High upon the central Yunnan Plateau, Mount Baizhu in Shuangbai County rises majestically to 2,480 meters, its peaks shrouded year-round in rolling clouds and drifting mist, with rain and dew nourishing every inch of forest. This is the birthplace of the Yi ethnic group's thousand-year-old tiger culture, where the rhythmic drums of the "Tiger Sheng" dance once echoed across the land, endowing Mount Baizhu with a deep and mysterious spiritual aura. The Baizhu Tiger Bud Tea Factory is nestled within this sacred landscape, founded by Mr. Zhou Jijun, a prefecture-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor. For decades, he has safeguarded the high-altitude ecological tea gardens, blending the Yi people's generations-old tea-making wisdom with the natural rhythms of heaven and earth.
This tea is hand-picked from the tenderest buds and leaves of Yunnan large-leaf variety tea trees growing in ecological gardens above 2,300 meters on Mount Baizhu. The harvest takes place around the Qingming…