On May 21, the spring tea picking has ended, and the small full festival has begun the prelude to the summer busyness. International Tea Day 2022 is also on schedule.
Organic tea base in The Whole Bowl Village, Nanping Town, Simao District, Pu'er City, Yunnan Province (drone photo taken on May 13). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Wenyao
As one of the core birthplaces of tea plants in the world, Yunnan now has an annual comprehensive output value of more than 100 billion yuan. On this small leaf, there is a clear vein of mainland rural revitalization, and it is also full of people's expectations for a better life.
In the south, there is Jiamu, and Yunling produces good tea. Strolling through the ancient tea forests and organic tea gardens, the story of ecological priority and green development is everywhere, and a new picture of the revitalization of the frontier of tea culture, tea industry and tea technology is slowly unfolding.
Tourists visit a tea brigade fusion theme park in Yixiang Town, Simao District, Pu'er City (drone photo taken on May 13). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Wenyao
The grass and trees contain gold, and the small leaves grow into large industries
On the tea hill of the whole bowl village in Nanping Town, Simao District, Pu'er City, a ridge of emerald green tea trees meanders and undulates, tall shade trees are scattered among the mountains, and farmers work in the fields.
This is the organic tea base of tea farmer Dong Zuxiang. His tea is certified organic by the European Union, the United States, Japan and China, and his tea exports to Europe sell for up to more than 2,000 euros per kilogram.
When the tea character is taken apart, it is "between the grass and trees of the pedestrians", and the grass and trees are nature. Here is the secret of Dong Zuxiang's success, "The production of organic tea does not use pesticides, applies organic fertilizer, pays attention to ecological environmental protection and biodiversity development, which is the essence of tea." He said.
Including Dong Zuxiang's more than 2,000 mu of organic tea gardens, in 2021, Yunnan organic tea garden certification area of 1.057 million mu, 1406 certified products, organic tea garden certification area and the number of certified products since 2015 ranked in the forefront of the country.
Farmers pick tea at an organic tea base in The Whole Bowl Village, Nanping Town, Simao District, Pu'er City, on May 13. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Wenyao
Not only organic tea gardens, Yunnan has a long history of growing tea, making tea and drinking tea, and tea gardens are the best development resources. According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Yunnan Province, there are 15 prefectures (cities) and 88 counties (cities, districts) in the province that produce tea, ancient trees and famous mountains coexist with modern tea gardens, more than 4.5 million tea farmers, and nearly 10 million tea-related population. In 2021, Yunnan Province will have a tea planting area of 7.4 million mu and an output of 490,000 tons, ranking the forefront of the country.
There is only one word difference from tea to tea industry, but behind it is the profound transformation of the development of the whole chain of Tea Industry in Yunnan.
Since the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Yunnan has continuously increased its guidance and support, and tea has become an important industry for poverty alleviation and rural revitalization. All localities have also built party branches on the industrial chain, deeply integrated enterprise party building and rural revitalization work, and party members and cadres rushed to the front line of industrial development.
According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Yunnan Province, the comprehensive output value of tea in Yunnan will increase to 107.11 billion yuan in 2021; the per capita income of tea farmers from the tea industry will reach 4708 yuan, an increase of 658 yuan over 2020, and tea will become the "leaf of prosperity" for the masses.
Tea farmers collect tea at the National Germplasm Large-leaf Tea Tree Resource Garden in Menghai County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, on May 10. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Wenyao
In order to enhance the brand effect, Yunnan has carried out the "Green Food Brand" selection activity for four consecutive years.
In Menghai County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, the award-winning Rainforest Ancient Tea House Tea Co., Ltd. tailored ancient tree black tea for the linked Manlu Village in Mengsong Township, achieving an average annual income of more than 24,000 yuan per household.
Tengchong Gaoligongshan Ecological Tea Industry Co., Ltd. increases the income of more than 30,000 tea farmers by more than 70 million yuan every year, and many party members have entered the management of the enterprise and showed their skills in helping farmers increase income. "Although there is an impact of the epidemic, we collect tea from tea farmers as usual and explore live broadcasting, e-commerce and other ways to open up the market." Chen Yazhong, general manager of the company, said.
Cultural Titian, full of confidence
On May 18th, the National Fangzhiguan Southern Silk Road Branch Of Shaxi Ancient Town, Jianchuan County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, began trial operation, becoming another landmark in the study of the Tea Horse Ancient Road in Yunnan.
Tea originated in China and flourished in the world. This magical leaf has achieved an industry, enriched the people, and is a heavy cultural business card.
Children play in the town of Nakori Tea Horse Ancient Road in Ninger County, Yunnan Province, on May 14. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Wenyao
Nowadays, the Tea Horse Ancient Road has become the "golden signboard" of Yunnan, and relevant departments and industry associations have joined hands to excavate the cultural value of the Tea Horse Ancient Road, carry out the protection of ancient tea forest resources, and promote the study of tea culture to the depths.
"One mountain and one taste" is the charm of Pu'er tea. The thousand-acre ancient tea forest in Jingmai Mountain, Lancang County, Pu'er City, is known as the "Living Chinese Tea History Book". The orchid fragrance of Jingmai tea is unique, the tea forest, the sea of clouds and the ancient village make people linger, and the declaration of world cultural heritage is advancing in an orderly manner. In the town of Nakori Tea Horse Ancient Road in Ning'er County, green mountains, farmhouses and cottages are like landscape paintings, and tourists can ride horses and hike the ancient trails to experience special tea making.
