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Amidst sea of clouds on the tea mountains, the Maojian sprouts verdantly. In Douyun, located along the 30th parallel north – a “Golden Belt” for green tea production favored by nature – the region continues to write its millennia-old story of tea fragrance and charm, with clouds as its attire and Maojian as its soul. August in the Douyun tea gardens of Guizhou Province. On August 4th, the 2024 Seventh China Tea Import and Export Trade Annual Conference and Douyun Maojian Tea People’s Meeting officially opened in Douyun City, Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province. Hosted by the Tea Industry Branch of the China Agricultural International Cooperation Promotion Association and the Guizhou Provincial Tea Association, and organized by Guizhou Douyun Maojian Tea Industry (Group) Co., Ltd., the conference theme was "Shared Success, Creating New Opportunities for Global Tea Trade; Douyun Maojian Scenting the World, Gathering Tea and People for the Benefit of All." The aim was to enhance the international competitiveness of Douyun Maojian, promote high-quality, leapfrog development of the Douyun Maojian, Guizhou tea industry, and even the Chinese tea industry. The opening ceremony scene. Over 300 guests, including representatives from the media and various sectors, gathered at…

Leopard-skin-like tree trunks, arm-thick branches, and scattered blossoms among the tea leaves... Recently, on several ancient eagle tea trees in Wuxi, Chongqing, tea flowers have bloomed, clear and delicate.It is said that the eagle tea comes from the evergreen tree Alseodaphne semicarpifolia of the Lauraceae family, with very hard seed shells. According to legend, the seeds need to be swallowed by eagles, and after the shell is softened by stomach acid and excreted, they can germinate, hence the name "eagle tea." In Wuxi, there are more than 50,000 mu (about 3,333 hectares) of eagle tea planted, including ten eagle tea trees that are a thousand years old and 2,500 eagle tea trees over a hundred years old. Image of an ancient eagle tea tree. Photo by Wang Qiang, courtesy of Xinhua News Agency. Image of tourists admiring the ancient tree. Photo by Wang Qiang, courtesy of Xinhua News Agency. Image of tea flowers on the tree. Photo by Wang Qiang, courtesy of Xinhua News Agency. Image of an ancient eagle tea tree. Photo by Wang Qiang, courtesy of Xinhua News Agency. Image of tourists admiring the tea flowers. Photo by Wang Qiang, courtesy of Xinhua News Agency. Image of tea…