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The Blang people's tea spirit is based on a real person.
布朗族的茶祖有一個真人原型。
Around the 10th century, according to oral history, Pa Aileng led his people to settle in Jingmai, where he discovered the medicinal properties of wild tea plants and began to domesticate them.
根據口述歷史，10世紀左右，帕哎冷帶領族人定居在景邁山，并在這里發現了野生茶樹的藥用特性，開始以人工栽種。
Near the end of his life, Pa imparted wisdom that's still recounted by farmers like Ai and Ke.
到了重暮之年，他傳授種茶的智慧，直到今日仍通過艾榮跟柯蘭芳這樣的茶農傳述著。
"I can give you cattle, but they might die of diseases," Pa is remembered to have said. "I can give you gold, but you might squander it. So I am going to give you tea trees, which can provide riches for generations."
“我要是留下牛馬，怕因自然災害死光；要留下金銀財寶，也會吃完用完。就留下這片肥沃的茶林，讓子孫后代取之不盡，用之不竭。”族人記得帕哎冷這么說過。
Jingmai's closely managed lands may appear untamed in contrast to terraced monoculture tea plantations seen throughout the world.
相較于世界各地單作的梯田式茶園，景邁山精心管理的土地或許顯得野性未馴。
But the canopy of trees provides shelter for tea plants that grow best in shade.
但樹冠層為最適合在陰影中生長的茶樹提供了遮蔽。
A vibrant understory of ferns and herbs carpets the forest floor, fostering a rich habitat for fauna while helping the soil retain vital moisture.
森林地面的下層植被是生機勃勃的蕨類及草類，不僅為動物創造了富饒的棲地，還有助土壤保留不可或缺的水分。
The tea plant sanctuaries are also divided into distinct pockets, strategically partitioned by forest that separates one plot from another to stop the spread of diseases and pests.
茶樹保護區也被分成不同的區塊，并策略性地用森林分隔開來，以防止疾病與蟲害擴散。
The Blang people believe that everything has a soul, a reminder to leave nature undisturbed, so in tending the forests they avoid pesticides and herbicides as well as aggressive practices such as pruning.
布朗族相信萬物皆有靈，不要驚擾大自然，因此他們在管理林地時避免使用殺蟲劑及除草劑，也不采用像修枝這樣的侵略性做法。
Ke cuts grass between the trees only twice a year and with a knife.
柯蘭芳一年只會在樹木之間除草兩次，而且用的是刀子。
New research shows the agroforestry techniques practiced in Jingmai continue to be effective.
新研究顯示，景邁山實行的混林農業做法仍然有效。
A recent study by Minzu University of China found that tea produced from the mountain's high-altitude trees was less bitter than tea cultivated from trees at lower altitude.
根據中國中央民族大學最近的一項研究，景邁山高海拔茶樹所產出的茶，沒有低海拔栽培的茶葉那么苦。
And the sustainable farming methods support a significantly higher biodiversity than commercial tea gardens.
而且相較于商業茶園，可持續性的農耕方式可以支撐明顯較高的生物多樣性。
Jingmai tea's current price is about 6.5 times higher than that of typical plantations.
景邁山目前的茶葉價格是典型茶園的6.5倍。
