Yongde tea map

Here is a map of Yongde area, in the West of Lincang County, Yunnan.

The main tea villages are indicated on the map, following is a list with more information.

village name                       altitude           size of the tea gardens                      age of the tea gardens

Manlai (Daxueshan):           2100 m          400 000 wild tea trees                        thousands years old

Banka Xiang 班卡乡:            2000m                50 ha                                                        100 years old

Mangfei 芒肥:                        1500m                64 ha                                                           80 years old

Tuanshu 团树 ‘:                     2000m              100 ha                                                           60 years old

Yuhua 玉华Ž:                          1900m              150 ha                                                           70 years old

Pingzhang 平掌:                    2000m               50 ha                                                            60 years old

Mingfeng Shan 鸣凤山:    1900m               50 ha                                                            90 years old

Meiziqing 梅子清:               2000m             105 ha                                                          100 years old

Mugua Zhai 木瓜寨:           1500m               50 ha                                                            80 years old

Dika 底卡:                             1700m               50 ha                                                         100 years old

Wujia Zhai 武家寨:            2000m               50 ha                                                          100 years old

As you can notice, the quantity and age of the tea gardens is not super impressive, maybe this is one of the reasons why Yongde is a bit neglected. Good for the amateur! Yongde Cha features lower prices than other areas and has its load of hidden gems.

Mengku tea map

Here is a map I've made this morning. It represents the Mengku area with the main tea villages. As you can see, there are two main mountains: Xi Ban Shan in the west and Dong Ban Shan in the east. The top of Xi Ban Shan is known as Da Xue Shan (big snow mountain) because of its high altitude (it peaks at 3233m), there is another Daxueshan in the North West of this area, they should not be confused.

The most famous village in Mengku area is Bingdao, in the North. It is famous for its high fragrance and power, actually, Mengku has much more to offer, each village has its own characteristics. Bingdao tea is very high priced while most of the other villages are cheaper than Xishuangbanna tea.

I have never made it to Mengku, but I intend to go there soon, I have heard only good from that place. It is said the environment is much better preserved than in Xishuangbanna, the plantations are less intensive and very old tea trees stand in the fields. Let's see!