Yunnan is no doubt the origin of the world's tea trees. However, have you ever wondered where human-cultivated Chinese tea first took root and flourished?
Far beyond urban teahouse leisure and textual records, Sichuan preserves the most complete, layered tea heritage of China: the origin of artificially planted tea, millennia-old imperial tribute tea traditions, cross-ethnic trade routes, Buddhist Chan tea philosophy, and a living urban tea lifestyle that has endured for thousands of years.
云南无疑是茶树的核心发源地，很多人未曾知晓，四川是中国人工栽培茶的发源地。这里留存着完整的茶文明脉络——千年贡茶历史、汉藏茶马古道贸易、峨眉山禅茶哲思、成都市井活态茶饮文化，是读懂中国茶起源与演变的核心之地。
This October, we invite global tea lovers, tea educators, industry practitioners and cultural communicators to join the 6-day Sichuan Tea Heritage Study Tour 2026. This professional learning journey traces the origin of Chinese cultivated tea, inherits rare endangered tea craftsmanship, and experiences authentic living tea traditions.
Different from ordinary sightseeing trips, this is a root-oriented academic study programme, designed for in-depth cultural learning and cross-cultural tea communication.
本次行程绝非普通旅游，而是深耕茶本源的学术研学项目，专为海外茶友、国内茶文化出海从业者、茶讲师与资深茶爱好者打造。
Important Information
行程&费用说明
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Standard Price: CNY 7，800 per person.
This includes:
Professional tea study tuition and guided academic sessions（专业茶研学课程、导师精讲）
Exclusive study handouts and professional tea tasting reference materials（全套英文研学讲义、品鉴手册）
Curated Sichuan heritage tea souvenir set（四川非遗茶礼套装）
Shared twin-room accommodation（双人标准住宿）
All scheduled meals（全程特色餐食）
Local ground transportation within Sichuan（全程当地专属交通）
Scenic spots, factory and cultural venue entrance fees（全部研学场地、景区、工厂门票）
This excludes:
Long-distance travel to Chengdu and onward travel from Xi’an（往返成都、西安后续大交通）
Personal shopping and private expenses（个人消费、私人购物）
Returning students: Please message us directly for a special discount（往期学员可专属优惠，私信咨询）
Deadline for registering for the Sichuan Tea Trip: Sep 25th 2026.
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After completing this systematic study journey, participants will be able to 完成本次研学，你将系统掌握以下核心能力，助力茶文化海外传播与专业进阶:
✅ Trace the origin and historical evolution of China’s artificially cultivated tea, and master the cultural context of Mengding tribute tea（溯源中国人工植茶起源，精通蒙顶贡茶千年历史脉络）
✅ Distinguish the core terroir, craftsmanship and flavour characteristics of 4 major Sichuan tea categories: Mengding green tea, Sichuan yellow tea, Ya’an Tibetan dark tea, and Emei mountain tea（精准区分蒙顶绿茶、四川黄茶、雅安藏茶、峨眉山茶四大川茶品类核心特质）
✅ Grasp the core logic of rare tea craftsmanship: the unique yellowing process of yellow tea and the microbial fermentation & aging mechanism of Tibetan dark tea（掌握濒危黄茶闷黄工艺、藏茶发酵陈化核心原理）
✅ Integrate tea with broader Chinese culture: imperial tribute system, Han-Tibetan cultural exchange, Buddhist Chan tea philosophy and folk urban lifestyle（打通茶与宫廷文化、汉藏融合、禅学思想、市井生活的文化关联）
✅ Conduct professional comparative tea tasting, and tell authentic Chinese tea stories with a global cross-cultural perspective（具备专业茶品鉴能力，能用国际化视角对外输出正统中国茶文化）
Core Study & Experience Modules｜核心研学体验Mengding Ganlu
Mengding Mountain is the first recorded origin of human tea cultivation in Chinese history, carrying the legacy of Wu Lizhen, the ancestor of Chinese tea planting. For over 2,000 years, tea here has been closely integrated with imperial tribute systems, mountain ecology and local community inheritance.
蒙顶山为史料记载的中国人工植茶第一山，供奉植茶始祖吴理真，两千年来是皇家贡茶核心产地，承载着中国茶最早的栽培与礼制文明。
Study & Experience:
Explore ancient tribute tea gardens and original mountain tea terraces（探访千年贡茶古茶园、原生茶山）
Learn the origin story of Chinese cultivated tea and the historical system of Mengding tribute tea（学习人工植茶起源、蒙顶贡茶礼制历史）
Taste early-spring Mengding Ganlu, analyse terroir, aroma and flavour characteristics（品鉴头春蒙顶甘露，解析山地风土与风味关联）
As the starting point of the Ancient Tea-Horse Road, Ya’an is the birthplace of Sichuan Tibetan dark tea. For centuries, local dark tea crossed high mountain passes, promoted material trade and cultural integration between Han and Tibetan ethnic groups, and became an essential livelihood drink for plateau regions.
