A thousand-year-old tea forest meets a new wave of technology, and the Tengchong Scientists' Forum special event will be held for the first time at Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er

Early in the morning on Jingmai Mountain, a delicate mist still hangs over the tea bushes. Across the vast ancient tea forest, thousand-year-old tea trees stand tall, their leaves glistening with morning dew. Visitors come to Jingmai for a taste of its ancient teas, to admire its sea of clouds, and to experience the unhurried pace of life that defines Yunnan. As the world's first UNESCO World Heritage Site centered on tea culture, Jingmai Mountain offers a remarkable thousand-year-old example of how humans and nature can coexist in harmony.

From October 29 to 31, 2026 Tengchong Scientist Forum · Ecological Product Value Realization and Regional High-Quality Development (Pu'er) Special Event was held in Lancang, Pu'er. Under the theme "Carbon-Sink Pu'er, Green Future: Technology Empowering the Realization of Ecological Product Value," the event will draw on the resources and international reach of the Tengchong Scientist Forum platform and capitalize on Pu'er's designation as a national pilot area for establishing mechanisms to realize the value of ecological products. It will bring together academic expertise, industrial resources, and innovative ideas, channeling them into the vibrant landscape at the foot of Jingmai Mountain.

This event was hosted by the Tengchong Scientist Forum Organizing Committee Office, the CPC Pu'er Municipal Committee, and the Pu'er Municipal People's Government, with support from Hunan Agricultural University, Yunnan Institute of Ecological Environment Science, and others.

Bringing together academicians, experts, universities, research institutes, leading enterprises, and investment institutions, the event provides a high-level platform for policy dialogue, academic exchange, the presentation of research achievements, demand matching, project negotiations, talent recruitment, and investment promotion.

  The Carbon Sinks Pu'er · Turning Green into Gold—Special Session on Modern Forestry and Carbon Sink Economy Innovation Development focuses on China's national "dual-carbon" goals, Pu'er's development plan to establish a national demonstration zone for the green economy, and the national pilot program for establishing mechanisms to realize the value of ecological products.

The session explores how vast forest resources can be transformed into measurable and tradable "green assets," while identifying new pathways for carbon-sink project development, asset management, and financial support.

in Carbon Label · Green Brand—Circular Agriculture and Green Food Innovation Session focusing on international mutual recognition of green organic certification, application of low-carbon agricultural technologies, carbon footprint management of agricultural products, deep processing, and brand cultivation opens the path from "good ecology" to "good brand," allowing products nurtured by clear waters and lush mountains to truly become competitive in the market.

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see how Jingmai Mountain becomes a 'zero-carbon travel residence'

in Zero-Carbon Jingmai · Wellness Future — Ecotourism and Wellness Living Innovation Session, discussing carbon neutrality at World Heritage sites, forest wellness, and carbon inclusiveness for tourists. Combining scenarios such as the Ning'er zero-carbon conference, zero-carbon coffee, and carbon sink + tourism, it explores new business models of "zero-carbon tourism destinations" and "forest wellness + carbon inclusiveness." Tourists can participate in carbon sink experiences, turning every visitor from an "ecological observer" into a "value co-builder," giving "a lifestyle called Yunnan" more tangible and Green temperatures that can be participated.

is not just a clash of ideas; this grand event carries a genuine sense of sincerity. The "Dual Recruitment and Double Introduction" project signing, precise industry-university-research matchmaking negotiations, green industry innovation achievement showcases, on-site visits to the industrial frontline, and the "Scientists Enter Campus" public science popularization activity will precisely connect technology, talent, and capital with Pu'er's ecological resources, truly transforming ecological value into tangible momentum for border prosperity and industrial upgrading.

At the end of October, let us all meet at Jingmai Mountain, witnessing the future answers born from the collision of ecology and technology amid the fragrant tea aromas of the mountains. If you care about tea, coffee, carbon, and rural construction, and also about "How World Heritage Sites Use Technology to Live a New Life," stay tuned for further event details.