Bulangshan Township

Bulangshan Township

(Aged Bulang ethnic ladies)

Mainly inhabited by Bulang ethnic minority of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous
 Prefecture, Bulangshan Township is home to over 10,000 Bulang ethnic members 
and 3,000 Hani ethnic members, among whom the Bulangs account for about 30% 
of the total Bulang ethnic population of Xishuangbanna Prefecture.

(Bulang ethnic members are holding a Buddhist ceremony locally called "Dan Fo")

Bulangshan area covers at least 1,000 sq km and borders Myanmar in the south;
 its altitude ranges from 530 to 2,000 metres, and exhibits stereoscopic climate 
and a high diversity of natural landscapes.

(Bulang ethnic members are holding a sacrificial ceremony in honour of
 ancient tea trees. Phto by yunnan.cn)

As one of the major Pu'er tea-producers of Menghai County, Bulangshan is
 mainly composed of villages such as Laobanzhang, Xinbanzhang and Laoman'e 
(with a history of over 1,400 years).The ancient cultivated  tea trees, which make
 up at least 90%, are most famous here; and due to the well-conserved ecological 
environment,  teas produced here are of high quality.

(Teas are made in a traditional manner)