Banzhang Raw Puerh Tea

Brief

Produced in Xishuangbanna, Banzhang is acclaimed the king of Puerh tea due to its awesome flavor. Its leaves are elongated, meanwhile, extremely large. The dry leaves have a strongly scented smell. The bitterness degenerates quickly, and turns back to sweetness in a second. It is picked from rare ancient trees.

Origin

Banzhang Puerh was in fact named after the village of Banzhang. In last century, this tea is not known to most people mainly because the village – Banzhang is too far away, at that time, the post office is the only link with the outside world for the people who lived in that village. In 2002, the Chinese government finally built roads from Banzhang to outsold world. Since then, Banzhang Puerh gradually become one of the best teas in china.

Culture and history

Around 1800 AD and around 1950 AD, Banzhang Village was prosperous and experienced two relocation successively. The people who moved out 60 years ago migrated about 20 kilometers away from Old Banzhang Village. In order to distinguish it from the place where they moved out, they named it “New Banzhang” and called their hometown Old Banzhang.