Mt.Mengding Tours – Sichuan Province, Yaan, China

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Mt.Mengding
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Mt.Meng, Mingshan County, Ya'an city, Sichuan province , China, Yaan, Sichuan Province

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with an elevation of 1,500 meters, Mt.Mengding is situated in Mingshan County of Ya'an City.150 km away from Chengdu ,at the joint point of the southwest rim of the Sichuan Basin and Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

  Mt.Mengding has five steep and towering peaks, which are in the shape of lotus. There is an old saying: The Yangtze River tops the waters, the Mengding tea is the best of its kind" . Mt.Mengding is widely known for its elegant landscape and tea  culture. The average temperature is 14.5 ·C, with an annual rainfall of 2,000-2,200 milimteters. Such a special ecological environment is ideal for growing tea, especially for developing its fragrant elements.

   Mt.Mengding is one of the origins of Chinese tea culture

According to the historical records it is the first and earliest place to grow tea. Growing tea dates back to the Western Han Dynasty more than 2.000 yeas ago. in 53 B.C., a farmer named Wulizhen found that wild tea could be used as medicine. He planted seven tea trees in a sunken spot among the five peaks, which are alive for two thousand years.  Wulizhen is regarded as the " father of tea", the first person who grew tea in the world.  Since Tang Dynasty, Mengding tea has been listed as one of the tributes presented to emperors. The emperors either drank it or offered it as a sacrifice to their forefathers. this tradition lasted until the Qing Dynasty. 

In the Song Dynasty, a monk ChanHui who served in the temple of Mt.Mengding created the three wonders of Mengshan tea culuture: tea technique, tea Kongfu and tea art. 

the traditional celebrated teas on Mt. Mengding 

There are 1,250 mu of high-quality tea fields and 40 square km of forestland. Dew, Yellow Bud, Stone Flower, Spring Silver Leaf and Evergreen. Spring are well-know tea brands with a long and distinguished history. in addition, advanced green tea, roasting green tea, frying green tea, jasmine tea, cake tea are all members of the Mengshan  tea family.  Mengshan tea has a history of over 2,000 years. the production procedure of Mengdingshan tea , from picking, processing, assembling to packing, is closely monitored in order to guarantee quality and taste.  

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