霜降Frost's Descent
普洱
Pǔ'ěr

Pu'er Prefecture

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Prefecture-level city (Simao until 2007) whose historic seat Ning'er gave pu'er its name; contains Jingmai (Lancang), Jinggu and Kunlu Shan. All ten county units lie in the pu'er GI area.

Level
Prefecture
Within
Yunnan

At a glance#

Where it lies#

Tea places nearby, plotted by their coordinates. Only physical positions are shown, no boundaries.

YunnanPu'er Prefecture
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87 places shown Across the view · 2,627 km
Nearby tea placesPu'er Prefecture
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Tea mapLancang · Natural EarthNu · Natural EarthNanpan · Natural EarthHong · Natural EarthOu · Natural EarthAilao MountainsNuPu'erPrefectureLancangMangjingJingguBangweiJingdongWuliangMountainsPu'er PrefectureLancangMangjingJingguBangweiJingdongWuliang Mountains50 km
87 places shown Across the view · 588 km

Market#

Trading towns
Simao · Ning'er
Prices of teas claiming this origin
No sourced price data here; see the village entries.

History#

  1. 1729Pu'er Prefecture created from the Six Banna lands, seat at Ning'er.
  2. 1913Pu'er Prefecture abolished.
  3. 1975-04State-owned Pu'er Tea Factory founded.
  4. 2007-04-08Simao City renamed Pu'er City (State Council approval 21 January 2007); Pu'er County renamed Ning'er.
  5. 2023-09-17Jingmai Mountain's old tea forests inscribed on the World Heritage List.

Other names and written forms 9#

Chinese variants
  • 思茅SīmáoSimao
  • 普洱市Pǔ'ěr shìPu'er — cityOfficial name since 8 April 2007.
  • 思茅市 / 思茅地区Sīmáo shì / Sīmáo dì qūSimao — city / prefecturePre-2007 city / earlier prefecture name; appears on older wrappers and books.
  • 翠云区Cuì yún qū(Cuiyun District)Name of the city seat 2003–2007, after which it reverted to Simao District.
  • 宁洱Níng ěr(Ning'er)Former Pu'er County, renamed in 2007; site of the historic Pu'er town.
Translations and trade names
  • Simao
  • Pu'er City
  • Pu’er (Bezirk)
Russian
  • Пуэр (городской округ)

Names and ambiguities#

Simao/Pu'er renaming and old wrappers

Simao City was renamed Pu'er City on 8 April 2007 (State Council approval dated 21 January 2007). Pu'er County became Ning'er, and Cuiyun District became Simao District. Tea and documents from before 2007 say 'Simao' for what is now Pu'er City, and 'Simao' still names a district within it. A pre-2007 reference to 'Pu'er' may mean the county or town (now Ning'er) rather than the city.

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Notes#

Pu'er Prefecture (普洱府) was set up in 1729 with its seat at Ning'er. Tea from the southern mountains was gathered and processed there and sold on towards Tibet, which is how the tea got its name. The modern city covers about 44,266 km². It was called Simao until 2007, when Simao City became Pu'er City and the old Pu'er County became Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County. All ten of its county-level units are inside the pu'er GI area: Simao, Ning'er, Mojiang, Jingdong, Jinggu, Zhenyuan, Jiangcheng, Menglian, Lancang and Ximeng. Notable tea places include Jingmai Mountain (UNESCO 2023) in Lancang, Jinggu (Jinggu Dabai), Kunlu Shan in Ning'er and the Qianjiazhai wild tea in Zhenyuan. A state Pu'er Tea Factory was founded in Simao in April 1975.

