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The rolling of Puer tea is the first process after the tea has been subjected to initial heat treatment (withering). Traditionally, the method involves transferring the withered tea from the wok onto bamboo mats, wide wooden boards, or clean cement floors, where the tea is manually "rolled" and "twisted" by hand. This action is somewhat similar to kneading flour. So, what is the purpose of rolling Puer tea? Puer Tea Rolling Methods 1. Manual Rolling The manual rolling of Puer tea typically requires two rounds of rolling. The first round occurs after the tea has been withered and laid out to cool; it is rolled until the leaves are mostly in strip form and tea juice begins to seep out. The leaves are then left to dry until the next morning before undergoing a second round of rolling to ensure that even the coarser and older stems and leaves are tightly formed into strips. A special bamboo-made rolling mat is used for this process. The rolling technique requires circular, complete, and coordinated movements that are both firm and gentle, ensuring that the tea leaves are evenly pressured and conducive to forming strips. The duration and strength of the rolling are…

The Jiuban Family Farm in Shengzhou City has over 60 mu of tea gardens, with varieties including Wuniuzao, Longjing 43, Golden Bud, and Yuehuang No.1, mainly producing black tea. In 2021, they produced more than 2,000 catties of black tea, selling at an average price of 200 RMB per catty. Their products are well-received, which is mainly attributed to the following two aspects: Firstly, ecological planting. No chemical pesticides are used in the tea garden; instead, lime-sulfur mixture is applied in winter to seal the garden, and no chemical fertilizers are used, only pig manure that has been fermented is applied. Newly developed tea gardens do not use herbicides for weed control, allowing grasses and tea plants to coexist harmoniously. Pig manure is fermented in bags for 5-6 months before being applied to the soil. Secondly, a craftsman's approach to production. They have sought out masters of black tea production to improve themselves while continuously experimenting and exploring, summarizing a complete set of black tea processing techniques. They follow these established processes with dedication when making their tea. Good raw materials combined with meticulous production naturally result in high-quality products.

"Hello tea enthusiasts, everyone. I'm Na Fa, the secretary of Nanhua Village in Nanmei Township. Welcome to our live stream...” After completing his daily tasks and without any special events, at 9:00 PM every night, the Douyin live streaming room of the Nanhua Village cooperative goes live on schedule. To increase the visibility of Nanhua Village's teas and broaden their sales channels, since December 2023, Nanhua Village has been preparing to establish a live streaming team. To date, through live streaming, they have helped local tea farmers sell 0.6 tons of tea and over 400 units of agricultural specialty products, increasing farmers' incomes by over 80,000 yuan. This has, to some extent, increased the exposure of Nanhua Village's tea products and enabled high-quality Nanhua tea to reach a wider audience. However, issues such as non-standard product labels, unprofessional live streaming language, and a lack of product variety have become increasingly apparent. To address these practical problems, with the support and concern of the District Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the District Market Supervision Administration Bureau, Nanmei Township organized training sessions in Nanhua Village for the standardization of tea product labeling, Mandarin learning, and honey sales.…

When the journalist arrived in Xingcun Town, Wuyishan City, on the 13th, the town's mayor, Wu Wang, warmly greeted us and invited us to taste some tea. Boiling water was poured into a cup, and as the leaves unfurled in the water, the tea broth gradually turned amber, emitting a rich aroma. "This is the main venue for professional tea competitions that have been held here for 800 years. As they say, 'Tea doesn't truly emit its fragrance until it reaches Xingcun.' We are a significant hub along the ancient Tea Road and the birthplace of black tea in the world." Mayor Wu said with a smile. Photo by Shi Chenjing, Fujian Daily – Swallows' Nest Ecological Tea Garden A short distance away lies the Swallows' Nest Ecological Tea Garden. Although the tea-picking season had passed, there were still five or six tea farmers moving about deep within the garden, pruning the tea plants to lay the groundwork for an increased yield in the coming year. Tea farmer Yang Wen Chun bent down and pointed to the soybeans planted among the tea plants: "Professor Liao Hong from Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University proposed an intercropping model of planting soybeans in…

