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=====Six famous tea mountains===== | =====Six famous tea mountains===== | ||
[[File:Yibang-town.webp|thumb|Yibang town with the famous horse route]] | |||
The six famous tea mountains are a group of mountains in Xishuangbanna, renowned for their climates and environments, which not only provide excellent growing conditions for ''pu-erh'', but also produce unique taste profiles (akin to terroir in wine) in the produced ''pu-erh'' tea. Over the course of history, the designated mountains for the tea mountains have either been changed or listed differently. | The six famous tea mountains are a group of mountains in Xishuangbanna, renowned for their climates and environments, which not only provide excellent growing conditions for ''pu-erh'', but also produce unique taste profiles (akin to terroir in wine) in the produced ''pu-erh'' tea. Over the course of history, the designated mountains for the tea mountains have either been changed or listed differently. | ||
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===Cultivation=== | ===Cultivation=== | ||
[[File:Jing-Mai-Gushu.webp|thumb|Gushu (ancient tree) in Jing Mai]] | |||
Perhaps equally or even more important than region or even grade in classifying ''pu-erh'' is the method of cultivation. ''pu-erh'' tea can come from three different cultivation methods: | Perhaps equally or even more important than region or even grade in classifying ''pu-erh'' is the method of cultivation. ''pu-erh'' tea can come from three different cultivation methods: | ||
*Plantation bushes (''guànmù'', [[wiktionary:灌|灌]][[wiktionary:木|木]]; ''taídì'', [[wiktionary:台|台]][[wiktionary:地|地]]): Cultivated tea bushes, from the seeds or cuttings of wild tea trees and planted in relatively low altitudes and flatter terrain. The tea produced from these plants are considered inferior due to the use of pesticides and [[Fertilizer|chemical fertilizer]] in cultivation, and the lack of pleasant flavours, and the presence of harsh bitterness and astringency from the tea. | *Plantation bushes (''guànmù'', [[wiktionary:灌|灌]][[wiktionary:木|木]]; ''taídì'', [[wiktionary:台|台]][[wiktionary:地|地]]): Cultivated tea bushes, from the seeds or cuttings of wild tea trees and planted in relatively low altitudes and flatter terrain. The tea produced from these plants are considered inferior due to the use of pesticides and [[Fertilizer|chemical fertilizer]] in cultivation, and the lack of pleasant flavours, and the presence of harsh bitterness and astringency from the tea. | ||