Mid May, 2 days

易武斗茶大会 (Yiwu Tea Contest / Mengla Tribute-Tea Festival)

Puer at its ancestral village.

Two days each May in Yiwu, the ancestral heart of raw puer and one of the Six Famous Tea Mountains. A picking and processing contest, a cultural market and an immersive tea-horse-road tour through the surrounding villages.

Dates and venues shift year to year. Check the event’s own site before booking travel.