
Xiaguan Tuo Cha
Xiaguan Tuo Cha (下关沱茶), based in Dali, Yunnan, is one of China’s top two Pu Er tea producers by volume (~5000 tons per year). The company’s history dates back to 1902, in the late Qing Dynasty. Today, Xiaguan is recognized as "Intangible Cultural Heritage" of China; the company is also at the forefront of poverty alleviation enterprise in its home province of Yunnan.
Xiaguan also played a very important role in the development of "cooked" Pu Er in the 1970's.
OUR XIAGUAN TUO CHA LEARNING PROJECT
In 2024, we hosted a Pu Er learning group focused on this very important tea producer. The inspiration for this was our dear friend, Mr. Zhang Tao, who encouraged our team to branch out out from our 'small producer' comfort zone and learn about a a company that has played an oversized role in China for more than a century.











