Qionglai Mountains

Mengding Ganlu is China’s oldest tea, revered as the veteran of teas and a pioneer of famous teas. Mengding Ganlu is one of China’s top-quality green teas and a representative of curled green teas, produced in Mount Meng which straddles the counties of Mingshan and Ya'an in Sichuan Province. It is called “Mengding Tea” due to its origin at the peak of Mount Meng. There are many types of famous Mengding teas, including Ganlu, Huangya, Shihua, Yuye Changchun, and Wanchun Silver Needle, among which “Ganlu” is of the highest quality. One, Growing Environment Mount Meng is located within the Qionglai Mountains in Sichuan Province, with Mount Emei to the east, Dashang Ridge to the south, Jiajin Mountain to the west, and the Chengdu Plain to the north, with the Qingyi River winding around its base. Standing at the summit, "looking up, the winds are high and clear, all things are serene; looking down, the waters encircle, mountains surround; tea fields and cypress paths, strange rocks and unique flowers abound, truly a scenic spot," hence the saying goes, "The peaks of Mount Meng are graced with beautiful hills, no bad grass grows, only fine tea thrives." In the Qing Dynasty, Xu…