On August 16, 2024, the "Tea and the World" Global Promotion Launch Ceremony for Chinese Tea was held at the Beijing Friendship Hotel, under the guidance of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the China International Publishing Group, and hosted by the Cultural Exchange Center of the China International Publishing Group. The event, themed "Inheriting, Promoting, and Benefitting the World through Tea Culture Exchange and Mutual Learning," announced the 2024 Forbes China Tea Industry Series Selections. "Wuzhou Liubao Tea" successfully made it into the annual regional public brand selection for the 2024 Forbes China Tea Industry Series. Mr. Zhong Weijun, Deputy Director of the Wuzhou City Tea Industry Development Bureau, attended the event and received the certificate. Wuzhou Liubao Tea is renowned for its distinctive characteristics of "redness, thickness, agedness, and richness," along with its unique betel nut fragrance. It has been one of China's twenty-four famous teas since the Qing Dynasty, with a long history and outstanding quality, becoming an important historical symbol and calling card for Wuzhou City, Guangxi. In recent years, Wuzhou City has used the "Wuzhou Liubao Tea" regional public brand and the "Ancient Tea-Ship Route" cultural brand as dual engines to…

With Hangzhou experiencing continuous hot and sunny weather, many citizens are concerned about how the West Lake Longjing tea is faring.Today, reporters learned from the West Lake Scenic Area that overall, the tea villages and tea fields are holding up well. Although temperatures are high, yesterday’s thunderstorm helped alleviate some of the drought conditions in the tea fields. Currently, various tea villages have started implementing measures to protect their tea trees from the sun and provide them with sufficient water. Through a range of actions, they aim to ensure the tea trees can survive the summer safely. "During this period of continuous high temperatures and drought, tea farmers are taking great care in nurturing their tea trees. Starting from July, flat tea fields without shade, such as parts of Shuangfeng Village, began laying down agricultural sunshades. Tea fields with irrigation facilities are being watered by farmers every morning and evening to ensure the tea trees receive adequate moisture," explained Lu Yiqing, a staff member of the Agricultural Technology Service Station of the West Lake Subdistrict. "Laying down sunshades requires attention to detail; they should not be placed directly on top of the tea trees but should leave enough space to…

In recent years, Wudu Town has leveraged its geographical advantages and current industrial status to plot development, address shortcomings, and promote income growth. It has clarified its industrial development strategy and comprehensively promoted high-quality development of the tea industry, achieving integrated development of the primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors within the industry. Currently, the town has 8,950 mu (approximately 597 hectares) of tea plantations, with 3,200 mu (approximately 213 hectares) available for picking. The annual production volume exceeds 1,100 tons, with a value exceeding 10 million yuan. Concentration on Nurturing Leading Enterprises for Strong Guidance For local tea enterprises with development potential, dedicated personnel are assigned to provide wholehearted services, actively help resolve difficulties, and effectively coordinate resources. This creates a favorable business environment that supports and cares for enterprises. Two leading tea processing enterprises have been cultivated: Hanzhong Mingding Modern Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. and Hanzhong Hongfeng Tea Industry Co., Ltd. These enterprises have enabled more than 170 local residents to work in the tea gardens, increasing their average household income by approximately 1,100 yuan. Concentration on Project Support for Strong Assurance To create green and organic tea gardens, we actively engage with higher-level departments and strive to secure…

Jiangmen Tianlu Xianyuan Agricultural Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd. was established on July 12, 2011, and is a key agricultural industrialization leader in Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province. The company adopts a development model of “Company + Cooperative + Base + Farmers,” with its tea plantations covering approximately 2,500 acres across the town. The company's tea plantation is located among the misty mountains and waters of Tianlu Mountain at an altitude of 350 to 600 meters. North of Tianlu Mountain lies Xinxiang, and to the south is Kaiping; it is the highest peak in central southern Guangdong, reaching 1,251 meters, making it the highest peak in southern Guangdong. Tianlu Mountain is the ancestral mountain of the Wuyi region. The mountain is shrouded in clouds year-round, dotted with peculiar rocks, and adorned with vibrant flowers. In the dense forests at high altitudes, the air contains up to 100,000 negative ions per cubic centimeter, creating a natural oxygen-rich environment. Relying on the foundation of native tea from Tianlu Mountain, the company has selected, improved, introduced, and cultivated over 20 premium tea varieties, including large-leaf Yunnan, JinXuan, HongYan, and BaiMao teas. In the same year, the company successfully registered the trademarks “Tianlu Xianyuan”…

