A Tea garden in Ningde is listed among the first “China's Most Beautiful Tea Mountains”
Recently, the results of the “China's Most Beautiful Tea Mountains” selection organized by China National Geography – Guocha Geography were announced. The Tianhu Mountain Organic White Tea Garden of Hengchunyuan in Fuding stood out from the participating tea mountains across the country and was included in the 2023 recommended list of “China's Most Beautiful Tea Mountains,” becoming the first tea garden in Ningde to receive this honor.
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Tianhu Mountain Organic White Tea Garden of Hengchunyuan
The Tianhu Mountain Organic White Tea Garden of Hengchunyuan is located in the village of Zhoushan, JiaYang Township, Fuding City, at 27 degrees north latitude and 120 degrees east longitude. The tea garden covers nearly 2,000 acres with a peak altitude of 838 meters. It is an independent, concentrated area with a good ecological environment characterized by “forests around the tea mountains, trees along roads and ditches, and grass on terraces.”
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The tea garden is renowned for its “Four Seas.” Each season has its unique beauty, captivating visitors throughout the year, immersing them in their splendor.
The Sea of Spring is the rejuvenating sea of rhododendrons. The entire Tianhu Mountain is awash with wild azaleas, like a necklace of rubies around its neck. Strolling through the tea garden, one feels as if they are in an ocean of vibrant life, sensing the essence of spring and the vitality of life.
The Sea of Summer is the tranquil sea of mist. During the hot summer days, clouds and fog envelop the tea garden, like a light veil draped over the land. Standing high in the tea garden and overlooking it, one sees the clouds rolling like a dream, enabling one to forget worldly troubles and become immersed in the embrace of nature.
The Sea of Autumn is the golden sea of reed flowers. As the seasons change, the tea leaves mature into a sea of gold. As autumn breezes pass, the leaves sway, rustling like the whispers of nature celebrating the joy of harvest. In the autumn, the tea garden is not only a beautiful painting but also a season full of hope.
The Sea of Winter is the snow-covered sea. When winter snowflakes fall, the snow-covered tea mountain sparkles under the winter sun, enchantingly beautiful. Although cold, the winter tea garden is filled with tranquility and peace, allowing one to feel the purity and beauty of nature.
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Ningde is a major tea-producing region in China and the largest tea seedling breeding base in the country. Tea brands such as “Tan Yang Gongfu” and “Fuding White Tea” enjoy a global reputation. In recent years, Ningde has actively implemented the integrated development concept of Tea culture, tea industry, and tea technology. It has been exploring the integration of tea tourism, laying out tea estates, sightseeing tea factories, and other cultural and tourism integration projects, creating a series of tourist attractions rich in tea culture and distinctive styles, and launching a number of high-quality tea-tourism routes. This has gradually formed a tea cultural tourism system with strong local characteristics, infusing new vitality into the continuous development of the tea industry.