Pu'er City (Chinese: 普洱市; pinyin: Pǔ'ěr Shì) is a prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province, China. The urban administrative center of Pu'er is Simao District, which is also the former name of the city itself. Pu-erh tea is a major product from this region. A major downturn in the price of tea in 2007 caused severe economic distress in the area.
The name Pu'er dates back to 1729, but was changed to Simao in 1950 after the Communist Revolution. The...
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Area:
- 45,385 km² (17523 mi² )
Population:
- 2,360,000
