Mansong
Small-leaf tribute-tea area of Yibang, ~1,340 m; once the most prized leaf of the six mountains, now scarce and mostly younger trees.
- Level
- Village
- Within
- Yunnan › Xishuangbanna › Mengla › Xiangming › Yibang
At a glance#
Where it lies#
Tea places nearby, plotted by their coordinates. Only physical positions are shown, no boundaries.
Altitude#
Garden elevations here and in neighbouring places, as sourced.
Cultivation#
- Landraces
- Small/medium-leaf (中小叶种) local population.
- Plant age
- Mainly small and medium trees today; few true old trees remain.
Local words#
People#
- Xiangtang Yi 香堂彝族
- Vendors write 香唐族 for the historical inhabitants of old Mansong; county media mention a Xiangtang Yi hamlet (四家寨) nearby. Characters and status not confirmed.
Market#
- Prices of teas claiming this origin
- Historically the most prestigious and expensive of the six mountains. A 2025 vendor offer for a 'Mansong' cake from a related area was about 900 yuan per jin (not a benchmark).
History#
- 1729Mansong tea becomes court tribute under Cao Dangzhai, Yibang tusi.
Other names and written forms 4#
- 蔓松Mansong
- 曼松贡茶Mansong — tribute tea
- Man Song
- Mansong tribute tea
Notes#
Mansong (also written 蔓松) supplied tribute tea to the Qing court under the Yibang tusi; Qing sources as cited by vendors and county media speak of 'a hundred dan sent each year' (岁解百担). Its leaf is small-leaf type, sweeter and milder than large-leaf pu'er. Vendors divide it into Wangzishan (王子山, linked to a legend of a Southern Ming prince's grave), Beiyinshan (背阴山, the shaded slope) and a plot near a Dai village by Manla; the historical inhabitants were a Yi group written 香堂 / 香唐 (Xiangtang). Past damage left few old trees: one vendor counts fewer than 70 over 100 years old, with several dying in 2010–11. Do not confuse with the Mansong village in Menghai county.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Yibang Mansong '24 autumn
DetailsCompare the details Recorded seller claims; a blank means unrecorded here, not necessarily absent from the seller’s page. Matching production does not establish identical storage or condition.
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pu-erh.skWorldwide |
€134.87 / 200 g | $75.63 €67.44 / 100 g ≈ $5.29 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.