Yuanzhou Tea Oil

Yuanzhou Tea Oil

Yuanzhou Tea Oil is a product with a geographical indication for agricultural products.

　　Tea Oil During the Ming Zhengde era (1506–1521), large areas of oil-tea camellia forests were cultivated in Yuanzhou. By the late Qing Dynasty, over one million jin of tea oil were sold annually to cities such as Changsha and Hankou. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the government placed great emphasis on developing the tea oil industry. Starting in 1954, Yuanzhou was listed as a key county for tea oil production in the province. In 1957, the total tea oil output reached 2.775 million kilograms, an increase of 1.19 times compared to 1949. From 1979 to 1985, Yuanzhou averaged over 3.2 million kilograms of tea oil production per year, exporting more than 1.5 million kilograms. Both in terms of cultivation area and total output, it ranked first in the nation, with the highest commercialization rate in the province and second in the country. During the Eleventh Five-Year Plan period, tea oil production was listed as one of the six key agricultural industries in the region.

　　Yuanzhou District Tea Oil Bureau, Yichun City

　　The administrative regions under the jurisdiction of Yuanzhou District, Yichun City, include 21 townships (towns, farms): Tiantai Town, Liaoshi Town, Zhuting Town, Shuijiang Town, Jinrui Town, Feijiantan Township, Nanmu Township, Cihua Town, Hongtang Town, Xintian Town, Xicun Town, Binjiang Town, Wojiang Town, Zhaixia Town, Baimu Township, Lucun Town, Sanyang Town, Hutan Town, Nanmiao Town, Xinfang Town, and the Yuanzhou District Tea Oil Experimental Forest Farm. The geographical coordinates are between 113°54′18″ to 114°37′21″ east longitude and 27°33′05″ to 28°05′33″ north latitude.

　　AGI2017-02-2088