Bingshan Dazhai Village of Xibanshan Mountain in Mengku Town, Lincang

Chinese Name: 勐库西半山：丙山大寨
English Name: Bingshan Dazhai Village of Xibanshan Mountain in Mengku Town, Lincang

Bingshan Tea Area（丙山茶区）

Before 1960, Bingshan was known as Bangbing, a combination of Bang Yan and Bingshan. Due to its name being the same as Bangbing Township along the Xiaoheijiang River, it was renamed Bingshan. Bingshan is an administrative village under the jurisdiction of the village committee and includes several mountain villages, such as Bangma Village（邦马大寨）, Bingshan Shangzhai Village (丙山上寨), Bingshan Xiazhai Village (丙山下寨), and Gunshangshan Village (滚上山).

Bangma Dazhai Village (邦骂大寨)

Bangma Dazhai is a natural village within the Bingshan Village Committee. It consists of over 130 families, mostly Han people. Located just 4 kilometers from Gongnong Dazhai (公弄大寨), it was previously under the jurisdiction of the Gongnong District Public Office (公弄区公所) before 1950. Behind the village is a hill, beyond which lie XiaoHusai (小户赛), Tofu Village (豆腐寨), and Sanjiacun Village (三家村). The slopes of the hill are covered with tea gardens, including the famous Dapiepo Tea Garden (大撇坡茶园). Dapiepo Tea Garden is the largest preserved ancient tea garden in Bangma, with at least 300 acres, and was planted between 1880 and 1945, according to local memory.

Binshan Dazhai Village (丙山大寨)

Binshan Dazhai is currently the seat of the Bingshan Village Committee. The village is divided into Shangzhai (上寨) and Xiazhai (下寨). Shangzhai is a Han Nationality village with 50 families, while Xiazhai is predominantly Wa Nationality with over 70 families. Binshan Dazhai is a major tea village surrounded by five kilometers of tea fields. The area features both old and new tea fields. In the 1950s, there were extensive tea plantations in Bingshan. From 1950 to 1956, no new tea plantations were established, and all existing plantations were old.

Gunshangshan Village (滚上山)

Gunshangshan Village is located across the river from Bingshan Village. The name Gunshangshan, which sounds humorous, is said to originate from a local legend involving a young couple. According to the story, a girl from Bingshan Village defied her parents’ wishes to stay with her lover, leading her parents to exclaim, “Rolling up the hill!” The couple then settled in Gunshangshan. The village is predominantly Han with 86 households and is situated between Bangai (邦改) and Bingshan (丙山). Gunshangshan, along with Bangai and Bingshan, features ancient tea gardens. Between 1958 and 1980, many new tea gardens were planted, with tea seeds introduced from Bingdao Village, Gongnong, and Banggai. These seeds were authentic large-leaved species. Currently, the new tea gardens in Gunshangshan, along with the old tea gardens, are managed by acquisition points established by various tea factories.