普洱茶作为云南省的一类历史悠久的特种茶,近年来为越来越多的国内外消费者所喜爱,更是港澳台、东南亚茶叶市场上倍受欢迎的特色茶。从古至今,就其形成、发展来看,作为一个完整的茶类,比较科学地可分成两条形成转化途径,即传统普洱茶和现代普洱茶。两种不同转化途径所形成的普洱茶,其各自亦具有自身的独特品质和文化内涵。传统普洱茶是指以云南大叶种 Pu’er tea is a type of specialty tea with a long history in Yunnan Province. It has been favored by more and more domestic and foreign consumers in recent years, and it is also a popular tea featured in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and Southeast Asian tea markets. From ancient times to the present, in terms of its formation and development, as a complete tea, it can be divided scientifically into two forms of transformation: traditional Pu’er tea and modern Pu’er tea. Pu’er tea formed by two different transformation pathways also has its own unique quality and cultural connotation. Traditional Pu’er tea refers to Yunnan big leaf species