Here the URL to the neifei image....
http://maloz.bigblog.com.au/data/4/2...06171 158.jpg

Does this provide any more clues as to it's origin ?

TIA

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"Mal from Oz" > wrote in message
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> Jim,
> There is - it's semi-entombed in tea at the moment. Plan to brew some of
> this on the weekend - I'll try to pry it free and post on my blog.
>
> --
> Cheers
> Mal
> Oz
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> "Space Cowboy" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>> There should a little slip of paper embedded in the Bing that
>> identifies the factory. That is my experience with the ubiquitous
>> CNNP Zhongcha wrapper. There is some new CNNP on the shelves but the
>> Bings are $10. I'm not even curious. Everytime Danny says something
>> about Puer it hasn't been said before.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On Apr 5, 3:48 am, "Mal from Oz" > wrote:
>>> > wrote in message
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>>> s.com...
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>>> > On Apr 4, 10:52 pm, "Mal from Oz" > wrote:
>>> >> Still new to this... 90's ZhongCha Yellow Stamp 7571, if I read this
>>> >> correctly the tea came from the Kunming factory (ie factory code
>>> >> '1').
>>>
>>> >> However another source says that the Zhongcha brand is owned by Tea
>>> >> Import &
>>> >> Export Co since 2004. But was registered to Menghai from 1951 to 2004
>>>
>>> >> Can someone please clarify?
>>>
>>> >> --
>>> >> Cheers
>>> >> Mal
>>> >> Ozhttp://maloz.bigblog.com.au/index.do
>>>
>>> > Which part of the 90s?
>>>
>>> > "...as Kunming was not a main tea producing region in Yunnan, Kunming
>>> > Tea Factory had to purchase its maocha from other regions in Yunnan.
>>> > These days there are many small factories in Yunnan have their own
>>> > production machines to produced their own pu'er teas, as such it was
>>> > not necessary any longer for the maocha to be sent to Kunming Tea
>>> > Factory for cake-pressing - in fact there are privately owned small
>>> > factories in Kunming which are buying maocha from Kunming Tea
>>> > Factory. With this and other economic reasons, Kunming Tea Factory
>>> > was rented out from 1994 onwards to other small factories' use, and
>>> > its former employees left to begin their own little tea businesses.
>>> > The factory still stands today in Kunming, but it has nothing to do
>>> > with tea production anymore..." Mr Di Jianxing, Introduction to Tea
>>> > Regions & the factories, Chapter 7.
>>>
>>> > The above is a rough translation of the article, but it gives you an
>>> > idea what happened to Kunming Tea Factory.
>>>
>>> > I have also always thought the coloured labels a thing more associated
>>> > with Menghai Tea Factory and between the periods, the CNNP, not sure
>>> > that it has anything to do with Kunming Tea Factory.
>>>
>>> > Danny
>>>
>>> Danny,
>>> The only clue I have is 'late' 1990's - so I guess '97 thu '99. So does
>>> that help anybody identify where this tea originated ?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Cheers
>>> Mal
>>> Ozhttp://maloz.bigblog.com.au/index.do
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