Find China's oldest coffee in Dali,Yunnan Adventure Travel

Find China's oldest coffee in Dali

Yunnan is the biggest coffee-growing area in China, producing more than 98 percent of the country's crop.

Zhukula Coffee, known as the oldest coffee in China, was first introduced to a remote village named Zhukula by a French missionary 120 years ago. Today, the local residents are trying to make Zhukula coffee a well-known brand.

Zhukela village is located in the juncture of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Lijiang City and Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture. The village is home to 327 people from 83 households.

There are many mountains between Zhukela and Pingchuan, a township 51 kilometers away from the village. The routes are steep trails that hug the alpine range's waist.

"No one can enter or leave Zhukula Village on a rainy day. The mountain roads are passable by either off-road vehicle or motorcycle. It takes three hours for one way journey on a clear day," said an official of local forestry authorities.

However, the local government is getting down improving the transportation condition.

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