This tea plantation is situated on a mountain in Yongde County, Lincang Tea Area, Yunnan Province, at an elevation of 1800 meters. The ethnic minorities living here consider it a sacred place because it serves as a habitat for a group of Yunnan black-necked cranes. Cranes are often associated with immortality and transcendence in traditional Chinese culture. In reality, cranes have extremely high environmental requirements for their habitats. As a result, the ancient tea trees grown in this region benefit from an exceptionally favorable growing environment, with large and glossy leaves, contributing to their exceptional quality.
Fresh Leaf Plucking(One bud and three leaves)---Withering (Air-drying to evaporate moisture)---Kill-Green (Pan-frying)---Rolling(Cell disruption)---Drying (Natural air-drying)---Refinement Processing (For pressed tea)---Compression (Forming into tea cakes)
