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HomeFull-Day Traditional Tea-Making & Paper-Craft Tour In Kunming
Description
Head to the picturesque landscapes of Kunming, formerly known as Yunnan-Fu, in China and witness the art of Dai paper-making. Learn how Puer tea and paper are traditionally manufactured at the cultural centre, explore three Aini villages and their tea plantations, and check out an 800-year-old tea tree.
Highlights
- Experience Dai paper-making and Puer tea-making
- Visit different Aini villages and tea plantations
- Trek through the plantations to check out an ancient tree
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Meet with the tour guide at 8:30 AM and take a 40-minute drive from Jinghong to Menghai to visit the local morning market set up by ethnic groups such as Dai, Bulang, Aini, Lahu, etc.
Transfer to Menghun to see Dai traditional papermaking processes.
Witness the Puer tea making process and head to have lunch.
Travel to the Nannuo Ancient Tea Mountain and then begin the trek from an Aini village, through jungle and tea plantations, to visit an 800-year-old tea tree. Trekking time is about 3 hours.
Walk through three Aini villages and interact with locals who live in houses made on stilts. If it is the period of tea harvest, see how Aini people make tea.
Arrive at the last village and drive back to your hotel in Jinghong.
What's Included
- Transport
Non-alcoholic drinks, breakfast, and lunch
English-speaking Chinese tour guide
What's Excluded
- Tips
Know before you go
- Puer Teamaking - Xishuangbanna is the origin of Puer tea production. The mellow-tasting tea goes through a fermentation process and is tightly compressed. Puer tea is an 'antique', which means the longer it's left to ferment, the better the taste.
- Dai Papermaking - Dai people, use the bark of the mulberry tree in their papermaking process. This paper feels very rough but is tough. Handwriting on these sheets remains indelible for well over hundreds of years. Dai culture and history have been recorded with this paper, especially the Buddha scriptures in Xishuangbanna.
- Nannuo Ancient Tea Mountain - Located in the eastern direction of Menghai County is the famous tea area of the Nannuo Ancient Tea Mountain. Located here is the king of ancient tea trees with a height of 5.5 meters and the main stem circumference of 1.4 meters, over 800 years old. This area is the primary economic resource of the Aini people.
Meeting Point
Jinghong, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.Price Details
| Standard | |
| 1 To 4 | CNY 600 Per Person |
This is a private tour | |