Datian Tea

Datian Tea

　　  Datian Tea is a specialty of Datian County, Sanming City, Fujian Province.

　　  Leveraging the region’s unique climate and natural conditions—especially its high-altitude climate and superior soil—the county has vigorously developed its tea industry, accelerating the pace of industrialization. The county currently has 2,000 hectares of tea plantations, producing 2,800 tons of tea with an output value of nearly 100 million yuan. There are 132 processing plants, 136 sets (748 units) of processing equipment, 26 enterprises above designated size, and 4 foreign-invested enterprises. In October 2004, Datian County's oolong and green teas were certified as pollution-free products by the Fujian Green Food Development Center, and Pingshan Township was recognized as a pollution-free product production area by the Fujian Department of Agriculture. The "Xianding" brand of tea was officially accepted for registration by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. To promote tea culture and foster a strong tea-appreciation atmosphere, the county hosted the "Datian County Tea-making Masters Competition" for two consecutive years in 2003 and 2004, with over 40 tea samples entered in each competition. At the same time, it successfully organized the Sanming City Famous and High-quality Tea Evaluation Conference and actively participated in provincial and municipal tea evaluation events. Submitted samples such as "Snow Mountain Maojian," "Five Dragons Needle Spiral," "Plum Sword," "Yellow Pearl," "Jasmine Silver Needle," and "Daxianfeng Jinxuan" won provincial awards for famous and high-quality teas, while products like "Oriental Beauty" and "Taiwanese Oolong" received international silver awards for famous teas and prizes in China’s Star-rated Tea King Competition.