Bulang village is prospering off of the old tea trees on top of the mountain. Of the 16 different ethnic minorities at Xishuangbanna 西双版納 the Dai 傣族 are the majorities here and cleverly banished the Bulang 布朗 up to the top of the mountain where transportation is difficult some remote ancient years ago. Little did they figure that Pu-Erh tea from the old trees would fetch astronomical auction prices in the future. Here, the Bulang architecture looks very Dai /Thai like indeed.
Wild ancient Pu-erh trees that are between 1500 to 1800 years old at Bulang Shan. These enormous leaves are classified as Da Ye Qiao Mu, large leaf arbor type, tea. Leaves this large are bitter, and will turn to sweet, over a long aging process of 20-50 years.
Wild ancient Pu-erh trees that are between 1500 to 1800 years old at Bulang Shan. These enormous leaves are classified as Da Ye Qiao Mu, large leaf arbor type, tea. Leaves this large are bitter, and will turn to sweet, over a long aging process of 20-50 years.
Three little pigs went to the market. Here at the Bulang village where the wild old tea trees live, the pigs are equally wild.
Me, and Mr. Wang, one of the most serious, and seriously respected, Pu-Erh merchants around. To say he is merely a merchant though, is hardly close to his deep expertise, selection process, serious attention to all nuances, and his ability to push all the levers throughout the new incarnations of the old Menghai and Yunnan factories. He is responsible for setting the standards for what is regarded as some of the highest quality Pu-erh. Here we pay homage together to the old trees of Bulang, Mr. Wang’ favorite mountain for Pu-Erh.
I made my way up 1600 meters atop Bulang Shan 布朗山 after the burst of torrents，to one of the Six Ancient Tea mountains, where the ancient Pu-Erh trees live. Blue skies and incredible cumulus formations after the storm.