The 11th China Yunnan Puer Tea International Expo Fair (referred to as Tea Expo hereunder) is to take place during 28-31 July in Kunming International Convention and Exhibition Centre. 

The 4-day Tea Expo will be attended by tea professionals and traders from Beijing, Guangdong, Guangxi, Shanxi, Shandong, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Sichuan , Zhejiang, Fujian, Gansu, Xinjiang, Taiwan, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand, etc. 

Pictured (middle) is a Puerh tea made in Bingdao Village in Shuangjiang County in the southwest of Yunnan

The Tea Expo will include a variety of events such as Exhibition on the Achievements of Yunnan's Tea Industry during the 12th Five-Year Plan, Puerh Tea Exhibition and Trade, Savouring Tea Products, Coffee Exhibition and Trade, Yunnan Potteries Exhibition, and promotional events and so on.

Tea sets made from Jianshui purple potteries

As the core area of the origin of tea plants in the world, Yunnan is also the origin of some kinds of famous tea such as the Dianhong black tea and the caffeine-free Puerh tea. The tea industry is one of the traditional, characteristic industries in Yunnan Province, and the large-scale industry is widely developed in most parts of the province.

A Yi ethnic girl is picking tea leaves at Wuliang Mt in Nanjian County in the west of Yunnan. 

With a long history of tea plantation, Yunnan has a profound tea culture that is deeply integrated with the local ethnic culture. In 2015, Yunnan realised a total tea plantation of 425,000 hectares, with a total output of 36,5800 tonnes worth 62.3 billion RMB (9.45 billion USD). 

Since 2006, the Tea Expo is annually held in Kunming, and tea professionals, traders, travellers, and citizens attend or buy teas. The Tea Expo has become an important platform to display the tea industry of Yunnan. 

 

Address: Kunming International Convention and Exhibition Centre, 289 Chuncheng Road

Transport:
Metro Line No. 1, stop at Fude
Bus No. K12, 31, 32, 52, 57, 67, 68, 86, 107, 110, 122, 134, 140, 154, A2

 

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