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Yunnan was first introduced by French missionaries in 1902. Up to now, there are still 24 coffee trees more than 90 years old in Zhukula Township, Binchuan County. In 1914, the border people of the Ruili Jingpo nationality were introduced from Burma to Nongxian Village. The variety types are small grain species, medium grain species and large grain species. Stem erect, simple leaves opposite. Several flowers are clustered in leaf axils, white and fragrant in color. The fruit is a drupe, which is composed of exocarp, mesocarp, seed coat and kernel. There are usually 1 seed, occasionally 2 or 3. It is suitable to plant in the sandy soil with a rainfall of 1000 Mel 1800mm, loose soil, fertile soil and good drainage, with a pH value of 6 Mel 6.5, an average annual temperature of 18 Mel 25 ℃, and an altitude of less than 1400 meters.

Yunnan coffee is mainly distributed in 11 prefectures and cities, such as Baoshan, Simao, Yuxi and Dehong. Tibika and Bobang, two classic high-quality coffee varieties, are the main cultivated varieties of coffee in Yunnan. A variety of Arabian species (also known as small seed species). Because the morphology and habits of the two varieties are similar, the two varieties are mostly mixed. Bobang terminal bud tender leaves are green, called green top coffee; Tiebika top leaves are red copper, called red top coffee.

Yunnan coffee was planted on a large scale in the mid-1950s, with a planting scale of 4000 hectares at one time. By the end of 1997, the planting area of coffee in the province had reached 7800 hectares. At present, the planting area of the province accounts for 70% of the national area, and the output accounts for 83% of the whole country. Yunnan coffee has established the dominant position in China in terms of planting area and coffee bean production.

The suitable planting areas of coffee in Yunnan are distributed in Simao, Banna, Wenshan, Baoshan and Dehong in the south and southwest of Yunnan.

Mangzhang Manor is located in Nayun Town, Menglian County, Yunnan Province, China. Founded by Hu Xixiang in January 1998, the farm covers an area of 512 hectares and is 1100 to 1640 meters above sea level. It is one of the largest coffee farms in Menglian County, Yunnan Province, with an annual output of 900t coffee.

In the past four years, Mangzhang has been promoted from a commercial-grade coffee such as Nestle to a boutique coffee farm. In January 2013, the CQI Cup of the United States scored 82.25. In 2015, the score of the third Pu'er Coffee Raw Bean Competition reached the SCAA grade. In 2016, the Yunnan Raw Bean Competition ranked 3rd and 12th, with a score of 84.3875 and 82.425 respectively, and the 8th in 2017.

Katim Sun in Menglian Mangzhang Manor, Yunnan Province

Yunnan MangZhang Catimor Natural

Producing country: China China

Bean seed: Katim Catimor

Area: Nayun Town, Menglian County, Yunnan Province

Farm: Mangzhang Manor

Farmer: Hu Xixiang

Altitude: 1100-1640 m

Treatment: Natural in the sun

Harvest time: December 2017