茶事鼻祖 历久弥芳——关于思茅、西双版纳、临沧世界茶树原产地与世界名茶普洱茶申报世界遗产的思考

Some Reflections on Tea-related Study and their Significance

本文从古地质、古生物、古气象等自然学科和三大茶树王为代表的人类发现———驯化———利用茶树的文明演进过程,以及普洱茶文化的内涵和历史,提出并论证了思茅、西双版纳、临沧世界茶树原产地和世界名茶普洱茶申报世界遗产战略的科学性和重要性。

From different angles such as paleogeology, pal eo biology and paleometeorology, the author expounds the development of tea cultiva tion through taking the three king tea-trees for example. The author also discus ses the history and connotations of Pu-er tea culture and its significance for a pplying for entering the World Heritage List, and proves that the origin of tea- trees can be traced back to Simao, Xishuangbanna and Lincang of China.