Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain
- States
- China
- Category
- Cultural
- Year
- 2023
- Location
- Yunnan Province
- Region
- Asia & Pacific
- Coordinates
- 22.1841666667, 100.0075
- Last Visited
- 2026
- UNESCO ID
- 1665
- WH Site
- 1665
The Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain, a UNESCO World Heritage site in China’s Yunnan Province, is a 1,513-hectare cultural landscape where ancient tea cultivation thrives. Developed over a millennium by the Bulang, Dai, and Hani peoples, it features old-growth tea forests, traditional villages, and sacred groves atop the mist-shrouded Jingmai and Mangjing mountains. Recognized in 2023 for its sustainable agroforestry and unique tea ancestor worship, this site exemplifies a harmonious blend of nature, culture, and Indigenous knowledge, shaping the global heritage of tea production.
