When did Pu 'er tea begin to be wrapped in paper?

The packaging of Pu 'er tea is the simplest among many famous teas in China. A piece of cotton paper wraps a piece of tea cake to form a complete commodity package.

White cotton paper is a traditional household paper in Yunnan. Its raw material is taken from the bark of local trees, and the locals call it "Ma San".

This kind of white cotton paper is very breathable, has a faint smell of wood, and has the function of preventing insects from eating. Therefore, the scriptures and classics in some temples in Yunnan and Myanmar are copied with this paper, and there is almost no problem in preserving them for hundreds of years.

White cotton paper is similar to rice paper in appearance, but compared with rice paper, the most prominent feature of white cotton paper is flexibility and strong moisture resistance. It is said that the practice of packaging Pu 'er tea with this kind of paper was first popularized by "Heqing Commercial Gang" and caravan on the ancient tea-horse road in the 1940s.

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