Lichuan Tea

Lichuan Tea

　　Lichuan Tea

　　Tea is a key industry for boosting prosperity and urban development in Lichuan. The main tea-producing areas are concentrated in three towns—Maoba, Zhonglu, and Shaxi—engaging over 60,000 farming households and more than 200,000 agricultural residents, accounting for nearly 30% of the total agricultural population. The clonal tea varieties promoted in Lichuan mainly include Fuding Dabai, Fuyun No. 6, Longjing Changye, Longjing No. 43, Echa No. 1, Echa No. 10, Zhongcha No. 108, as well as local improved varieties such as Huangjinye, Maobazao Yi, and Lenghouhun. Registered tea brands include “Wudong,” “Xingdoushan,” “Xingdou Lvyu,” “Fuxi,” “Yudongchun,” “Shanwang,” and “Maobayihong.” Among them, “Wudong Green Peak” was rated as an Hubei Provincial Quality Product in 1991 and was listed among the Top Ten Famous Teas of Hubei for three consecutive sessions in 1999, 2003, and 2006. In 2009, “Xingdoushan” and “Xingdou Lvyu” were awarded the title of Hubei Well-Known Trademarks, and in 2011, “Fuxi” received the same recognition. Currently, 14 enterprises have obtained QS certification, and three companies with a total of nine tea products have been certified as Green Food. The key production area, Maoba Town, has been recognized by the Hubei Provincial Department of Agriculture as one of the Top Ten Famous Tea Towns in the province and an Ecological Agriculture Demonstration Base of Hubei. In 2012, it was honored as the “Hometown of Famous Tea in China” by the China Tea Science Society. In November 2016, “Lichuan Gongfu Black Tea” received geographical indication registration certification from the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.