Recently, more than 4,000 cultivated ancient tea trees with an altitude of 1,700 meters above sea level and more than 100 years old in Mangdong Village, Laba Township, Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Pu'er City, ushered in the mining season. This year's ancient tea tree germinated slightly later than in previous years, but the buds were neat, tender green like jade, thick and thick leaves, and excellent quality. Under the organization of the cadres of the villagers' group, the villagers got up early, carried baskets on their backs, climbed the ancient tea trees with the first rays of the morning sun, and carefully picked the new buds.
Li Zanu, a 64-year-old farmer in the group of New Mangdong, is one of the witnesses to the history of this ancient tea tree. "This ancient tea tree has been around since my grandfather's generation, and it has a history of one or two hundred years. My family has more than 50 ancient tree tea, last year's income of more than 5,000 yuan, this year's tea grows well, is expected to have an income of about 8,000 yuan. In addition to external sales, Li Zanu will also fry some for his own drinking. For the villagers of Mangdong Village, the ancient tea tree is not only a heritage of history and culture, but also a part of the economic source, and has become an indispensable part of life.
Not only the local villagers, but also the ancient tree tea in Mangdong Village is also loved by consumers from other places. Zhang Ming, a tea merchant from Liaoning, has a soft spot for ancient tree tea in Mangdong Village. "I have loved Pu'er tea for many years, visited tea plantations all over Yunnan, and later learned about the ancient tree tea in Mangdong Village through my friends in Pu'er Jingmai Mountain, and I was amazed when I tasted it for the first time. The tea trees here have a good ecology, the age of the trees is high, it is a small-leaf tea, although the buds are small, but the taste is not inferior in any way, and the charm is long. I think this tea will be loved by most veteran tea drinkers. Nowadays, Zhang Ming goes to Mangdong Village to buy tea during the tea picking season, and this habit has been maintained for six or seven years.
Like Zhang Ming, there are many tea merchants who have discovered the advantages of ancient tree tea in Mangdong Village, which has brought more sales channels and economic income to farmers in Mangdong Village. After the tea is picked, the farmers deliver the tea leaves to the point of sale. According to the difference in tea age and management, tea is divided into three grades, and the price is also different, generally fresh tea is 80 yuan per kilogram, better quality tea is 160 yuan per kilogram, and single tea is 220 yuan per kilogram. After the scales, the tea merchants paid directly in cash, and the farmers were very happy when they received the money. The first wave of spring tea ushered in good fortune for the farmers of Mangdong Village, and relying on the development of the tea industry, the villagers of Mangdong Village have become more and more solid on the road to increasing income and getting rich.
Yunnan Net reporter Gao Yue, Lancang County Rong Media Center, Gao Dan, Li Zhengchao