“Aged” is the core of Pu’er Tea. So “Proper Storage” is very important. Meanwhile, the traditional Pu’er Tea’s slow and late fermenting is the course of the quality of the Pu’er Tea formation and promotion, so the quality of Pu’er Tea by human being’s ferment also can be promoted after depositing a period of time. With quality improved, the value of the Pu’er Tea improved as well. So Pu’er Tea has duality of the beverage and collection, the rarer curiosity, the higher value.
“陈”字是普洱茶的核心，所以“藏之得法”尤为重要。同时由于传统普洱茶缓慢后发酵的过程就是普洱茶品质形成和提升的过程，人工发酵的普洱茶存放一段时间品质也会得到提升，随着品质的提升普洱茶的价值也得以提高，所以普洱茶就兼具了饮品和收藏品双重属性，越是稀少的珍品价值越高。
Subjected to the influence of Pu’er Tea the more aged, the more fragrant and valuable, the collection of Pu’er Tea becomes hot gradually and a kind of new vogue. Collection of Pu’er Tea should notice to grasp three links: selective purchase, filing and storage. The first is selective purchase. Firstly, to select and purchase on fondness, purpose and time limit. If it is expected to lead to improve its quality after years, the fermented one is proper; if expected the higher valuable over a long period, the green cakes are better because it takes about 10 years from a green cake to fermented one. Next, to identify the manufacturer and the place of origin: to choose those use good raw materials and stable quality, the natural organic tea better, the tea from the ancient tea garden the best. Last, to identify years and quality to determine the purchasing price. The second is on file. To record to the purchased Pu’er Tea: to classify and category time, place, manufacture, species, grade, name and whether natural or not, etc for the enjoying and trade in the future. It is suggested to put on the collector’s seal near brand (or stick a collector’s seal). The famous person’s collection will have a large increasing value space. The third is storage. The storage of Pu’er Tea is very dainty. Generally a special storage room is required and keep indoor avoiding the vertical sunlight and raining, the temperature about 25℃, the humidity at about 75%, ventilated and away other smell articles. The bulk tea should be stored in the big urn. Cake tea, Jingua tea and Tou tea should be deposited on the wooden frame for good ventilation. It is better to choose wooden frame made from Saurauia oldhamii with loose texture and no peculiar smell. The collection must be turned over once about every 3 months and check whether it becomes mildewed or any parasites invaded. It is better to move the collection out of the storehouse about every 3 months and disinfect by the ultraviolet ray light to the storehouse to avoid the germ cross-infection. The discovery of any difference must adopt the measures or consulate with the experts as soon as possible.
受普洱茶越陈越香，越陈价越高的影响，普洱茶的收藏日趋升温，已经形成了一种新的时尚。收藏普洱茶要注意掌握选购、归档、贮藏三个环节。一是选购。首先，选购时需根据自己的收藏爱好、收藏目的、收藏时限来选择茶叶，如果是打算收藏待品质提升后过几年品饮，可选购熟茶，如果是打算长期收藏以待升值，最好选购生茶，因为生茶转变为熟茶需要10年左右的时间。其次，选购时要认准生产厂家和产地，要选购那些用料精良、品质稳定的厂家的茶品来收藏，最好是选用生态有机茶，以古茶园所产茶最为上品。再次，选购时要认真品鉴茶的年限、品质，以确定收购价格。二是归档。购回茶后，要做好普洱茶收藏记录，要分门别类对购茶的时间、地点、厂家、品种、等级、名称以及是否是生态茶等认真记录，以备今后鉴赏和交易。建议在茶品商标附近加盖自己的收藏印章（或加贴一张自己的收藏印章），名人收藏的名品今后升值的空间将会更大。三是贮藏。普洱茶贮藏十分讲究。一般要有专门的贮藏室，室内避免阳光直射，避免雨淋，温度应保持在25℃左右为宜，湿度控制在75%左右，室内要通风，切忌与其它有异味的物品摆放在一起。散茶要用陶制的大瓮来装，饼茶、金瓜茶、沱茶要用木架陈放，以利于通风透气，木架最好选用材质疏松无异味的水冬瓜木制作。藏茶要每隔3个月左右翻动一次，检查是否霉变或其它寄生虫侵入，最好3个月左右把藏茶移出仓外，用紫外线灯对仓库进行消毒杀菌，以避免细菌交叉感染。若发现异样，要尽快采取措施或找专家咨询。
According to the expert's opinions, we recommend the following several kinds of construction method of storehouse. The first is high grade collecting room, mainly for famous and exquisite Pu’er Tea. Lay floor (5-10 cm) and build wall (20-30 cm) with the red sandstone from Pu’er Prefecture, breathable and preserving warm and propitious to storage and improving the quality of Pu’er Tea. Avoid using plastic and rubber material indoor. It is better that the temperature and humidity can be adjusted and controlled by human beings and indoor kept well ventilated. The second is common persons’ collecting room, an adobe house or muddy wall house has a good preservation of warm and humidity, but must carefully defend the rats and insects. The third is the collecting room of building. The common collectors usually live in a building. How to collect Pu’er Tea? It is better is to use a special room or separated room, but never let other articles or the things with peculiar smell close to the tea article because tea can absorb the smell from these things and change its fragrance and pure originality.
根据专家的意见，我们推荐以下几种贮藏室的建造方法。一是高档收藏室，主要收藏名品精品。用普洱茶所属地区所产红砂石铺设地板（5－10cm）、支砌墙体（20－30cm），红砂石透气保温，有利于普洱茶的保存和品质提升，室内避免使用塑胶材料，最好人工调控室内温度和湿度，保持通风。二是土基房或土墙房，这是普通老百姓的收藏室，保温保湿性能较好，但要做好防鼠防虫工作。三是楼房收藏室。普通收藏者一般居住在楼房内，如何收藏普洱茶呢？最好要用专门的房间或隔出收藏间，但是千万不要让其他有异味的东西靠近茶品，茶叶会吸收这些东西的气味，改变其本来的香醇本色.