Sichuan
Sì Chuān · 四川
Sichuan · China
Sichuan is a southwestern Chinese province whose Mt. Mengding (Meng Shan) in Ya'an is, by tradition, the place where tea was first cultivated — a Taoist Master Wu Lizhen is said to have planted seven tea bushes there around 53–50 BCE. Today the mountain produces both the green Mengding Ganlu and the yellow Mengding Huangya, both with Tang-to-Qing-dynasty tribute-tea histories.
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Zhuyeqing (Bamboo Leaf Green)
Zhú Yè Qīng · 竹叶青 (竹葉青)
Mt. Emei (Emei Shan) China
green · pan-fired
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Mengding Ganlu (Sweet Dew of Meng Peak)
Méng Dǐng Gān Lù · 蒙顶甘露 (蒙頂甘露)
Mt. Mengding (Meng Shan) China
green · pan-fired
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Mengding Huangya (Mengding Yellow Buds)
Méng Dǐng Huáng Yá · 蒙顶黄芽 (蒙頂黃芽)
Mt. Mengding (Meng Shan) China
yellow · yellow-bud
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Sichuan Kangzhuan (Tibetan Brick / Border Tea)
Sìchuān Kāng Zhuān · 四川康砖 (四川康磚)
Ya'an China
dark · tibetan
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Latitude and longitude: 30.66, 104.07