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Brief introduction of King of Tea Tree

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[ Octagon Temple in Jingzhen ] [ Manfeilong Bamboo Shoots Pagoda ] [ Wild Elephant Valley (SanChaHe Nature Reserve) ]
[ Elephant-Like Tree ] [ King of Tea Tree ]


It is testified by some experts that Xishuangbanna is the original place where tea was first planted. King of Tea Tree has a height of 14.7 metres and a diametre of 0.9 metre. The original tree was 32.12 metres in height and it was broken by wind in 1967. It is testified by some experts the tea tree belongs to wild tea trees and is the source tree with which people plant man-cultivated tea trees. This is the biggest wild tea tree in the world and has a history of 1,700 years. The leaf of this tea tree contains 46.05 percent simple theine which is much higher than that of man-cultivated tea tree. This kind of tea can cure many diseases , such as high blood pressure, and it can prevent cancer. the oldest one, now, is still live in BaDa town.
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