现代的普洱茶（1949年以后）
中华人民共和国成立后，为发展云南省农村经济和满足国内外对茶叶的需求，党和政府充分利用云南省茶叶种植的天然优越条件，选择优良的茶树品种和适宜的土地资源，因地制宜地采取了一系列措施，使云南省的茶叶发展得到较快的发展。
中华人民共和国成立初期，云南省茶叶贸易处于自由购销时期，由省茶叶公司、茶厂和私营企业同时进行。1950年1月30日，国家贸易部通知，要求“各地茶叶由中茶总公司统一组织收购，各地国有公司、贸易公司、各机关采购茶叶应与当地中国茶叶公司联系，不得自行在市场上收购。”1950年9月，云南中国茶叶贸易公司改名为中国茶叶公司云南省公司，统管茶叶收购、加工及内销业务，全年共收购827.95吨。1951年8月，在昆明物资交流会上，云南茶叶公司购入25吨沱茶供应市场。同年12月，中茶集团的著名标志“八中”诞生，“中茶牌”正式注册，并于同年正式启用。这个标志如今被誉为普洱茶历史上最经典的标志，此后中国茶叶公司云南省公司和广东省公司生产的（广云饼）普洱茶均使用这一商标作为外销茶商标。有红印、绿印、黄印、大字、小字等之分。1953年，云南省允许私营茶商经营零售业务，不准批发业务。私商在茶区以物易茶，实行不等价交换。
In 1938, Fuxing Tea Factory (Kunming Tea Factory)was established.In the same year, Yunnan China Tea Trading Co., Ltd.sent Feng Shaoqiu, Fan Hejun and others to investigate the production and sales of Yunnan tea.In 1939, Fan Hejun set up Fohai Tea Factory (now Menghai Tea Factory)in Fohai(now Menghai), and introduced the construction equipment and tea-making machinery to develop tea processing.The fourth volume of Historical Accounts of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture recorded the article Memories of Founding Fohai Tea Factory by Fan Hejun, stating the method of compressed tea fermentation at that time, and introducing the fermentation days and fermentation temperature in detail.Unlike today’s microbial solid-state fermentation, the fermentation process at that time was carried out in cloth bags.According to the records of Fohai Tea Factory in Yunnan Provincial Archives, there was a fermentation chamber in the layout of Fohai Tea Factory in 1941, with an area of 18 square meters, red brick walls and asbestos tile roofs.The Overview of Fohai Tea Industry written by Mr.Li Foyi in 1939 (page 99-100, Chapter I of Historical Accounts of Menghai County)also detailed the tea making method at that time.In 1941, Kangzang Tea Factory was established (predecessor of Xiaguan Tea Factory).From War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression to the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Kangzang Tea Factory and various shops in Xiaguan bought a large number of raw tea every year for refined processing.In addition to be sold locally, the tea was also sold to Xizang,Xichang, Kunming, Chongqing, Wuhan, Shanghai and other places in China, and exported to Myanmar,India, Singapore, and other countries.
In modern times, due to wars, and drifting and miserable life of people, tea planting and processing suffered heavy losses.After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, tea industry ushered in a period of recuperation and vigorous development and was rejuvenated, with tea planting area being expanded, and new tea brands being constantly emerging.