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Yunnan is a mountainous province of south-west China, bordering Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam, and the region with the greatest genetic diversity of Camellia sinensis var. assamica.
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- A place in: How Tea Moved · 6 places
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- is originates in of Camellia sinensis — Yunnan holds the primary centre of genetic diversity for var. assamica and contains distinct wild and ancient cultivated gene pools at Pu'er, Lincang and Xishuangbanna.
- is originates in of Tea Horse Road (Chamagudao) — The southern branches of the route began in the tea districts of Yunnan, with parallel branches starting in Sichuan.
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