Jingmai Mountain (drone photo taken on May 12). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Wenyao
"The 'resurrection' road of the Tea Horse Trail is also the road of rural revitalization, and last year the per capita net income of the Nakori villager group of the Nakori Village Committee exceeded 20,000 yuan." Zhang Hongya, deputy secretary of the general branch of the party in Nakori Village, said.
Wengji Ancient Village, Maishan, Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, on May 12. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Wenyao
Different customs and customs have bred different tea cultures. After the "Dayi Tea Making Technique" was selected into the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011, the "Deang Sour Tea Making Technique" was selected into the fifth batch of list in 2021, so that this unique ethnic tea drink accelerated into the public eye.
Cultural research and tea tourism integration are in the ascendant. In Yun County, Lincang City, the Baiying Mountain Ancient Tea Garden with more than 1.8 million ancient tea trees was established in 2021, and the Natural Museum of Tea Plant Evolution was established in 2021; in the Cherry Blossom Valley of Wuliang Mountain in Nanjian County, Dali Prefecture, a winter cherry blossom blooms in the tea mountains every December, and the scenery is beautiful like a fairyland.
Tourists tour the ancient town of Nakori Tea Horse Road in Ning'er County, Yunnan Province, on May 14. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Wenyao
In recent years, a series of tea culture works, books, film and television works have been launched, and Southwest Forestry University in Kunming has also set up a world tea library and a research center for the protection and utilization of ancient tea tree resources to actively dock industrial development.
Drinking tea, drinking tea, eating tea, using tea, playing tea, and doing tea, these more than 20 types of tea-related courses have gathered together in The Hall of Hongyi University in Yunnan, which has attracted more than 20,000 students at home and abroad for more than 10 years. "Through tea education, we want to pass on the traditional culture and life aesthetics of Chinese to the world." Li Lejun, president of Hongik University, said.
Workers make Pu'er tea on the production line of The Rainforest Ancient Tea Factory Tea Co., Ltd. in Menghai County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, on May 10. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Wenyao
Science and technology empower, adding fresh green to high-quality development
Between the majestic Biluo Snow Mountain and Gaoligong Mountain, the Nu River rushes down. Deep in the clouds, the old Muden Village in Fugong County has transformed from a poor village into a well-known tourist punch card.
On the mountainside, tea trees grow just right. The 56-year-old Nu villager and Da lin are the chairman of the Old Muden Alpine Tea Farmers' Professional Cooperative. At present, this cooperative has developed more than 2,000 acres of tea gardens, driven more than 200 farmers, and produced more than 10 tons of tea per year, becoming a banner of ecological agriculture with The characteristics of the Nu River.
"At present, the cooperative mainly grows two kinds of tea, large leaf species and zi juan." And Obayashi said.
Creative tea drinks at a new tea shop (photo taken on May 14). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Wenyao
Hedalin's Zijuan tea plant originates from the Tea Research Institute of Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences. This is a specific tea tree variety that has been granted the right to protect new plant varieties, with anthocyanin components of 3.55%, and has been promoted and introduced for more than 300,000 mu.
"The poetic name of Zijuan Tea Tree is one of the 39 new varieties of tea plants with independent intellectual property rights that have passed the national examination and approval of Yunnan Province, which has effectively promoted the process of good breeding of tea plants." Liu Benying, deputy director of the Tea Research Institute of the Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, said.
Pu'er tea is a friend of time, and the diversity and uniqueness of the microbial ecology is the "gift" of nature. In recent years, the team of scientists at the National Tea Industry Technology System black tea (Pu'er tea) post in the Tea College of Yunnan Agricultural University has carried out in-depth research on the key technologies for the processing and quality formation of Pu'er tea, especially in the microbial fermentation of Pu'er tea, providing strong scientific and technological support for industrial development.
Chen Yi, a tea artist at the Dayi Tea Garden in Menghai, Yunnan Province, makes ice-dripped Pu'er tea (pictured on May 10). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Wenyao
Empowered by science and technology, tea carries people's more yearning for a better life, relevant departments in Yunnan, tea enterprises are innovating, and new technologies such as "microbial tea making method" have come into being. In view of the current situation of the development of portable and convenient tea products to be strengthened, tea enterprises have developed portable and easy-to-drink products such as tea treasures, tea crystals, and bagged tea through scientific research, and new tea drinking methods such as new tea shops and ice drop Pu'er have also accelerated the entry of tea into the lives of young people.
Intensive processing is expanding the boundaries of tea consumption. In Guangnan County, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Shishan Farm successfully produced matcha tea from large-leaf taitian tea, developed matcha ice cream, biscuits, cakes and other products, and explored the ice-breaking road of the traditional tea industry.
Zhang Ziying, a "post-90s" tea artist in Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, demonstrates traditional tea brewing techniques on May 14. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Wenyao
Under the normalization of epidemic prevention and control, tea and e-commerce are "deeply connected". According to Tmall statistics, online sales of Pu'er tea in Yunnan have maintained positive growth for three consecutive years, with a turnover of 4.264 billion yuan in 2021, an increase of 4.1% year-on-year.
The "International Tea Day" has arrived, and tea-related activities are rich and colorful, and cups of fragrant tea are refreshing. In the future, Yunnan will "insist that tea will not relax", continue to exert efforts in culture, industry, science and technology, and add fresh green to high-quality leapfrog development.
[Editor-in-Charge: Hu Panpan]
[Source: Xinhua Net]