Wufu Tea Tourism Park

Wufu Tea Tourism Park

Wufu Tea Tourism Park is a national AA-level tourist attraction.

Wufu Tea Tourism Park, also known as the "Qilu Dried Roast Lotus Mountain Ten-Thousand-Mu Ecological Tea Garden," leverages the beautiful scenery of Lotus Mountain. With its unique approach of introducing southern tea varieties to the north, the park promotes tea cultivation among local farmers through a business + base + cooperative + farmer model. In 2017, the "Lotus Mountain Tea Tourism Town" was listed as one of the model towns for characteristic towns.

The craftsmanship of Qilu Dried Roast tea has gradually evolved from ancient tea-making techniques to its present form. The manual tea production process is complex, mainly consisting of plucking, withering, shaking, rolling, fermenting, initial drying, piling, redrying, primary raw material storage, refining, grading, full firing, prolonged high firing, packaging, and boxing. Current varieties of Qilu Dried Roast tea include Large Leaf Red, Osmanthus Red, Lotus Red, and Lotus Green.

Dried roast tea is very popular among the people of the Qilu region. Drinking dried roast tea helps cut through saltiness, dissolve greasiness, and nourish the stomach. It is a coarse tea that is dried directly without rolling—about as ordinary as tea can get—and is affordable for the average person. Its color is reddish-yellow, and its taste is sweet and refreshing. Over time, it has become customary to serve dried roast tea when guests arrive, during friend gatherings, when feeling fatigued, when suffering from headaches, or when feeling down—it carries a rich, heartfelt flavor.

Address: Zhangjiazhuang Village, Gaizhuang Subdistrict Office, Laiwu District, Jinan City

Zhangjiazhuang Village: Located 13 kilometers south of Laiwu City at the northern foot of Lotus Mountain in a mountainous area, the village neighbors Nanshuangshuiwan Village to the north, Lotus Mountain to the south, and Gaojialing Village to the east. It has 375 mu of arable land, 226 households, and a population of 718.

According to the *Genealogy of the Liu Family*, during the Kangxi era of the Qing Dynasty, the Liu family migrated from Zhengwangzhuang to establish the village here. Legend has it that in the early Qing Dynasty, the scholar Zhang Sijiao built a pavilion south of the village, which was once named Zhangjiazhuang. Due to a name duplication, in 1982, with approval from the county government, it was renamed Lotus Valley, forming a single administrative village with Xiaobeipo and Xipochang. However, because the original name was hard to change, villagers still commonly refer to it as Zhangjiazhuang Village.

From the *Laiwu County Annals* of the Kangxi era of the Qing Dynasty… Detailed information on Zhangjiazhuang Village ++