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Congress delegate helped lift village out of poverty
2 years, 2 months ago

Congress delegate helped lift village out of poverty

China Daily  

ZHU XUELAN Village Party secretary in Guangxi Fifty-year-old Zhu Xuelan has generously shared her family recipe for making Liubao tea, a traditional dark tea in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region with a history of over 1,500 years, to help the villagers there live a better life. She said that she started to teach the villagers how to make Liubao tea …

Tea Party Work Village Villagers Yao Zhu
A tea town infused with prosperity
4 years, 4 months ago

A tea town infused with prosperity

China Daily  

Fermented Liubao tea leaves. Tourism potential According to government data, Liubao has about 2,800 hectares of tea plantations, accounting for one-third of the total tea-growing area in Wuzhou. "People take more care of their health now," says Lin Zhuxiong, the mayor of Liubao, adding that cultural products themed on the local tea are also enhancing business. The city also held …

Tea Wuzhou Liubao Lin Zhuxiong
A tea town infused with prosperity
4 years, 4 months ago

A tea town infused with prosperity

China Daily  

A cup of Liubao tea Shi's workshop employs about 30 technicians, as more people understand the value of processing using traditional and manual methods. Shi says 1 kilogram of Liubao tea sells for between 200 yuan and 400 yuan if processed by machine, but handmade tea can cost more than 800 yuan. Although Shi calls Liubao tea a "drinkable antique", …

Tea Liubao
A tea town infused with prosperity
4 years, 4 months ago

A tea town infused with prosperity

China Daily  

Wei Jiequn picks up tea leaves. Though machines have been widely used in processing tea, Wei says the skills involved in hand-making are "irreplaceable". "The aroma can only be fully aroused through natural fermentation when the tea is processed by hand," she says. The signature tea of Liubao became known outside the area through the waterways, by ships that carried …

Tea Wei
A tea town infused with prosperity
4 years, 4 months ago

A tea town infused with prosperity

China Daily  

Shi Rufei picks up tea leaves. Family business A collectively owned tea factory was established in Liubao in 1972. They kept collecting samples of old Liubao tea-some were decades old-and further studied processing techniques. "Times are changing, but we never worry that people will lose interest in our tea as long as we keep working to ensure its high quality," …

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