Mi Di tea has finer twists, many buds, a yellow-green broth, and distinct bitterness and astringency, with the bitterness more pronounced than the astringency. The bitterness transforms into a sweet aftertaste, and there is a hint of orchid fragrance in the tea aroma. Despite its low yield, Mi Di tea is of high quality and favored by many tea enthusiasts. So how is Mi Di Pu'er tea produced? The Production Method of Mi Di Tea 1. Withering: This process allows for the loss of some of the moisture in the fresh leaves. During the moisture loss, some aroma compounds are formed, and some large-molecule ester-soluble sugars are hydrolyzed into small-molecule water-soluble sugars. 2. Fixation: The raw material used for Pu'er raw tea is Yunnan large-leaf sun-dried green tea. Sun-dried green tea is often pan-fired. Due to the high moisture content of the large-leaf variety, fixation must combine covering and shaking to ensure uniform moisture loss and quickly deactivate enzyme activity at high temperatures to prevent oxidation of polyphenols. Some of the moisture is also evaporated, making it easier to roll the leaves into strips. 3. Rolling: This breaks down the cells of the tea leaves to ensure that the tea…

During the National People's Congress in March 2014, President Xi Jinping, while participating in a discussion with the Guizhou delegation, made an important instruction: “For Dy Maojian tea, we hope you can promote the brand further.” For centuries, the lingering fragrance of Dy Maojian tea has transcended history and borders, captivating many. From the principle that “lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets,” to “promoting the Dy Maojian brand,” and onto the New National Development Document No. 2 explicitly proposing to “develop modern mountainous characteristic and efficient agriculture,” Dy Maojian shoulders the heavy responsibility of leading Guizhou teas out of the region. The Dy Maojian tea of today is undoubtedly a milestone in the accumulation and development over generations. Photo by Lu Tao Focusing on Policy Guidance, Vigorously Developing the Maojian Tea Industry Over the years, Du Yun City has thoroughly implemented President Xi Jinping’s important instructions regarding “promoting the Dy Maojian brand” and the integrated development concept of tea culture, tea industry, and tea science. It has taken the Dy Maojian as its core industry, focusing on the work philosophy of “year-round picking, full utilization of the tea plant, and full-chain development.” Efforts have been made in key…

In the mountainous northwest of Hubei, on the "Roof of Gucheng" at an average altitude of over a thousand meters in Zhaowan Township, there are two brothers who serve as the Party branch secretaries of two adjacent villages. Their story of sharing resources and collectively developing the tea industry to lead the locals to prosperity and a moderately prosperous life is widely known. "How's the quality of the tea processed by the mechanical arms?" "Not bad, I'll come and process a couple of batches myself then." At the end of June, Wang Anjun, the Party branch secretary of Taozhuang Village, brought his younger brother Wang Anhua to visit the newly purchased equipment in the village. Wang Anhua is the Party branch secretary of Changling Village, and had been worried about the tea production due to insufficient funds to build a new production line. "Brother, can we join forces to build a medium-sized tea processing factory? This way, we can share equipment and labor, saving costs and increasing efficiency," Wang Anhua asked, looking at Wang Anjun. Wang Anjun nodded in agreement, saying, "That's exactly what I was thinking. Let's do this together." Taozhuang Village and Changling Village are both high-altitude villages,…

During the spring warming period, cold air often invades, causing a significant drop in temperature. This weather, characterized by warmth before and cold after, is known as late spring cold. Late spring cold generally refers to prolonged periods of low temperatures and overcast rainy weather after the Vernal Equinox, specifically when the temperatures in late March or early April are lower than average. Depending on the timing, it can be further divided into "Vernal Equinox Cold" and "Qingming Cold." "Vernal Equinox Cold" occurs when the daily average temperature remains below 10°C for five days or more, with less than three hours of sunshine, from March 15 to March 27. "Qingming Cold" refers to low-temperature and rainy weather from March 28 to April 10. The Harm of Late Spring Cold to Tea Plants: In addition to variety, soil, fertilization, management, and processing skills, the production of high-quality tea also depends on climatic conditions. The relationship between tea production and temperature, sunlight, and rainfall is close. When the daily average temperature remains above 10°C for three consecutive days, tea buds begin to sprout and unfurl; once the temperature stabilizes above 10°C, the growth of buds and leaves accelerates, and new shoots emerge.…

