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Tea
Story and Photos by Coffee t&i Thailand

101 Tea Plantation

The Center for Quality Tea

Doi Mae Salong is home to communities of Chinese Compared to other plantations, we might be the second or third
Haw from 93rd KMT Regiment who migrated and settled here. largest, but we are definitely the most beautiful. The tea trees
Known for spectacular views and cool weather all year round, are lined in beautiful, organized pattern, and the panoramas get
Santi Keree Village on Doi Mae Salong quietly boasts stunning more spectacular with sea of fog in the morning.”
visual of the mountain and vast tea plantations. Since tea is the
main income of the village, there’s no doubt that you’ll be prom-
ised a 360 degree view of lush tea fields!!

The Beginning
101 Tea Plantation is one of the most famous attrac-
tions in Chiangrai. Under the watchful eyes of Mr. Rungroj
Limpanapruek, President of 101 Tea Co., Ltd., it is virtually
clear that 101 Tea Plantation is well-managed in every process,
from cultivation and harvesting, to processing and packaging.
Beside quality tea, 101 Tea Plantation highlights breathtaking
panoramas of the land, and if you look closely, you’ll see that
each tea tree is strong and well-groomed. “We pay a lot of at-
tention to farm management. If we don’t take good care of our
organic tea, they will dry up and won’t give deep green leaves.
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