Spotlight on Sichuan as center of tea-making heritage
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Updated: 2022-12-01 09:46
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Its superior natural and ecological conditions, along with a highly developed production process, contribute to the quality of Mengshan tea.
Originating in the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24), the tea has more than 2,000 years of history. Since the year 742 during the reign of the Xuanzong Emperor of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), Mengshan tea had been served as a tribute for the royals.