"The Xihu District of Hangzhou City should earnestly implement the important concept of 'two mountains' put forward by President Xi Jinping and accelerate the industrialization work of Xihu White Tea. Further efforts should be made to speed up the construction of 'Hangzhou standards,' incorporating Xihu White Tea into a high-standard system, achieving precise management of production data and online digital management of labels; realize high-level management by including Xihu White Tea in a sound institutional protection system, strengthening administrative law enforcement and collaborative protection; particularly strengthen high-quality promotion by establishing and improving inspection, testing, and quality management systems, formulating a series of standards for 'one green, one red, and one white.'” This is the suggestion from Li Hong, a member of the CPPCC Xihu District Committee. Tea is the national drink, and Hangzhou is its capital. As one of Hangzhou's 'golden business cards,' the Zhuantang Subdistrict, known as the birthplace of West Lake Longjing tea, has long been referred to as a 'century-old tea town with a myriad-tan tea country.' Tea has become an important carrier for the high-quality development of local agriculture. On the afternoon of August 1st, a thematic consultation activity titled "Promoting the exploration and extension of…

In the height of summer, tea gardens across Hefeng County in Enshi Prefecture buzz with activity. Once neglected summer and autumn teas have become highly sought after due to the use of mechanized tea harvesters. Processing these off-season teas has not only increased the average yield per acre but also bolstered the economic returns for tea farmers. In recent days, in Guanding Village, Zouma Town, Hefeng County, local resident Chen Yonghong has been busy picking summer tea alongside his family. With the help of mechanized tea pickers, they can harvest over 2,000 pounds in a day, which can fetch around 3,000 yuan at current market prices. Local tea farmers explain that hand-picking is inefficient, and once the tea garden reaches a certain size, timely harvesting becomes challenging, leading to unsold tea. Furthermore, because summer and autumn teas sell for much less than spring teas, farmers often opt not to harvest them, resulting in waste. While villagers are busy picking, nearby enterprises are busy processing. Locals deliver several loads of fresh tea leaves daily to a tea company in Enshi Prefecture. Inside the factory, machines hum as more than 20 workers work overtime to fill orders from Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, and…

Recently, the Zhenba County Agricultural and Rural Affairs Bureau, in conjunction with the National Science and Technology Special Mission Team, the Shaanxi Province Tea Industry Technical System, and Northwest A&F University, held a county-wide on-site training session on summer and autumn tea resource utilization at Shaanxi Bifengchun Tea Company. The aim was to further enhance the utilization of summer and autumn tea resources in Zhenba County, promote labor-saving processing technologies, lead the development of the tea industry with new productive forces, improve the quality and efficiency of the tea industry, and support industrial revitalization. More than 60 people, including representatives from tea enterprises, specialized cooperatives, some village-level collective economic organizations, and technical experts in tea processing, attended the training. Deputy County Governor Shao Yonghong of Zhenba County conducted on-site research and guidance, proposing specific requirements regarding the utilization of summer and autumn tea resources, industrial development, market expansion, and cooperation with farmers. At the training session, Professor Zhou Tianshan, a position scientist within the Shaanxi Province Tea Industry Technical System and deputy director of the Department of Tea Science at Northwest A&F University, provided the main training. Professor Zhou introduced new equipment developed by his team, including a tea withering…

"Kids, come and look at these few plants on the ground, a common weed we often see, called Foxtail Weed. It belongs to the grass family, just like the rice we eat. Let's observe its stem, stalk, and leaf characteristics..." On August 13, at Xie Yuda Tea Museum in Huangshan City's Huizhou District, a teacher from Anhui University was introducing Foxtail Weed to students participating in study tours. August 15 of this year marks the second National Ecological Day, with the theme "Accelerating the Comprehensive Green Transformation of Economic and Social Development." To foster a favorable social atmosphere that values ecological civilization, on August 13, the Huangshan City Environmental Protection Bureau, together with the Huizhou District Environmental Protection Branch, organized an environmental education activity for National Ecological Day at Xie Yuda Tea Museum. They also invited teachers from Anhui University to provide guidance. During the event, teachers from Anhui University and environmental protection staff took advantage of the ecological environment of Xie Yuda's tea garden to provide outdoor lessons on biodiversity for students from Jinan City, Shandong Province who were participating in study tours. They led the students in exploring and learning about biodiversity within the ecological tea garden. By…

