2021 Zhang Lang Wild Arbor Tree Shai Hong Black Tea

2021 Zhang Lang Wild Arbor Tree Shai Hong Black Tea

This yunnan shai hong black Tea is from Zhang Lang Village, a quiet village located 70km away from the city of Menghai, with 1600m elevation. It is a kind of sun-dried Black tea , also called “Shai Hong”. The making process of this sun-dried black tea included withering, rolling and fermentation, and then finished by sun-drying. Other than drying over fire, drying by sun-shine resulted in a more elegant sweetness and aroma in black tea.

The Story and History of Zhang Lang Village

Zhang Lang Village, located in the Bada Mountain range in Menghai, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. It is an ancient village of the Bulang minority with a long history of Tea cultivation. Although there are only 244 households, it is the largest Bulang village in Xishuangbanna. “Zhang Lang” is a Dai language, meaning the place where the elephant freezes. According to legend, more than 1,400 years ago, the Buddhist disciple Maha used an elephant to carry the scriptures from Sri Lanka. A sudden freezing rain happened during the journey, the elephant was frozen stiff and fell down, the villagers from nearby rushed to help Maha to dry and keep them warm and saved the elephant. Maha built a temple and towers there, he mobilized people from the surrounding villages to move to the current location and set up a new village, named “Zhang Lang”, to commemorate the merits of the elephant.

Tea Trees of Zhang Lang Village

Zhanglang Village, a quiet village located 70km away from the city of Menghai, with 1600m elevation. Pu’erh tea grown in the high mountain forest has the unique advantage of enjoying natural sunlight and absorbing natural nutrients.There are a lots of wild tree planted around Zhanglang Village, 700 acres of ancient tea forests/gardens are planted by the ancestors of the Zhanglang villager. No matters it is big, small or ancient tree, the first impression of Zhang Lang’s tea trees can be summed up in one word- Ecology! The Zhanglang ancient tea tree is different from those in other tea mountains. They are not like the ancient tree in Bulang Mountain with wild tree crown and luxuriant branches, nor are they like the high trunk that stand out in the forests like the ancient tree in Yiwu. The trunk of the ancient Zhanglang tree does not look very thick, but it is very uniform. The height of the tree is not as high as those Yiwu, but it is generally higher than those in the Bulang Mountain. Without any human intervention, the unfettered ancient tree in Zhanglang usually grown as a tree with some weird shape of branches, which looks not very pretty, but it indicated that they are all naturally and freely grown in the wild forest.

Weight per pack: 50g

Tea Farm Location: Zhang Lang, Bada Mountain, Menghai, Yunnan, China

Harvest Time: Spring 2021

Tasting Notes: smooth, fruity, honey, mellow

Tea Liquor Colour: Bright and clear golden yellow

Dry Leave Appearance: Brown leaves with golden pekoe in between

Wet Leaves: Brown