Hey Michael,

Yup, this is mostly true, I forgot to mention however, that for Menghai
beengcha, the bilingual label only appeared after 1972.

Danny, Samar, whatever. :")


"Michael Plant" > wrote in message
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> /29/04
>
>
> >>
> > I checked this out with some friends. Surprise, surprise, it ain't no
> > surprise at all. Of the 3 main factories in Yunnan, Menghai's primary
> > export is compressed disc teas in the names of Beengchas (Bingchas) /
> > Yuanchas / Tie Bingchas / Qi Zi Bingchas (7-sons), etc. Does your
Beengcha
> > (Bingcha) have English label such as "Yunnan Chi Tse Beeng Cha, China
> > National Native produce & Animal By-products Import & Export
Cooperation,
> > Yunnan Tea Branch" etc? That's the most obvious sign that it is
produced in
> > Menghai. Both Kunming & Xiaguan rarely print their bilingual labels.
The
> > other tell-tale signs would be the prints on the wrappers, however I'm
no
> > expert in this field, so I'll leave it to others who are to contribute.
> >
> > Samar.
>
> Danny, Samar, whoever:
>
> So, do I understand that only the Menghai bunch in Yunnan uses the
"Natinal
> Native Produce and Animal By-products Import and Export Corporation"
label?
> That's interesting news.
>
> Michael
>