Banuo
Village on the east half-mountain of Mengku, Shuangjiang; best known for tengtiao ('rattan') old trees, with over 800 mu of trees above 100 years.
- Level
- Villageadministrative village (村)
- Within
- Yunnan › Lincang › Shuangjiang › Mengku
Where it lies#
Tea places nearby, plotted by their coordinates. Only physical positions are shown, no boundaries.
Cultivation#
- Cultivars grown
- Mengku large-leaf
- Plant age
- Over 800 mu of trees older than 100 years (2019).
- Practice
- Tengtiao (藤条) management of old trees; weeding twice and tilling three times a year; village rules allow only farmyard and organic fertiliser.
Local words#
People#
- Han 汉族
- Majority of the village (2019), six main surnames.
- Lahu 拉祜族
- Under a fifth of residents (2019).
Market#
- Trading towns
- Mengku
- Prices of teas claiming this origin
- Old-tree spring tea about 500 yuan/kg and 'ecological' tea about half that (People's Daily, 2019). The 2020 Kunming spring reference price for Banuo old tree was 1,000-1,500 yuan/kg.
History#
- 2019The 'tengtiao king' tree's crop sells for over 70,000 yuan; old-tree spring tea about 500 yuan/kg.
Other names and written forms 4#
- 坝糯村Banuo — villageBanuo administrative village, one of Mengku's sixteen.
- 坝糯大寨(Banuo Dazhai)The main hamlet, named as the representative village of the east half-mountain.
- 坝糯藤条茶Banuo Tengtiao — teaBanuo tengtiao ('rattan-cane') tea, the village's signature.
- Ba Nuo
Names and ambiguities#
Notes#
Banuo is one of Mengku's sixteen administrative villages and is counted among the eight areas of the east half-mountain (东半山). Banuo Dazhai is called the representative village of the east half and the one with the most surviving old trees there. In 2019 the village had nine villager groups, 365 households and 1,265 people, mainly Han (six main surnames), with Lahu under a fifth; 43 households traded tea themselves. Over 800 mu of trees are older than 100 years. The village is known for tengtiao tea (藤条茶); the sources opened name it but do not describe the training or picking method behind it. A 'tengtiao king' tree over 8 m tall and over 1 m in trunk diameter sold its crop for over 70,000 yuan in 2019. Village rules allow only farmyard and organic fertiliser; gardens are weeded twice and tilled three times a year. Per-capita net income in 2018 was 9,800 yuan, over 70% from tea.
Listings claiming this origin 1#
Price ranks compare recorded retail offers for the same tea, including offers outside the current delivery filter. Shipping and import charges are excluded.
| Product | Vendor | Price | Per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
Banuo Sheng Pu'er
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Yoshi enSelected destinations |
€89.90 / 357 g | $28.24 €25.18 / 100 g ≈ $1.98 a session |
Prices recorded on the dates checked. Conversions use ECB rates dated 2026-10-20; original prices appear alongside. Origin, age and cultivar are stated by the vendor.