Located in the city of Pu er, Southwest China s Yunnan Province, the Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain covers nine traditional villages, three old tea plantations operated and managed by villagers for generations and three protective and partition forests.
/PRNewswire/ The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu er, Southwest China s Yunnan Province was inscribed onto the UNESCO World.
Editor s note: The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu er, Southwest China s Yunnan Province was inscribed onto the UNESCO World Heritage list on Sunday during the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, becoming the first World Heritage site for tea culture and bringing the total number of China s sites on the list to 57. Over the past 12 years, the local administration and villagers have cooperated closely in the ecological development of traditional villages, old tea plantations and forests. By incorporating advanced and scientific methods into traditional tea processing, the local community has shaken off poverty and created a better life for residents. Experts told the Global Times that the world heritage site demonstrates ecological ethics and wisdom that features harmony between man and nature and establishes itself as a key inspiration for sustainable development.