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However, this \u003cstrong data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"488\"\u003eBan Zhang Aged Ripe Pu-erh Tea\u003c\/strong\u003e reveals a different side of the famous tea region — one shaped by time, fermentation, and the mellow beauty of aged shou pu-erh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"953\"\u003eThis tea is produced using carefully selected tea leaves from the Ban Zhang tea area in \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMenghai County\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, one of the most respected regions for pu-erh tea production. 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