Prices of teas claiming this origin#

Prices by sales channel23 prices per 100 g, from $9.80 to $338.62.$10$20$50$100$200$500International retailFarmerleaf · Jingmai Yellow Flakes · $9.80 per 100 gFarmerleaf · Spring Jingmai Miyun · $11.20 per 100 gYoshi en · Wuliang MTN. Classic BIO Shou Pu'er · $14.47 per 100 gWhat-Cha · China Yunnan Moonlight White Tea · $15.22 per 100 gFarmerleaf · Spring Jingmai Ripe · $15.41 per 100 gYoshi en · Pu'er Tee - Sheng Jingmai Lancang Gu Cake pest.frei · $15.68 per 100 gYunnan Sourcing · Moonlight White Organic Tea Cake · $17.79 per 100 gBitterleaf Teas · In Bloom Spring Jing Mai Raw Pu'er · $18.00 per 100 gBitterleaf Teas · In Bloom Spring Jingmai Raw Pu'er · $19.00 per 100 gYoshi en · Yunnan Moonlight Aged Cake Bio · $19.57 per 100 gYunnan Sourcing · CNNP Jingmai Early Spring Raw Pu'er Tea Cake · $20.03 per 100 gFarmerleaf · Spring Donghe · $26.89 per 100 gWhat-Cha · China Jingmai Gushu Maocha Pu'er Tea · $35.50 per 100 gFarmerleaf · Spring Jingmai Gushu Sun-dried Black · $37.50 per 100 gCrimson Lotus Tea · Jingmai Old Tree Purple Bud Shou Tuo Cha · $40.00 per 100 gFarmerleaf · Spring Jingmai Gulan · $42.02 per 100 gFarmerleaf · Spring Jingmai Gulan · $42.02 per 100 gYunnan Sourcing · Yunnan Sourcing Jingmai Mountain Raw Pu'er Tea Cake · $59.60 per 100 gYoshi en · Pu'er Tee - Shou Bangwei Gucha Cake Pest.Free · $61.54 per 100 gFarmerleaf · Spring Jingmai Single Trees · $64.43 per 100 gMoychay.nl · Ancient Tree Raw Pu'er from Jingmai Mountain · $82.67 per 100 gYoshi en · Pu'er Tee - Shou Jing Mai Leng · $91.07 per 100 gTea Habitat · Jing Mai 600+ Years Old Single Tree Green Pu'er Loose · $338.62 per 100 gprice per 100 g, USD, log scale
Prices by sales channel23 prices per 100 g, from $9.80 to $338.62.$10$30$100$300International retailFarmerleaf · Jingmai Yellow Flakes · $9.80 per 100 gFarmerleaf · Spring Jingmai Miyun · $11.20 per 100 gYoshi en · Wuliang MTN. Classic BIO Shou Pu'er · $14.47 per 100 gWhat-Cha · China Yunnan Moonlight White Tea · $15.22 per 100 gFarmerleaf · Spring Jingmai Ripe · $15.41 per 100 gYoshi en · Pu'er Tee - Sheng Jingmai Lancang Gu Cake pest.frei · $15.68 per 100 gYunnan Sourcing · Moonlight White Organic Tea Cake · $17.79 per 100 gBitterleaf Teas · In Bloom Spring Jing Mai Raw Pu'er · $18.00 per 100 gBitterleaf Teas · In Bloom Spring Jingmai Raw Pu'er · $19.00 per 100 gYoshi en · Yunnan Moonlight Aged Cake Bio · $19.57 per 100 gYunnan Sourcing · CNNP Jingmai Early Spring Raw Pu'er Tea Cake · $20.03 per 100 gFarmerleaf · Spring Donghe · $26.89 per 100 gWhat-Cha · China Jingmai Gushu Maocha Pu'er Tea · $35.50 per 100 gFarmerleaf · Spring Jingmai Gushu Sun-dried Black · $37.50 per 100 gCrimson Lotus Tea · Jingmai Old Tree Purple Bud Shou Tuo Cha · $40.00 per 100 gFarmerleaf · Spring Jingmai Gulan · $42.02 per 100 gFarmerleaf · Spring Jingmai Gulan · $42.02 per 100 gYunnan Sourcing · Yunnan Sourcing Jingmai Mountain Raw Pu'er Tea Cake · $59.60 per 100 gYoshi en · Pu'er Tee - Shou Bangwei Gucha Cake Pest.Free · $61.54 per 100 gFarmerleaf · Spring Jingmai Single Trees · $64.43 per 100 gMoychay.nl · Ancient Tree Raw Pu'er from Jingmai Mountain · $82.67 per 100 gYoshi en · Pu'er Tee - Shou Jing Mai Leng · $91.07 per 100 gTea Habitat · Jing Mai 600+ Years Old Single Tree Green Pu'er Loose · $338.62 per 100 gprice per 100 g, USD, log scale

International retail
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ProductVendorChannelper 100 g
Jingmai Yellow FlakesFarmerleaf International retail$9.80
Spring Jingmai MiyunFarmerleaf International retail$11.20
Wuliang MTN. Classic BIO Shou Pu'erYoshi en International retail$14.47
China Yunnan Moonlight White TeaWhat-Cha International retail$15.22
Spring Jingmai RipeFarmerleaf International retail$15.41
Pu'er Tee - Sheng Jingmai Lancang Gu Cake pest.freiYoshi en International retail$15.68
Moonlight White Organic Tea CakeYunnan Sourcing International retail$17.79
In Bloom Spring Jing Mai Raw Pu'erBitterleaf Teas International retail$18.00
In Bloom Spring Jingmai Raw Pu'erBitterleaf Teas International retail$19.00
Yunnan Moonlight Aged Cake BioYoshi en International retail$19.57
CNNP Jingmai Early Spring Raw Pu'er Tea CakeYunnan Sourcing International retail$20.03
Spring DongheFarmerleaf International retail$26.89
China Jingmai Gushu Maocha Pu'er TeaWhat-Cha International retail$35.50
Spring Jingmai Gushu Sun-dried BlackFarmerleaf International retail$37.50
Jingmai Old Tree Purple Bud Shou Tuo ChaCrimson Lotus Tea International retail$40.00
Spring Jingmai GulanFarmerleaf International retail$42.02
Spring Jingmai GulanFarmerleaf International retail$42.02
Yunnan Sourcing Jingmai Mountain Raw Pu'er Tea CakeYunnan Sourcing International retail$59.60
Pu'er Tee - Shou Bangwei Gucha Cake Pest.FreeYoshi en International retail$61.54
Spring Jingmai Single TreesFarmerleaf International retail$64.43
Ancient Tree Raw Pu'er from Jingmai MountainMoychay.nl International retail$82.67
Pu'er Tee - Shou Jing Mai LengYoshi en International retail$91.07
Jing Mai 600+ Years Old Single Tree Green Pu'er LooseTea Habitat International retail$338.62

