Youxi Green Tea

Youxi Green Tea

Youxi Green Tea is a geographical indication certification trademark.

　　The Youxi County Tea Association has received the registration certificate for the collective geographical indication trademark “Youxi Green Tea” from the National Trademark Office. This is another geographical indication collective trademark obtained by Youxi County following the “Youxi Green Bamboo Shoots.”

　　Youxi County is recognized as a “National Pollution-Free Tea Production Base County” and is one of the top ten tea-producing counties in Fujian Province. Of the 250 villages in the county, 156 are suitable for tea cultivation, with over 200,000 mu of mountainous land available. Currently, the total tea plantation area in the county is 85,300 mu, including 67,000 mu dedicated to green tea. The tea industry involves 13 townships, 150 villages, and over 15,000 households comprising more than 50,000 people. It ranks first among county-level tea producers in Sanming City in terms of planting area, yield, and output value—accounting for one-third of each in the entire city. In 2009, the total tea production reached 8,283 tons, with a total output value of 187 million yuan. Among this, premium tea production was 5,928 tons, valued at 155 million yuan.