Ninger Ancient Trail Tea Inquiry, Limited-Time Event from March 27 to 29
From March 27 to 29, 2026, Ning'er County will launch the "A Leaf Enters Spring · Ancient Trail Tea Inquiry" Pu'er Tea (Tribute Tea) Craft Inheritance and Promotion Series. Centered on the world intangible cultural heritage—the Pu'er Tea (Tribute Tea) making technique, the event deeply revitalizes the Tea Horse Road cultural scene, integrating intangible cultural heritage experiences, mountain tea picking, ancient town travel photography, ethnic festivals, and new tea-coffee fusion consumption, creating an immersive cultural travel IP.
【Welcome Event】
On March 27 at Ning'er Railway Station, "Ning'er Ashima" and "Ning'er Aheige," dressed in ethnic costumes, will present visitors with special souvenirs such as straw-woven red eggs, loose red eggs, and sachets, starting a warm tea countryside journey.
【2026 Pu'er Tea (Tribute Tea) Tea Harvesting Ceremony】
On March 28 from 8:00 to 12:00 at Pu'er Mountain. The solemn tea worship ceremony, original ecological cultural performances, tribute tea on-site harvesting, intangible cultural heritage tea-making demonstrations, and interactive experiences will be held simultaneously. Visitors can personally participate in key processes such as rolling and drying, feeling the seasonal respect and handmade warmth of the millennia-old tribute tea.
【Pu'er Mountain Tea Competition and "Tribute Tea Treasure Appraisal"】
On March 28 from 9:10 to 12:00 at Pu'er Mountain. Local tea companies and experienced tea experts will compete in tea tasting on the same stage, with professional judges evaluating aroma, soup color, taste, and leaf base from multiple dimensions; simultaneously, collection-grade Pu'er tea appreciation and preservation advice services will be available, providing authoritative references for collectors.
【"Slow Talk Pu'er Mountain" - "Tea Talk and Tao" Interactive Live Broadcast】
On March 27 from 9:00 to 10:30 at Xianren Cave, Pu'er Mountain. In-depth dialogues will focus on the history of Pu'er Prefecture, changes in the Tea Horse Road, and the inheritance of tribute tea techniques, with an online lottery allowing cultural knowledge to be heard, felt, and gained.
【Caravan Banquet】
On March 28 from 18:00 to 19:30 at Pu'er Ancient Town. Restoring the food and drink style of caravan journeys, authentic Ning'er flavors will be presented through hearth stewing, firewood smoking, and wild mountain ingredients. Entry is by ticket, with caravan stories told during the banquet.
【"Tea Charm Ning'er · Splendid Movement" Exchange Meeting and Cultural Grassroots Performance】
On March 28 from 19:30 to 22:00 at Pu'er Ancient Town. Following the theme "Tea Fragrance and Coffee Rhythm · Ethnic Unity," the event integrates intangible cultural heritage performances such as Lahu reed-pipe dance, Yi jumping dish, and Hani polyphonic folk songs, showcasing the era of ethnic unity and progress on the borderlands.
【"Tea Charm Coffee Aroma · Spring Enters the Ancient Prefecture" New Tea Beverage Competition】
On March 28 from 11:30 to 18:00 at Pu'er Ancient Town. Young tea and coffee masters will create fusion tea drinks on-site, competing comprehensively in taste expression, vessel design, craft logic, and cultural intention, witnessing the innovative collision between traditional tea art and contemporary aesthetics.
【"Ancient Trail Tea Inquiry · Tribute Tea Trace" Special Cultural Performance Experience】
On March 28 from 16:00 to 18:00, connecting Tea Source Square Zero Kilometer Monument to Pu'er Ancient Town. Visitors become "tea seekers," following the caravan parade check-in, participating in tea dance flash mobs, ethnic costume travel photography, photography contests, tribute tea skill practice, and "tea ticket" exchanges—each step a scene, each journey a rhyme.
【"Fragrant Encounter Ning'er Ethnic Unity" — Ethnic Joyful Night】
On March 27 and 29 from 19:30 to 21:30 at Pu'er Ancient Town, bonfires will be lit. Led by reed-pipe music, thousands will dance together, with people of all ethnic groups holding hands around the fire singing, immersing in the vibrant atmosphere of Ning'er's multi-ethnic cultural coexistence and prosperity.
【Tea and Coffee Aroma Enters Ning'er Folk Market】
From March 20 to 29, continuously open at Pu'er Ancient Town. Covering six major exhibition areas: plateau tea and coffee sales, understory medicinal materials (poria, polygonatum), China-Laos Railway Southeast Asia trade, ethnic foods (cured meat, rice cakes, hot pot, barbecue), vocational school cultural and creative products, and township specialties, offering a one-stop view of Ning'er's products and daily life.
【"Boiling Tea Around the Stove · Intangible Cultural Heritage Coexistence" — Ning'er Intangible Cultural Heritage Market】
From March 27 to 29 at Pu'er Ancient Town. Concentrated displays of Pu'er Tea (Tribute Tea) making techniques, Ning'er native pottery firing, Dongjing music performances, Hani embroidery, rice cake making, and other living intangible cultural heritage projects, which can be watched, learned, tasted, and purchased.
【Two Dragons Playing with Pearls Welcoming Spring】
On March 28–29 at Erlong Mountain. Tea garden picking experiences, parent-child nature games, starry sky bonfire parties, and tea field camping services will be set up, allowing urban families to rediscover the slow-paced life essence in the green spring mountains.
【"Coffee Tasting Must-Do" Industry Recommendation Activities】
From March 27 to 30 at the Tourist Service Center. Local coffee companies will concentrate on exhibiting premium coffee beans and ready-to-drink products, simultaneously opening a modern coffee industry innovation park, offering coffee brewing teaching, flavor wheel recognition, and cultural creative peripheral experiences.
【Spring Outing Tea Inquiry · Enjoy the Best of Spring Tours】
From March 20 to 29 covering Ning'er Town, Mohei Town, and Tongxin Town. Five themed routes are launched: Ancient Trail Tea and Coffee Leisure, Red Memory and Natural Healing, Deep Two-Day Tea Horse Road, Cultural Landscape and Culinary Feast, and One-Day Hot Spring Healing, meeting diverse expectations of culture, ecology, wellness, and cuisine for different customer groups.
Come to Ning'er for a tea date spanning a thousand years, walk a winding ancient trail thousands of miles long, savor a cup of tribute tea as warm as ever, and start your own spring mountain and field story!