It is testified by some ex perts that Xishuangbanna is the original place where tea was first planted.
the two very old lea trees is Banpoxmgzhai , Nannuo Mountain in Menghai county.

This man-cultivated Yunnan big leaf tea tree is 5.5 metres in height. Though the tree has a history of more than 800years, it still blossoms with a mass of branches and big leaves all the year round. This is a real wonder.

Original Forest at Hesongzhai
The tea tree has a height of 14.7 metres and a diametre of 0.9 metre. The original tree was 32.12 metres in height and it was broken by wind in 1967. It is testified by some expelts the tea tree belongs to wild tea trees and is the source tree with which people plant man-cultivated tea trees. This is the biggest wild tea tree in the world and has a history of 1700 years. The leaf this tea tree contains 46.05 percent simple
theine whieh is much higher than of man-cultivated tea tree. This kind Of tea can cure many diseases, such as high blood pressure, and it can prevent cancer.