Famous Tea Wholesale Markets in Kunming

With the approaching of spring, everything comes to life again. Spring tea, which has gone through the whole cold winter, starts to sprout out with fresh fragrance.

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Where to buy spring tea in Kunming? Let's make a list of several large tea wholesale markets in Kunming!

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When it comes to tea in Yunnan, Pu'er tea appears in many people's mind. In fact, Yunnan is well recognized as the origin of tea trees in the world, and is one of the regions with the richest tea resources in the world.

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Kunming has nearly 20 tea wholesale markets of varios sizes, which can be said the second busiest tea trading center besides the origin of Pu'er tea. These four tea wholesale markets are worth recommending.

Xiongda Tea Wholesale Market 

Xiongda Tea Wholesale Market, located in the northern urban area of Kunming, is adjacent to the Jingxing Overpass. It is full of people coming and going all year round, and the tea trade is busy because of the convenient transportation. 

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It is also a brand tea cultural market in the style of classical gardens. The antique buildings of Ming and Qing Dynasties with Yunnan ethnic characteristics, garden greening and cultural landscape make it unique. When you enter the tea market, you can see the ancient buildings arch of wooden architecture, carved wooden windows, landscape painting, ancient bricks. The roads are also named after the six ancient tea mountains, creating a strong atmosphere of tea culture everywhere.

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There are distinctive tea shops on both sides of the road, selling various kinds of tea. In addition to Pu'er tea, black tea, other kinds of tea, such as oolong tea, flower tea are included. Tea sets, tea pets, tea tables, etc. are also available. It is really a good choice to buy tea here.

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Kangle Tea Wholesale Market 

Located in the middle section of Guannan Avenue in Kunming, Kangle Tea Wholesale Market is close to the Panlong River. It is the central area of "one lake (Dianchi Lake) and four core urban areas" planned for the new Kunming, and also a main distribution center with strong flow of people, logistics and capital.

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Founded in 2004, Kangle Tea Wholesale Market has a long history and covers a vast area. It is one of the largest tea sales markets in the southwest and even in China. It directly drives the development of more than 10,000 tea farmers, and plays an extremely important role in the process of promotion of tea culture and tea products in Kunming.

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There are famous high-quality tea museum, tea art performance hall, tea auction center and tea culture exhibition hall on site. There are also an e-commerce platform based on the tea shopping market so that consumers can buy tea safely whether online or offline.

Bangsheng Intl Tea Wholesale Market 

Bangsheng International Tea Wholesale Market is located next to Guannan Avenue, Guandu District. It is a large-scale and systematic tea wholesale market with the help of convenient transportation.

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The architectural layout of the tea market is standardized, the interior and outdoor decoration of the store is fashionable, the environment is great, the scenery is pleasant, the trees are green, the birds are singing and the flowers are blooming, and the smell of tea is fragrant, giving people a relaxed and pleasant feeling.

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There are many experiential selling stores in the tea market, where you can see the on-site processing, steaming, kneading, pressing, and packaging of tea, which can also be engraved as a souvenir. It is a real "immersive" way to experiencing Yunnan's tea culture.

Yunnan Tea Wholesale Market 

Yunnan Tea Wholesale Market is located at the entrance of the northern urban area of Kunming. The tea wholesale market can be described as a world of all kinds of tea. Here you can not only buy tea, but also chat with the owner about the tea and culture at one of the shops. If you meet a hospitable person, no matter whether you buy tea or not, you will be served with a cup of tea, which is the so-called bosom friend.

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The transportation here is extremely convenient and the geographical location is superior. It covers an area of more than 10,000 square meters, has more than 200 commercial stores, and has an investment of nearly 100 million yuan. At present, it is the largest tea trading market and tea distribution center in Yunnan Province. 

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Of course, if you are interested in Yunnan tea culture, you can also go to Yunnan Tea Culture Museum in Kunming Old Street.

Yunnan Tea Culture Museum

There are intangible cultural heritage learning hall, cultural and historical hall, Pu'er hall, and teaware hall. People can not only taste tea at quiet courtyard, but also learn something about Pu'er tea, and even make a cake of tea by yourself according to the traditional technology.

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In addition, as an art center with "tea, art, Taoism, and Zen" as its soul, activities such as tea ceremony health preservation, traditional opera performance and training, intangible cultural heritage display, and celebrity lectures are held irregularly, making it a fun space in the bustling downtown.

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(Editors: Rachel, Christine)

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