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Dianhong Group & Feng Pai: Yunnan Black Tea and Company
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Yunnan Dianhong Group is a Chinese tea company closely associated with Fengqing black tea and the Feng Pai brand. This profile follows its history, main business, representative products and tea-making craft, with dates attached to the underlying company information.
Company at a glance
| Company | Yunnan Dianhong Group Co., Ltd. |
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| Location | Fengqing County, Lincang, Yunnan, China |
| Brand | Feng Pai, also called Feng brand |
| Tea focus | Yunnan black tea, including Gongfu-style products |
| Website supplied for this profile | www.dianhong.com |
From Shunning Tea Factory to Dianhong Group
Dianhong Group’s published history traces its predecessor to the Shunning Experimental Tea Factory founded in 1939. The factory became Fengqing Tea Factory in 1954, following the county’s name change, and was reorganized as Yunnan Dianhong Group in 1996. These are stages in the enterprise’s history; they are not all establishment dates of the same legal entity.
Dianhong is also a wider tea name: dian refers to Yunnan and hong to black tea in English. Many companies make Dianhong. Feng Pai identifies a brand associated with this company, so a packet labeled only “Dianhong tea” should not automatically be attributed to Dianhong Group.
Main business: making, refining and developing tea
The company’s documented activities span tea production and processing, product development, sales and tea-culture work. Its identity is especially closely tied to black tea made in Fengqing. Public accounts also describe research, blending, assessment and technical training as part of its tea-making system.
For a consumer, that background is most useful when it leads to a clearly identified packet: the producer, tea category, batch and specification. For a trade buyer, the next conversation should concern the particular product, testing documents, quantity and delivery terms. A group-level history is not a product specification.
Representative products and what to compare
The product names below are documented examples, not a live stock list. The national heritage profile of tea-maker Zhang Chengren names Classic 58 and China Red among the products he helped develop.
| Feng Pai Classic 58 | A recognizable named selection within the Feng Pai black tea range. Compare its actual package, grade, batch and net weight rather than interpreting “58” as a harvest year. |
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| Feng Pai China Red | A named black tea product linked with the company’s development work. The name alone does not establish a universal grade, a fixed cultivar recipe or a particular picking date. |
| Golden-bud and Gongfu black tea | Public accounts discuss golden-bud tea and Gongfu-style black tea. Leaf standard and processing matter: a bud-focused product and a leafier refined tea can differ in appearance and extraction. |
What makes the Dianhong craft distinctive?
China’s national intangible-heritage register describes Dianhong craftsmanship in Fengqing using fresh leaves from Yunnan large-leaf tea plants. The main stages include withering, rolling, oxidation and drying. Their timing and control help shape the finished tea’s fragrance, strength and appearance.
The register names Yunnan Dianhong Group as the protection organization for this heritage project. That recognizes a role in safeguarding a craft; it does not mean every product is entirely handmade or that the heritage title certifies every individual batch.
For tasting, compare aroma, body, sweetness and finish at a similar strength. A clear, substantial cup can be attractive without an exaggerated “best tea” ranking. The loose black tea photograph on this page illustrates a Dianhong-style leaf appearance; it is not a verified current Feng Pai product photograph.
Company information has a date
An administrator’s notice published on the national court restructuring platform and dated 10 August 2026 concerns Dianhong Group’s restructuring and the recruitment of an investor. It is a dated procedural source, not evidence that the process was subsequently completed. This review does not independently confirm a later outcome.
The website supplied by the user could not be read reliably during this review on 7 November 2026. This profile therefore uses the dated primary sources linked below for company history, product examples and craft. Current ownership arrangements, supply, sales contacts and product availability should be confirmed through a verified company channel.
Sources
- National heritage register: Dianhong tea-making craftsmanship
- National heritage profile: Zhang Chengren and product development
- Lincang government: Fengqing tea industry and named products
- Administrator notice dated 10 August 2026
- Feng Pai enterprise archive: source of the reproduced brand mark
Reviewed 7 November 2026. An independently written Sandao company profile; not the company’s own website or a statement of a supplier relationship.