Tea grey blight is one of the most serious diseases affecting tea leaves, also known as tea shoot blight, primarily caused by the plant pathogenic fungus Pestalotiopsis sp.. This disease mainly affects mature and old leaves but can also infect young shoots, causing leaf withering, shedding, and even death of the entire plant, significantly impacting tea yield and quality. In recent years, there have been reports in China identifying a diversity of pathogens causing this disease, with multiple species within the genus Pestalotiopsis showing significant biological differences, making control challenging. Currently, chemical fungicides such as carbendazim, thiophanate-methyl, copper compounds, and others are primarily used for control, while biofungicides like pseudomonads, bacilli, and antibiotics (such as Wuyi mycin, camellia saponin, kasugamycin, and nisin) and extracts from approximately 30 plants, including Datura, are increasingly being applied. This article discusses the distribution and damage of tea grey blight, the biological characteristics of its causative agents, and epidemiological patterns, and proposes integrated control measures to provide guidance for practical disease management. I. Distribution and Damage Tea grey blight is widely distributed in tea-growing regions, including India and Japan, and occurs in all tea-producing areas in China. On young shoots, mature, and old leaves, the…

With consumers' increasingly diverse and personalized demands, crossover innovation has become a new favorite across industries. Following Luckin Coffee's collaboration with Maotai to launch the internet-sensation "Maotai Soy Aroma Latte," cross-industry combinations have become the latest trend. Recently, Jinxing Beer, a traditional brand with a 42-year history, launched the Jinxing Xinyang Maojian Chinese-style craft beer, quickly gaining widespread attention. In recent years, "tea and alcohol fusion" and "food and alcohol integration" have become hot topics, but most of these are pairings at the sales level rather than actual product fusions. As competition in the craft beer market intensifies, how to open up new avenues and brew a craft beer that embodies Chinese characteristics and Henan cultural elements became a key focus for Zhang Tieshan and the Jinxing R&D team. By chance, they turned their attention to Xinyang Maojian, one of China's top ten famous teas, and thus a completely new craft beer with deep tea-alcohol integration was born: the Jinxing Xinyang Maojian Chinese-style craft beer. This unique craft beer combines the fresh fragrance of tea, chestnut aroma, malt aroma, ester aroma, and hop aroma, retaining the full-bodied and rich taste of craft beer while being rich in beneficial components like…

Teams delving into the tea mountains, stages built at village entrances, technology reaching hearts, free clinics entering homes... Since July 2024, Menghai County in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture has focused on development goals and positioning. By telling the stories of five ancient tea mountains—Banzhang, He Kai, Nannuo Mountain, Zhanglang, and Nanben Old Village—the county has adopted the theme of "The 'Culture-Science-Health Three-to-the-Countryside' Activities Supporting the Integrated Development of First, Second, and Third Industries in Ancient Tea Mountains." It is progressively writing five major chapters on "Tea Leadership," "Tea Culture," "Tea Science and Technology," "Tea New Trends," and "Tea Ecology." This initiative provides accurate, rich, and vivid services to local residents. Focusing on the Core: Sharing the "Menghai Tea Fragrance" Together Menghai County fully leverages the important role of the "Three-to-the-Countryside" activities in promoting the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas. With a focus on "delivering ideology," "delivering culture," "delivering law," "delivering technology," "delivering policy," and "delivering services," the county aims to enhance the levels of industrial development, rural construction, and rural governance. It also seeks to increase the competitiveness of the tea industry, the influence of tea culture, and the support of tea science and technology. This effort enhances the…

On August 16, the launch ceremony for the global communication initiative "Tea and the World" was held in Beijing. The event, themed around "Inheriting and Promoting Tea Culture, Exchanging and Learning to Benefit the World," focused on the global communication plan for Chinese tea. △Event scene (photos provided by the event organizers) Leaders and guests including Du Zhanyuan, Member of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Committee of the CPPCC and Director of the China International Publishing Administration; Liu Zhonghua, Alternate Member of the 20th Central Committee and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, President of Hunan Normal University; Long Zhuangwei, Member of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Committee of the CPPCC and Deputy Director of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Guang Defu, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organizations and Ambassador; Punyama Gunasekara, Minister Counselor and Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in China; Zhang Zhongcan, Vice President of the China International Tea Culture Research Association; Xu Shaogang, Dean of Academic Affairs at the Chinese Culture Academy, delivered speeches. △Du Zhanyuan, Member of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Committee of the CPPCC…

