Yiwu Ban Gong Pu'er tea is produced in Yiwu, Mengla County, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province. There are Han and Hui ethnic group villages here, with a mosque in the Hui Village and a Guandi Temple in the Han village. The Guandi Temple of Ban Gong was once the most exquisite building in the Six Great Tea Mountains, but now only ruins remain.
Yiwu Ban Gong Pu'er tea has a unique charm, with a golden and brilliant soup color, a soft and viscous full taste, and the fragrance of the primary Forest. It has good and lasting sweetness and salivation, with a lingering throat resonance that exhibits strong consistency and stability.
Ban Gong Village was once at the heart of the ancient Mansa tea area, with a large population and thriving prosperity, but it gradually declined over time. Yiwu Pu'er tea is known for its “Seven Villages and Eight Hamlets,” and Ban Gong is one of them. In recent years, the price of its tea has steadily increased.
In historical times, Ban Gong Village had more than 400 households, divided into Han and Hui villages. The ancient tea gardens of Ban Gong were severely damaged, and there are no longer any intact tea forests visible today. There are two explanations for the decline of Ban Gong Village: the prevalence of malaria and ethnic conflicts.
Tea enthusiasts summarize its characteristics as having a golden and soft soup color, a full taste, the aroma of the primary forest, good and lasting sweetness and salivation, a lingering throat resonance, and strong stability.