In 1951, the chieftain of the Bulang ethnic group (father of Su Guowen)
The "Soul of Tea" was presented to Mao Zedong.
He was received by Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi, and Zhu De.

Son of Surya, chieftain of the Bulang ethnic group, one of the oldest ethnic groups in Yunnan.
He is an inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of the Bulang ethnic group.
Be familiar with the Bulang scriptures,
They made outstanding contributions to the promotion of ethnic culture and Yunnan Pu'er tea.

Son of the Blang chief

Su Guowen

They enjoy very high prestige among the people.
The Bulang people are a religious ethnic group.
It is also one of the largest ethnic groups in Yunnan.
Some branches are distributed in Thailand and Myanmar.
They worship the first ancestor, the Tea God.

History has become legend.
Legends evolved into myths.
Their ancestor was the tea god.
It merged with Theravada Buddhism.
This led to the formation of the unique religious beliefs of the Bulang people.

Yunnan is the origin of the world's tea industry.
The creation of heaven and earth, natural rain and dew,
Famous tea comes from high mountains shrouded in clouds and mist.
This is Jingmai Mountain, a thousand-year-old tea garden covering tens of thousands of acres.
The most fundamental origin of Pu'er tea.

The ancient Bulang people have lived here for generations.
They have lived here for thousands of years.
Jingmai Mountain
Every ancient tea garden has a tree that symbolizes the spirit of tea.
The sacred tree symbolizing the guardian spirit of the Bulang people.

He always kept the training in mind: "I'll leave you with cattle and horses."
They were afraid of being wiped out by natural disasters;
We will leave you gold and silver treasures.
You will also finish eating and using it all.
We'll leave the tea trees for you.
So that our descendants may have an inexhaustible supply of resources.
You must cherish the tea trees as you would your own eyes.
Passed down from generation to generation,
We must not let it be lost.

The elderly Su Guowen said:
Our Pu'er tea grows in virgin forests.
It coexists with tens of thousands of acres of forest.
Absorb its essence.
Therefore, its taste is the taste of nature.

The soul of our ancestor Pa'aleng,
Generations have been guarding this ancient tea garden.
I am a descendant of the chieftain of the Bulang tribe.
After ascending to heaven,
The soul will return to the ancient tea garden.
They are protecting this ancient tea garden.
Pu-erh tea, our faith.
It is our totem.

Su Guowen, an elderly man, celebrated the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
We offer the spirit of the Bulang people's tea to President Hu Jintao.
They were invited to attend the ceremony from Tiananmen Square.
In 1951, Su Guowen's father, Su Liya, presented Chairman Mao with the Bulang ethnic group's "Tea Soul Tea."
He was warmly received by Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and Zhu De.

The Tea Soul Tea Cake is located in the Tea God Temple of Wat Phra Aye Leng.
Signed jointly by Su Guowen, son of the Bulang chieftain, and Che Jie, the Tea King.
The "Soul of Tea" and "King of Tea" seals are signed together!
This is a cultural symbol of Pu'er.
It is also a dual symbol of the spirit and the highest quality of Pu'er tea.

Zhao Qingtao, head of Dayatang, and teacher Su Guowen