Yunnan Coffee Flavor

The west and south of Yunnan Province are located between 15° N and Tropic of Cancer, most of which are 1000-2000 meters above sea level. The terrain is mainly mountainous and sloping. Fertile land, abundant sunshine, abundant rainfall, large temperature difference between day and night, unique natural conditions form the particularity of Yunnan small coffee taste-strong but not bitter, fragrant but not strong, slightly fruity.

In the south and west of Yunnan, Pu 'er, Xishuangbanna, Wenshan, Baoshan, Dehong, Lincang and other places are the distribution areas of Yunnan Arabica coffee cultivation. As of January 1, 2012, according to the comprehensive survey of Yunnan Province, the coffee planting area in Yunnan has exceeded 800,000 mu, and it is expected that the coffee bean output will exceed 55,000 tons in this period. For the future, the blueprints of state governments in Yunnan have also been drawn: Dehong plans to expand the coffee planting area from the current 100,000 mu to 200,000 mu in the next few years; Lincang will expand the existing 20,000 mu coffee forest by 10 times to 200,000 mu in the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan"; Pu 'er also plans to expand the coffee forest from 220,000 mu to 600,000 mu. Other suitable coffee planting areas such as Baoshan and Xishuangbanna are also planning to expand the planting scale.

Dehong: It has the reputation of "the hometown of Chinese coffee". As of 2011, a total of 120,900 mu of coffee planting area has been developed in the whole prefecture, accounting for 30% of the coffee planting area in China. In the next three years, the coffee planting area in Dehong Prefecture will reach 200,000 mu. The coffee planting altitude in Dehong Prefecture is above 1000 meters, of which 30,000 mu is planted on the mountain area above 1600 meters above sea level. In addition, the coffee planted in Dehong Prefecture mainly uses organic fertilizer and organic pesticide, so the coffee produced is of high quality and is one of the rare high-quality coffee producing places in the world.

Baoshan: Baoshan coffee planting began in the mid-1950s, the first coffee seedlings were introduced from Southeast Asia by the late patriotic overseas Chinese Mr. Liang Jinshan. The local famous Lujiangba Arabica coffee is of excellent quality. As early as the late 1950s, it was rated first class in London, England. In recent years, with the expansion of international trade, Lujiangba Arabica coffee is more famous. Europe and America, Arab countries, especially Britain, the United States, Egypt, Hong Kong and Macao merchants are regarded as coffee top-grade, products in short supply. In December 2010, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China decided to implement the national geographical indication product protection for Baoshan Arabica Coffee.

Lincang: The unique geographical location and climatic conditions make Lincang become the focus of attention of many coffee enterprises, and successively establish 200 mu and 100 mu high-quality coffee seedling bases in Mengding Town and Lincang Happy Farm of Gengma Autonomous County in the city, and carry out coffee planting in Gengma, Zhenkang, Yun County, Cangyuan, Yongde and other places.

Pu 'er: Tea Country Pu' er has cultivated coffee for 150 years. At the end of the 1990s, Pu 'er City began to cultivate coffee as an advantageous backbone industry for adjusting industrial structure and increasing farmers' income. There are 54 townships (towns) planting coffee in 9 counties and 1 district of Pu 'er City.