This undated photo shows the 1,400-year-old tea tree of the "Yunnan big leaf" variety in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. /CGTN
This undated photo shows the leaves of a 1,400-year-old tea tree of the "Yunnan big leaf" variety in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. /CGTN
This undated photo shows the 1,400-year-old tea tree of the "Yunnan big leaf" variety in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. /CGTN
This undated photo shows the 1,400-year-old tea tree of the "Yunnan big leaf" variety in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. /CGTN
This undated photo shows the the leaves of a 1,400-year-old tea tree of the "Yunnan big leaf" variety in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. /CGTN
There is a saying that goes "a tree is our most intimate contact with nature." Meet this 1,400-year-old tea tree, a living wonder of the "Yunnan big leaf" variety! Standing tall in the heart of Yunnan Province, this majestic tree is symbolic of centuries of tea traditions and history.