and one low, one male and one female. The tallest tree is 20.35 meters high, 0.9 meters in diameter, and 0.127 meters in trunk diameter. The trunk is smooth and grayish white. It begins to branch 5 meters above the ground. The leaves are oval, 15 cm long and 4.3 cm wide. The crown is in the shape of a canopy. The shade covers an area of 20 square meters. "Tea king" is surrounded by 54 acres of wild tea trees, which is said to be the offspring of "tea king".

According to experts' determination, these two "tea tree kings" have a history of 2700 years and 2600 years respectively. When they were born in the spring and Autumn period of China, they are the oldest wild tea tree kings discovered in China so far. During the spring tea germination season, people from several nearby townships go into the mountains to set up sheds to pick wild tea, which can pick more than 2500 kg of tea every year.

Because of the special growth state of the two trees, even if Jinxiu tea king grew longer, people still like to call them "tea king".

Tea history

China is the first country in the world to discover and utilize tea plants. It is said that it has a history of more than 4000 years.

In the spring and Autumn period, the legends about tea trees were common. This has become an indisputable fact. In particular, many ancient tea gardens were found in Yunnan, which provided conclusive evidence for the origin of Chinese tea.

At present, the oldest cultivated tea tree in China is located in nannuo mountain in the southwest of Jinghong, more than 300 kilometers away from Kunming. This is a tea tree with a history of more than 800 years. Local people call it "the king of tea trees".

Address: hesongzhai Valley, Bada Township, 60 km southwest of Menghai County, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan

Longitude: 100.452548

Latitude: 21.957354

Tel: 0691-2129850

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