Listings claiming this origin 23#

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Prices compared in the selected currency; unknown values appear last.
ProductVendorPricePer 100 g
Jingmai Yellow Flakes
Lowest of 9
Stated year: 2025
Claimed origin: Jingmai Mountain
Details and price notes

Price shown in USD.

Farmerleaf
Worldwide

Worldwide · Mainland China · Hong Kong · Macau · Taiwan · USA · Europe

Shipping policy
$35.00 / 357 g $9.80
≈ $0.69 a session
Spring Jingmai Miyun
Lower quarter of 9
Stated year: 2026
Claimed origin: Jingmai Mountain
Details and price notes

Price shown in USD.

Farmerleaf
Worldwide

Worldwide · Mainland China · Hong Kong · Macau · Taiwan · USA · Europe

Shipping policy
$40.00 / 357 g $11.20
≈ $0.78 a session
Wuliang MTN. Classic BIO Shou Pu'er
Mid-range of 33
Stated year: 2025
Claimed origin: Wuliang Mountains
Details
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Cultivar
Yunkang No. 10 (云抗10号) and Xueya No. 100 (雪芽100号), half each
Tree age / type
20 years
Yoshi en
Selected destinations

EU · UK · Switzerland · Norway · Canada

Shipping policy
€12.90 / 100 g $14.47
€12.90 / 100 g
≈ $1.01 a session
China Yunnan Moonlight White Tea
sold outLower quarter of 19
Stated year: 2020
Claimed origin: Pu'er Prefecture
Details
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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.

Cultivar
Jinggu Large Leaf (as the vendor names it)
Area as stated
Pu'er, Yunnan; early April 2020
What-Cha
Selected destinations

UK · USA · Norway

Shipping policy
£11.40 / 100 g $15.22
£11.40 / 100 g
Spring Jingmai Ripe
Mid-range of 33
Stated year: 2025
Claimed origin: Jingmai Mountain
Details
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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.

Tree age / type
own natural gardens
Farmerleaf
Worldwide

Worldwide · Mainland China · Hong Kong · Macau · Taiwan · USA · Europe

Shipping policy
$55.00 / 357 g $15.41
≈ $1.08 a session
Pu'er Tee - Sheng Jingmai Lancang Gu Cake pest.frei
sold out
Stated year: 2018
Claimed origin: Jingmai Mountain
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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.

Area as stated
1,600 m
Tree age / type
100–200 years
Yoshi en
Selected destinations

EU · UK · Switzerland · Norway · Canada

Shipping policy
€49.90 / 357 g $15.68
€13.98 / 100 g
≈ $1.10 a session
Moonlight White Organic Tea Cake
Lower quarter of 19
Stated year: 2023
Claimed origin: Pu'er Prefecture
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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.

Cultivar
Chang Ye Bai Hao (as the vendor names it)
Area as stated
Mulihe village, Wan Zhang Mountain, west of Pu'er city (Simao), 1,260 m
Yunnan Sourcing
Selected destinations

USA · Canada · EU · UK · Switzerland · Norway · Russia · Japan · South Korea · Hong Kong · Singapore · Malaysia · Thailand · Australia · New Zealand

Shipping policy
$63.50 / 357 g $17.79
In Bloom Spring Jing Mai Raw Pu'er
Lower quarter of 9
Stated year: 2025
Claimed origin: Jingmai Mountain
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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.

Area as stated
Dapingzhang, Jingmai; picked March 18–28, 2025
Tree age / type
mixed picking, mostly smaller trees with some big-tree leaf
Bitterleaf Teas
Selected destinations

USA · EU · UK · Mainland China

Shipping policy
$36.00 / 200 g $18.00
≈ $1.26 a session
In Bloom Spring Jingmai Raw Pu'er
Mid-range of 9
Stated year: 2026
Claimed origin: Jingmai Mountain
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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.

Area as stated
Jingmai; picked March 20–28
Tree age / type
mixed picking, mostly smaller trees with some big-tree leaf
Bitterleaf Teas
Selected destinations

USA · EU · UK · Mainland China

Shipping policy
$38.00 / 200 g $19.00
≈ $1.33 a session
Yunnan Moonlight Aged Cake Bio
Mid-range of 19
Stated year: 2021
Claimed origin: Wuliang Mountains
Details
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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.

Cultivar
Xueya No. 100 (雪芽100号)
Yoshi en
Selected destinations

EU · UK · Switzerland · Norway · Canada

Shipping policy
€34.90 / 200 g $19.57
€17.45 / 100 g

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.

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