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As one of the origins of tea, Yunnan province enjoys a comprehensive output value of more than 100 billion yuan ($14.19 billion) every year from the sector.

Menghai county, in the Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture of Yunnan, is internationally recognized as one of the birthplaces of Pu'er tea.

Located more than 1,600 meters above sea level, Laoman'e village on Blang Mountain in Menghai is an ancient village of the Blang ethnic group, with a history stretching back more than 1,400 years.