Category: Xishuangbanna (西双版纳州)

Hanging off the southern tip of Yunnan, entirely indistinguishable from the rest Southeast Asia (as it borders both Myanmar and Laos) the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture (Xidai (西傣) for short) produces some of the most highly regarded Pu-erh. In point of fact, Xishuangbanna’s northern border sits less than 20 miles from the town of Pu’er. On the Western edge of Xishuangbanna, Menghai Tea Factory, is one of the oldest and most important producers of both Sheng (raw) and Shou (ripe) Pu-erh.