2021 Bingdao · Dijie Ancient Trees

The Bingdao Dijie ancient tea forest is famous for its unique "Three Realms in One Place" feature. With an average altitude of 1700 meters, it is the ancestral home of the Lahu ethnic group, who call it "Gewa," meaning "the forest where spirits reside." The environment and climate here provide exceptional conditions for tea growth.

At Bingdao Dijie, the ancient tea trees have tight and uniform leaf clusters, with relatively small spacing between leaves, some showing a horseshoe shape—a characteristic mark left by early harvesting methods.