Hekai Ancient Tea Mountain (Mannong Old Village)
贺开古茶山
A vast Lahu ancient tea garden with tea trees scattered among villages and slopes. You can hike through it and see century-old trees.
Hekai Ancient Tea Mountain is in Menghun Township, Menghai County. It is centred on Lahu villages such as Mannong Old Village, Mannong New Village and Guanggang. The surviving ancient tea gardens cover more than 10,000 mu, and many tea trees grow right beside stilt houses. It is one of the most accessible ancient tea mountains in Xishuangbanna and well suited to ordinary visitors. You can drink tea and stay overnight in tea farmers' homes in the village, and clouds often sit over the valley in the early morning. The area is about 30 km from Menghai county town and can be combined with Laobanzhang on the same day. Day and night temperatures differ greatly in the mountains, so bring a jacket, and respect the private tea gardens of farmers.
Opening hours
Open all day (village)
Nearby sights
- Laobanzhang Village
- Nannuoshan Ancient Tea Gardens
- Manduan Buddhist Temple
- Jingzhen Octagonal Pavilion
- Manfeilong White Pagoda
- Xishuangbanna Sunac Land
- The Dai Show
- Mengle Great Buddhist Temple