Group of people posing at the 2020 China Tea Industry Annual Ceremony celebrating Chen Sheng Hao
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Good news! Chen Sheng Hao received awards in the 2020 China Tea Industry Annual Ceremony


Tea fields on the hills of rural Menghai County, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan
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Menghai Becomes China's Largest Export Tea Base: About 124,700 Acres Under Customs Rules

Kunming Customs has recognized about 124,700 acres of Menghai tea gardens as one registered export base, the largest in China. Here is how the "1+N" model works and what it may mean for pu'er buyers abroad.

An old pu'er tea tree with tea pickers in traditional dress standing beneath its branches
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Menghai Tea Factory Turns 86 and Releases a New "Da Bai Cai" Banzhang Pu'er

Dayi's Menghai Tea Factory marked 86 years in Menghai on November 1–2, 2026, released a new "Da Bai Cai" Banzhang tea, and told partners the era of price-driven growth is over.

The TEATOPIA 2026 entrance arch at The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver
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Booth 27 and an 11-Minute Talk: Chen Sheng Hao at TEATOPIA 2026 in Vancouver
Our first time exhibiting as Chen Sheng Hao in Canada: two days of old-arbor pu-erh at Booth 27, and an 11-minute talk for members of Vancouver's consular community.
Terraced tea gardens near Xiding in Menghai County, Xishuangbanna, with a white stupa and Buddha statue on the hill behind
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Yunnan Starts Groundwork on Revising GB/T 22111, China's National Pu'er Standard

Yunnan's standards institute has started field research on whether to revise GB/T 22111—2008, the 18-year-old national standard that defines pu'er tea. Nothing has changed yet; here is what the standard covers and why it matters.

Rows of tea bushes in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, with a white stupa and Buddha statue on the hill behind
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Yunnan Experts Urge Menghai to Build a Ripe Pu'er Brand and Survey Ancient Tea Trees

After a four-day visit in October 2026, nine Yunnan experts gave Menghai County ideas for its tea future, from a shared Menghai ripe pu'er brand to a full survey of ancient tea trees.

Stone sign reading Jingmai Mountain Ancient Tea Forest (景迈山古茶林) at the edge of an old tea forest in Pu'er, Yunnan
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Pu'er City Drafts Changes to Its Ancient Tea Tree and Jingmai Mountain Protection Rules

Pu'er City in Yunnan has published a draft that aligns its ancient tea tree law with the provincial 100-year definition and rewrites its summer picking clause. Public comments are open until October 24, 2026.