2023 Yiwu Mahei Arbor Tree Sheng Pu-erh Tea 100g cake

Mahei village is one of the seven famous Pu-erh villages in the core Pu-erh-producing area of Yiwu township, Xishuangbanna. Yiwu was the tribute tea for Qing royals. It used to be called "Da Lu Bian" , meaning "by the road" in Chinese. It was the first village where caravans would take a break on the tea horse road in the old days. At that time, the horse carriages left from Yiwu in the morning, and by the time they reached this village, it was dusk, thus they started to call this village Mahei, meaning dusk. Unlike most villages in Yiwu township, the Han people (the majority Chinese ethnicity) reside in Mahei.  Mahei tea is regarded as one of the core representative of Yiwu Pu-erh flavors, known for its all-around balanced taste and great aging properties. Victoria was very pleased to finally get this tea during her 2023 trip to Yiwu. She has been to Mahei village several years in a row since 2016, but hadn't purchased it in any prior years due to her high standard for quality and tas