What Is Yunnan Tea?
Yunnan has been one of the top producing tea regions for nearly two thousand years. In fact, here you will find China’s oldest wild tea tree, which is around 1700 years old. In addition, the oldest cultivated tree, a relative of the wild one, still remains. For over 800 years, this tree has been a major source of Yunnan tea products. The tea may be known by other names as well, like Chinese black tea, aboriginal tea, and wild tea. Yunnan Chinese tea species are often referred to as big or large leaf tea. Due to the unique growing environment, the tea leaves in Yunnan are much larger than in other tea-growing areas. In fact, the high altitude and mountain mists are thought to protect the plants from excessive sunlight. This is believed to create ideal conditions for tea leaf and bud development.