雅安为茶马古道起点、川藏茶发源地，千年以来以藏茶为纽带，实现汉藏物资互通与文化交融，是高原不可或缺的民生茶饮。
Study & Experience:
Visit professional Tibetan tea factories to observe raw material selection, processing, microbial fermentation and long-term storage（实地走访藏茶工厂，观摩选料、加工、发酵、仓储全流程）
Study the trade history of the Ancient Tea-Horse Road and cross-ethnic tea culture（研习茶马古道贸易史与汉藏跨民族茶文化）
Vertical comparative tasting: young & aged Tibetan tea, ripe Pu’er and other dark teas（新老藏茶、熟普、多品类黑茶纵向对比品鉴）
Academic seminar: traditional dark tea cognition and modern scientific research on microbial aging（黑茶专题研讨：传统认知+现代微生物陈化科学理论）
Sichuan yellow tea is a precious and endangered Chinese traditional tea category. Its core feature lies in the unique yellowing slow oxidation process, which distinguishes it fundamentally from green tea in flavour, texture, and connotation.
四川黄茶是国内珍稀濒危茶类，核心的“闷黄”工艺是其区别于绿茶的关键，造就了独有的温润风味与工艺价值。
Study & Experience:
Master the core principles of yellowing craftsmanship（掌握黄茶闷黄核心工艺原理）
Sensory comparison tasting of Sichuan yellow tea vs Mengding green tea（黄茶、绿茶直观感官对比品鉴）
Discuss how processing craftsmanship shapes unique tea personalities（探究工艺如何重塑茶叶风味特质）
As one of China’s four great Buddhist mountains, Emei Mountain preserves thousand-year-old temple tea traditions. Here, tea is not only tasted by mouth, but experienced by heart, integrating Buddhist mindfulness, ecological aesthetics and spiritual cultivation.
峨眉山作为佛教名山，留存千年寺院禅茶传统，践行“口尝茶味，心悟茶道”，将禅意、自然生态与内心修行融为一体。
Study & Experience:
Visit mountain tea gardens nurtured by Buddhist culture（探访禅山茶园，了解佛茶共生生态）
Professional Chan Tea Workshop: tea etiquette, mindful brewing and silent tea appreciation（禅茶工作坊：茶礼、正念冲泡、静心赏茶）
Cross-cultural tea meditation: share tea cognition combined with personal cultural background（跨境茶冥想分享，结合自身文化解读茶的意义）
Chengdu’s teahouse culture represents the most vivid living tea custom in China. Tea here breaks away from ritual and academia, becoming an indispensable part of people’s daily leisure, social interaction and slow life philosophy.
成都茶馆是中国最鲜活的活态茶文化载体，让茶脱离仪式感，成为融入日常、治愈生活的市井生活方式。
Study & Experience:
Immerse in authentic local gaiwan teahouse culture and social customs（沉浸式体验老成都盖碗茶馆社交文化）
Practice standard gaiwan tea brewing techniques（实操盖碗茶冲泡技艺）
Optional cultural experience: Sichuan Opera Face-changing (with English subtitles & narration)（可选英文讲解川剧变脸，拓宽茶文化场景认知）
The visit to Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding complements Sichuan’s cultural narrative perfectly. It presents the unique regional charm of Sichuan where ancient tea heritage and precious ecological biodiversity coexist.
大熊猫基地体验，补足四川“人文茶韵+自然生态”的完整地域文化名片。
Who Is This Tour For？｜适合人群
This programme is tailored for tea lovers and cultural learners with cross-cultural communication needs:
Global international tea lovers, tea students and tea practitioners（海外茶友、国际茶学习者与从业者）
Chinese tea educators, lecturers and cultural communicators dedicated to Chinese tea culture outbound dissemination（深耕茶文化出海的国内茶讲师、文化传播者）
Tea industry entrepreneurs and artisans seeking professional systematic upgrading（需要专业体系进阶的茶行业主理人、手艺人）
High-quality cultural travelers pursuing in-depth heritage experience（追求深度文化体验的人文旅行者）
No advanced tea knowledge required. Curiosity, passion and a willingness to learn are the best qualifications.
无需高深的茶基础，对茶的热爱与求知欲，英文良好，就是最好的入场券。
Sichuan is the cradle of Chinese human tea civilization, possessing irreplaceable tea cultural value:
四川是中国人植茶文明的摇篮，拥有不可替代的茶史地位与文化价值
It witnesses the beginning of artificial tea cultivation and the millennium-old imperial tribute tea system（见证人工植茶起源与千年贡茶制度）
It inherits multiple endangered tea craftsmanship including yellow tea and ancient dark tea（留存黄茶、古藏茶等多项濒危非遗茶工艺）
It builds the cross-ethnic Tea-Horse Road cultural and trade system（构建茶马古道跨民族文化贸易体系）
It integrates Buddhist Chan tea philosophy and folk urban tea lifestyle（融合禅茶哲思与市井活态茶饮生活）
Every cup of Sichuan tea carries the memory of mountains, history, ethnic integration and ordinary people’s lives.
Experience Chinese tea not merely as a beverage, but as a profound heritage, spiritual philosophy, and cross-cultural connection linking the world.
不止品茶，更读懂中国茶的历史、工艺、哲学与人文，以茶为桥，向世界讲述正统中国茶文化。
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🌿 Sichuan Tea Heritage Study Tour 2026
Trace Origins. Master Craft. Live Authentic Tea Culture.
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