Zhujiachang Agricultural Ecological Park

Zhujiachang Agricultural Ecological Park

Zhujiachang Agricultural Ecological Park

Yuping is honored as the “Hometown of China’s Oil Tea” with an inscription personally penned by the Premier. The vast expanses of oil tea plantations you see along the way stretch across the hills. The cultivation and production of oil tea in Yuping spans over 500 years and is a local specialty found throughout the entire county. According to a 1985 forest resource survey, the total area of oil tea plantations reached 98,000 mu, ranking third in the province; the per capita oil tea planting area exceeded 1 mu, the highest in the province, with an annual oil tea seed yield of over 700 tons. The main oil tea producing areas in our county are located around Maopo and Xieqiao in Zhujiachang Town, covering nearly 100 square miles of rolling hills where tea trees grow in lush continuity. In the golden autumn season, the trees are laden with fruit, and by winter, they are covered with blossoms that turn the hillsides white — a spectacular sight. Oil tea has a wide range of uses: tea oil is a premium edible oil known for its fragrant color and taste, low cholesterol content, and high nutritional value. As a non-drying oil, it is widely used in both industrial and medical applications. Oil tea cake can be used as organic fertilizer, pesticide, and for making soap essence. Tea shells can be processed into tea alkali, potassium carbonate, and activated carbon. Tea leaves contain pigments, theobromine, caffeine, and theogallin. Tea flowers are not only ornamental but also serve as excellent sources of nectar.