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What is the best way to brew Yunnan black tea from the old tree? What is so special about Dianhong tea, an old tree in Yunnan?

Published: 2026-04-05 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/04/05, A black tea that is different from any other tea tree and is made from an ancestral tea variety that grows only in forests found in western Yunnan. With a unique rich wildflower aroma, sweet aftertaste, without any heavy or astringent taste. The caffeine content is low, the nutrition content is high. This is a kind of exquisite tea made from high quality tea.

A black tea that is different from any other tea tree and is made from an ancestral tea variety that grows only in forests found in western Yunnan. With a unique rich wildflower aroma, sweet aftertaste, without any heavy or astringent taste. The caffeine content is low, the nutrition content is high. This is a delicate and unique black tea made from high-quality tea, which is sure to arouse the interest of connoisseurs and new tea drinkers. The origin of tea in Fengqing County, Lincang City, Yunnan Province, a black tea different from any other tea tree, made from an ancestral tea variety that grew only in forests found in western Yunnan. The original tea used by the old tree Dianhong is usually reserved for high-grade Pu'er tea. In this case, however, they are processed into black tea. It has a unique rich wildflower aroma, sweet and complex aftertaste, without any heavy or astringent taste. Its gold brewing tea has lower caffeine content and higher nutritional value than other teas.

The ancestors of modern tea trees

One man held up two tea branches with tender leaves, one with open leaves, and the other a small and compact newly growing tea branch. The leaves of the old Dian black tea tree (right) look very different and are more compact than the more common camellia (left). In the tea trees deep in the forest in Lincang area of Yunnan Province, there is a rare tea tree, which is used to make the old tree Dianhong. This plant has been identified by tea scientists as the ancestor of the main tea variety used today: the tea variety closely related to the tea tree. The most common species in Yunnan forest is big-leaf tea (Camellia sinensis var. Assamica).

Making Yunnan black tea, an old tree: an accidental beginning is used to make tea trees that are red with little maintenance, but are collected seasonally by local residents, who pick fresh leaves of these tea trees and wild mushrooms and herbs in the forest in early spring as a source of income.

Climb a big tea tree to pick leaves for the old tree Dianhong. The habit of making tea started by accident. In the spring of recent years, some mushroom pickers found that tea trees had grown seedlings in the forest. They plucked the young leaves and continued their mushroom journey. A few days later, when they returned home with the collected tea, they found that the tea had been oxidized to brown. Instead of discarding the tea, they learned from the local expertise in making black tea and produced completely oxidized black tea with the help of the tea. The result was different from other black tea and immediately attracted the attention of tea lovers.

Originated from Baiying Mountain with a long history.

The Baiying Mountains in Lincang, Yunnan Province are famous for the diversity of wild, transitional and cultivated tea trees. By studying the genetic material of tea plants in this area, scientists have determined that tea originated in China. About 1100 years ago, Buddhist monks moved here and began to grow tea. Buddhism and tea usually spread together. There is even a saying that "Zen tea is blindly", which roughly translates as "Zen and tea have the same taste." The Lancang River (Mekong River) passes through White Eagle Mountain in a deep canyon, creating geological and weather diversity in the region. The sunshine is good, the cloud is many, the soil is good, the daily temperature range is wide, the tea is rich in nutrition and delicious. Since 1939, Yunnan black tea has been mainly produced as an export product. In sharp contrast, the old tree Dianhong is very popular in China's domestic market, which traditionally favors green tea because of its unique producing area and outstanding plant characteristics.

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