Park of ChinaOverview
| Designation | UNESCO World Heritage (cultural, 2023) |
| Name | Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er |
| Country | China |
| Nearby cities | Kunming |
| Nearby sites | Xishuangbanna 97km, Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces 302km, Jianshui Scenic Area 329km, Tengchong Geothermal Area and Volcanoes 347km, Dali Scenic Area 391km Search nearby |
| Latitude, longitude | 22.18, 100.01 Google Maps |
| Themes | Forest, Plant, Culture, Mountain, Tea, Ancient trees, Ethnic cultures |
About
Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er (普洱景迈山古茶林文化景观) was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2023 as a cultural site.
Why it was inscribed
A unique testimony to a cultural tradition or civilisation; an example of traditional settlement and land use.
Jingmai Mountain, in Lancang county, Pu’er, Yunnan, has been planted with tea by the Blang and Dai peoples since the 10th century. Ancient tea trees grow under the forest canopy without clearing the big trees; villages and forests surround the tea forests, forming a mountain landscape of tea, villages and woodland, and the villages still manage forests and tea gardens by traditional rules.
Travel tips
Getting there: Jingmai Mountain is in Huimin town, Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Pu'er, Yunnan. Most visitors go first to Kunming or Pu'er, then travel by road: from Pu'er city or from Jinghong in Xishuangbanna it is several hours by road. The mountain road is winding, and many people hire a car or drive.
Villages: the property includes Dai and Blang villages around Jingmai and Mangjing, such as Nuogan, Mengben, Manghong, Wengji and the upper and lower Mangjing villages, set among the tea forests.
Wengji and Mangjing: Wengji is a ridge-top village with traditional Blang timber houses. At Mangjing, the Mangjing Ancestor Tea Temple honours Pa Ai Leng, the Blang tea ancestor.
The tea forests: old tea trees grow beneath the forest canopy beside the villages, from a hundred to several hundred years old. Walk them with a villager; do not enter protected areas alone.
Tea culture: local households offer tea tasting and sell tea. The spring harvest around Qingming is the busiest time, and there is an autumn picking too.
Time: two days and one night covers the main villages and tea forests; a night on the mountain gives you the morning cloud sea.
Season: March and April is the spring tea season; the rainy season from June to October can make the mountain road slippery; November to February is clear and cool.
Where to stay: there are guesthouses around Jingmai and Mangjing, which fill early in the tea season, and others in Huimin town.
Combining: Pu'er city, Xishuangbanna, or a return via Kunming.
Nearby
| National parks | Xishuangbanna 97km |
| AAAAA attractions | Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences 140km |
| AAAA attractions | Laodabao 19km, Mengjinglai 54km, One Tree Forest 56km |
| Historical sites | Jingmai Ancient Tea Plantations 3km |
| Historic towns | Nayun Town 47km |