Dapingzhang Ancient Tea Forest
大平掌古茶林
The core area of the Jingmai Mountain ancient tea forests, a thousand-year-old tea forest spanning 10,000 mu. Ancient tea trees grow alongside large trees, with the Tea God Tree and remnants of the ancient Tea Horse Road.
Dapingzhang lies between Jingmai Dazhai and Nuogan. It is the main section of the Jingmai Mountain ancient tea forests open to visitors, and the core of the World Heritage site “Jingmai Mountain Ancient Tea Forest Cultural Landscape of Pu'er.” Unlike tea gardens on flat land, the ancient tea trees here grow under the dense shade of large trees, with epiphytic plants known as “crab feet” growing on their trunks. Most of the trees are several hundred years old. Wooden boardwalks wind for several kilometres through the forest, passing the Tea God Tree and remnants of the ancient Tea Horse Road. During the spring tea season, you can even follow tea farmers as they pick leaves. You can walk through or take a shuttle bus, and it is worth allowing 2 hours. When entering villages, respect Blang and Dai customs: remove your shoes in temples, do not touch Buddha statues, and ask permission before photographing villagers. Smoking, breaking tea branches and picking leaves at will are strictly prohibited in the ancient tea forest.
Opening hours
Open daytime
Nearby sights
- Jingmai Viewpoint
- Jingmai Dazhai Village
- Jingmai Golden Pagoda
- Nuogang (Nuogan) Ancient Village
- Wengji Ancient Village
- Mangjing Shangzhai & Bee King Tree
- Mengben Village
- Aileng Mountain & Tea Ancestor Temple