Xiangming
Yi ethnic township in northern Mengla holding four of the old six tea mountains: Yibang, Manzhuan, Gedeng and Mangzhi.
- Level
- Areaethnic township (彝族乡)
- Within
- Yunnan › Xishuangbanna › Mengla
At a glance#
Where it lies#
Tea places nearby, plotted by their coordinates. Only physical positions are shown, no boundaries.
Local words#
People#
- Yi 彝族
- Titular group; a Lalu branch migrated from Jinggu in the late Qing.
- Jinuo 基诺族
- Jinuo villages west of Xiangming grow tea rather than rice.
- Han 汉族
- Descendants of Qing migrants from Sichuan, Jiangxi, Hunan and Shiping, especially at Yibang.
History#
- 1729Cao Dangzhai, a Sichuanese living at Yibang, made hereditary 千总 tusi; Youle, Gedeng, Mangzhi, Manzhuan and Yibang placed under him.
Other names and written forms 2#
- 象明乡Xiangming — township
- Xiangming Yi Ethnic Township
Notes#
Township of 934 km² and about 14,600 people with five administrative villages: Yibang, Anle, Manlin, Manzhuang and Longgu. Gedeng and Mangzhi are under Anle village; Manzhuan (Manzhuang and Manlin) is in the south; Yibang (with Mansong) in the north. In the Qing these mountains came under the hereditary Yibang tusi, and their tea moved through local markets such as Niuguntang (牛滚塘) in Mangzhi and Yibang street. The Yi here include a branch called Lalu that came from Jinggu in the late Qing; Jinuo villages in the hills to the west also grow 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Yibang Mansong '24 autumn
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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.