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Packaging of Pu 'er Tea Art

Pu 'er tea, especially Pu 'er tea, has its own unique packaging culture because of its special post-fermentation and transportation needs.

Qizi cake tea packaging: Qizi cake tea looks like a full moon and has been exported to Yunnan since ancient times. Best-selling in Hong Kong, Macau and Southeast Asia. According to legend, in ancient ethnic areas, it was often given to relatives and friends as a bride price, and family reunion was celebrated in festivals. Seven-child cake tea means many children and grandchildren, and wealth. In some ethnic areas, seven cakes of tea should be sent to overseas Chinese living in Southeast Asia. Qiaoxiao Qizi cake tea evolved from "Dragon and Phoenix Group Tea" in Song Dynasty, and was produced in Yunnan in the early Republic of China. Produced by Menghai Tea Factory in 1957, it is steamed with Pu 'er tea, with a diameter of 20cm, a center thickness of 2.5cm, a side thickness of 1 cm, and a net weight of 357g each. Its traditional packaging is divided into three parts.

1 the finished tea is wrapped in paper towels.

Seven cakes are tied into a bundle and wrapped in bamboo bags.

3. Each bundle is packed in a bamboo basket. In the process of Pu 'er tea processing, in order to verify the authenticity, manufacturers usually make their own marks. There are usually two kinds, called internal flight. The inner fly is generally 3 cm square, which can be obviously exposed after being placed on the inner surface of tea before pressing, but it will generally be damaged. Waifei is a layer of tissue paper wrapped outside the finished tea, which generally has trademarks of various brands. It is particularly worth mentioning that it is generally everywhere.