"Elon Musk is doing something earth-shattering; I'm not that great. But I've maintained a normal income for farmers, which is my contribution, and I am proud of it." On the evening of August 10th, during the CCTV program "Dialogue," Zhong Shanshan addressed issues such as being China's richest man, online attacks, internet traffic, slowness, competition, and succession for the first time in a systematic manner. This statement perhaps best represents Zhong Shanshan's mindset. Moving from selling water downstream to farming upstream, whether it's Gan'nan navel oranges or Yili apples, Nongfu Spring's investments have been unprofitable so far, but Zhong Shanshan remains content. Even though Oriental Leaf has become a super hit, he is still committed to entering the tea industry. Zhong Shanshan sees all this as "strategic losses," but after more than a decade of such losses, it is difficult to explain them solely through commercial logic. The true reason lies within Zhong Shanshan's heart, where there resides an "idealistic madman." The Seven-Year Loss of Oriental Leaf "Our tea has been around since 2012, 2013, and for over a decade, we didn't make any profit for the first six years, but by 2021, our growth curve started to rise." In…

To prevent drought damage in tea gardens and reduce losses in tea production, supplementary measures to replenish water and suppress evaporation can be taken before the onset of drought. These include irrigation to supplement water, loosening the soil and weeding, inter-row grass covering, etc., to maintain and regulate soil moisture and improve the microclimate around the tea plants, thereby enhancing the tea trees' drought resistance. Irrigation Replenishment Tea garden irrigation methods include furrow irrigation, sprinkler irrigation, drip irrigation, among others, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. Furrow irrigation is suitable for flat tea gardens and can quickly increase soil moisture levels, promptly rescuing drought-stressed tea trees, but it consumes a large amount of water, has a small impact on air humidity, and can lead to waste of water resources through surface runoff and deep seepage, as well as damaging some of the topsoil structure. Drip irrigation reduces evaporation and saves water, but it requires a higher initial investment and cannot effectively improve the microclimate of the tea garden. Therefore, in recent decades, sprinkler irrigation has been the primary method used for drought prevention and mitigation in tea gardens. Sprinkler Irrigation can not only increase soil moisture but also lower…

Mid-Autumn Festival is always a crucial marketing opportunity. How to better capitalize on the Mid-Autumn buzz and leverage it for tea marketing is a topic that often sparks discussions and attention within the industry. To inspire new ideas for Mid-Autumn marketing among tea companies, "Tea Talk" has launched a special series titled "Seizing the Momentum of Mid-Autumn - Boldly Moving Forward - 2024 Tea Industry Mid-Autumn Marketing Series." This series will delve into trends for Mid-Autumn tea mooncakes and tea utensils, Mid-Autumn marketing strategies, and market trends. On the eve of Mid-Autumn Festival, the tea mooncake market becomes the focus of the industry, with questions about whether price wars are intensifying, whether the transition towards health is solidifying, how far the boundaries of innovative flavors have been pushed, and when the trend of extravagant gift boxes will return to rationality. To address these pressing and profound questions, "Tea Talk" decided to visit the core production areas of tea mooncakes in Shenzhen, Xiamen, and other locations for an on-site exploration. On the factory floor, tea mooncakes showcase their market appeal through distinct textures and creative packaging designs. However, the direction of the tea mooncake market is just one part of the…

Since February 22, most areas of our province, except some tea regions in Qiandongnan and Qiannan such as Qiannanwest, have suffered from a sudden drop in temperature and extreme weather conditions of low temperature and freezing. Preliminary investigations indicate that tea trees in various tea regions have shown varying degrees of symptoms of low-temperature stress, with more severe impacts in higher altitude tea gardens, leading to reduced yields or delayed picking. To mitigate the effects of low temperatures and freezing on spring tea, experts from the Tea Special Task Force, Guizhou Tea Research Institute, Zunyi Comprehensive Test Station of the National Tea Industry Technology System, and Guizhou Province Tea Industry Technology System have jointly studied and proposed the following remedial measures: 1. Timely and Moderate Pruning After temperatures stabilize, prune according to the degree of freezing damage to the tea plants, removing frozen branches and leaves promptly. Pruning should be carried out after the temperature rises and will not cause further serious freezing damage. The depth of pruning should vary depending on the severity of the freeze, ideally cutting 2-3 cm deeper than the dead tissue. For lightly frozen tea plants where only the edges of mature leaves or winter…