Due to stiff competition from the private sectors, the state run puerh tea factory (China National Native Produce Import & Export Company Yunnan Tea Branch ) stopped its operation in October 2004. Below are some of the puerh bricks produced by the factory in March 2004, just a few months before the factory stopped the production of puerh tea. There after, the production of puerh tea is in private owned enterprises.
This tea was produced according to the traditional method using raw (green) puerh tea leaves. The wrappers indicated that the tea was from Yiwu old trees (wild) and the year of production was March 2004. By next year the tea would be ten years old and on its path to develop puerh characteristics. What a joy to collect puerh tea of this nature.
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| Raw wild puerh tea bricks of 2004 |
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| Hundreds of such tea bricks packed in a cupboard |
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| The reverse of the wrapper showing the date of production |
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