寨
Term · Raw material
village
Literal meaning
stockade, village
Definition#
A village, often of an ethnic minority, used as the finest common unit of origin in pu'er naming (e.g. 刮风寨 Guafengzhai, 老班章). It is part of many place names and is used on wrappers to signal a precise source.
Translation and usage#
| Language | Use | Alternatives & cautions |
|---|---|---|
| English | village village (zhai), finest origin unit translation |
Also acceptable
Avoid stockade archaic literal sense |
| Deutsch | Dorf Dorf (Zhai) translation |
Also acceptable
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| Русский | деревня деревня (чжай) translation |
Also acceptable
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| 简体字繁體字 | 寨 | |
| 日本語 | 寨 | Also acceptable
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Common confusions#
- In tea-place names, 寨 usually denotes a village or settlement; translating it automatically as fortress can misidentify the place.
Terms#
Entries that use this term 7#
冰岛生茶
Bingdao sheng pu'er Bīngdǎo shēngchá
Sheng Pu-er from the Bingdao area of Mengku, Lincang; labels should distinguish Bingdao Laozhai from the broader village grouping.
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牛栏坑
Niulankeng Niúlánkēng
A narrow 2 km valley in the scenic core, one of the 'three pits'; home of Shui Jin Gui and of 'Niu Rou' Rougui, the most hyped and most faked shanchang tea.
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Farmerleaf
Farmerleaf Jingmai
Small family factory at Jingmai Dazhai (Lancang) run by Yubai and William Osmont, selling through its own retail arm Farmerleaf.
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南糯山
Nannuo Mountain Nánnuòshān
Hani mountain about 20 km east of Menghai town on the Jinghong road: about 30 villages, 12,000 mu of old gardens, and the site of Yunnan's first machine tea factory (c. 1940).
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冰岛
Bingdao Bīngdǎo
Dai village in north Mengku (Shuangjiang). Its Laozhai old-tree sheng is the most expensive single-village pu'er; a national GI since 2025 covers only the Laozhai hamlet.
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贺开
Hekai Hèkāi
Lahu tea villages in Menghun town with about 16,000 mu of old trees, billed as China's largest contiguous ancient tea garden; on the road from Menghai to Lao Banzhang.
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