#otheryunnanpuer
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One Hundred Kilograms In, Five Kilograms Out
Tea paste was once a Qing-court secret, pressed by 186 steps for the emperor alone. The modern version takes 100 kilograms of loose tea to yield five kilograms of paste.
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Where the Tea Tree Came From
Bangwei is where the "Tea King Tree" was found — the discovery that helped prove Yunnan as the birthplace of the tea plant itself.
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Manglu Mountain, in early summer
Lincang's Manglu Mountain, cradled by the Lancang River — the terroir behind this summer's sheng puerh, and why raw tea suits the heat.