临沧茶厂臨滄茶廠
Lincang Tea Factory
1950s state factory for Lincang's growing black-tea area. It later split into county and prefecture factories known for Yinhao and Jianshen tuocha; private firms now use its names.
- Kind
- state factory
- Based in
- Lincang
- Founded
- 1956
- Brands
- 银毫 (Yinhao)
- 健身 (Jianshen)
History#
- 1956Lincang tea factory planned and built as black-tea growing expanded after the public-private conversion of the tea trade.
- 1957Personnel control of the provincial tea company's direct factories (Fengqing, Menghai, Xiaguan, Lincang) devolved to prefecture and county level.
- 1987Lincang County Tea Factory (临沧县茶厂) founded.
- 1991Lincang Prefecture Tea Factory (临沧地区茶厂) founded, using the 银毫 and 健身 brands.
- 1997Lincang County Tea Factory goes bankrupt; 老临沧茶厂有限公司 later set up and keeps the 银毫 mark.
- 1998Prefecture factory runs as 中国土产畜产云南茶叶进出口公司临沧分公司 (to 2001).
- 2001Renamed 云南茶苑集团临沧分公司 (to 2004).
- 2003Lincang County abolished and replaced by Linxiang District.
- 2004Restructuring; separate 临沧市银毫茶厂 and 临沧市临翔区普粹健身茶叶加工厂 founded; site later 临沧千年古茶.
- 2005健身 (Jianshen) named a Yunnan famous trademark.
Also sold or written as 6#
Chinese variants
- 临沧县茶厂 / 臨滄縣茶廠(Lincang County Tea Factory)Founded 1987, bankrupt 1997 (《两个经典普洱沱，半部临沧茶叶史「刀哥说茶」》).
- 临沧地区茶厂 / 臨滄地區茶廠(Lincang Prefecture Tea Factory)Founded 1991; used the 银毫 and 健身 brands.
- 中国土产畜产云南茶叶进出口公司临沧分公司China native produce and animal by-products — Yunnan tea import and export company; branch LincangName of the prefecture factory 1998-2001.
- 云南茶苑集团临沧分公司Yunnan Chayuan — group; branch LincangName of the prefecture factory 2001-2004.
- 老临沧茶厂有限公司Lao Lincang — tea factory company, limited liabilityPrivate company set up after the 1997 bankruptcy of the county factory; kept 银毫 and added 环山.
- 临沧千年古茶有限责任公司Lincang Qiannian Gucha — limited-liability companyOccupies the old prefecture-factory site and registered '临沧茶厂' as a brand name (《盘点临沧茶区五大潜力值茶厂》).
Names and ambiguities#
Origin of the Jianshen (健身) mark
Who owns the 'Lincang Tea Factory' name today
Notes#
Planning for a Lincang tea factory began in 1956. The tea trade had just been converted to joint public-private ownership, and black-tea growing was spreading to Changning, Yunxian, Shuangjiang and Lincang. In 1957 personnel control of the provincial tea company's directly run factories (Fengqing, Menghai, Xiaguan, Lincang) passed to prefecture and county level. Until 1987, tea factories in Lincang were generally just called the Lincang Tea Factory.
In 1987 a Lincang County Tea Factory (临沧县茶厂) was founded. It went bankrupt in 1997, and a private 老临沧茶厂有限公司 was then set up, keeping the 银毫 (Yinhao) mark. A Lincang Prefecture Tea Factory (临沧地区茶厂) followed in 1991 and used both 银毫 and 健身 (Jianshen). From 1998 to 2001 it ran as the Lincang branch of the provincial import-export company (中国土产畜产云南茶叶进出口公司临沧分公司), and from 2001 to 2004 as 云南茶苑集团临沧分公司. After the 2004 restructuring, a partner opened a separate 临沧市银毫茶厂. The old site is now 临沧千年古茶有限责任公司, which also registered '临沧茶厂' as a brand. The Jianshen mark was later handed back to the Lincang tea research institute, which set up 临沧市健身茶叶有限公司 in 2006. A 2004 offshoot, 临沧市临翔区普粹健身茶叶加工厂, also made Jianshen tuocha. Jianshen was named a Yunnan famous trademark in 2005.
No factory digit in the Kunming/Menghai/Xiaguan mark scheme is documented for Lincang. The dates and owners of Yinhao and Jianshen tuocha are disputed, so 'Lincang Tea Factory' on a wrapper does not identify one company.