Rows of tea trees at Zhongjia Village, Mangshan Yao Township, Yizhang County are verdant, with new buds and tender leaves emitting a faint tea fragrance, and farmers are busy picking tea leaves with bamboo baskets on back. 

 

 

“I go to pick tea leaves at six o’clock every morning and can harvest 10 to 15 kilograms of fresh leaves a day, with the income of over 100 yuan a day based on the labor cost of 6 yuan every 500 grams. I am very satisfied,” said a villager, who is over 60 years old and has rich tea picking experience.

 

 

Autumn tea is usually harvested when osmanthus flowers are in bloom. During the growth, harvesting, and production process, it can maintain the aroma of the tea leaves to the greatest extent and absorb the fragrance of osmanthus flowers. In Mangshan Yao Township, autumn tea, with the characteristics of fragrance and mellowness, are highly favored by tea consumers.

 

 

The Mangshan Yao Township, located in a high-altitude mountainous area, has a pleasant climate, beautiful environment, a long history of tea cultivation, and a profound tea culture. In recent years, based on local conditions, it has cultivated over 8,000 mu (about 533.33 hectares) of tea by utilizing idle land resources in the mountains, and offered more than 6,000 jobs in the entire tea industry chain. The tea industry has become an important lever and powerful engine for promoting rural revitalization in the local area.

 

Chinese source:rednet