Qingjiangping Tea

Qingjiangping Tea

　　Located in Wuduhe Town, Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei Province, Qingjiangping Village lies in the mountainous northwest of Yiling District. It serves as the “eastern gateway” to Wuduhe Town and is also a strategic “throat village” leading to Xingshan, Zigui, and Shennongjia. The village spans 51.55 square kilometers, with 11,815 mu of cultivated land and 36,400 mu of forest. The village has consistently focused on adjusting its agricultural structure with tea as the core industry, vigorously accelerating the development of modern tea production. It successfully introduced internationally advanced tea cultivation techniques and built Hubei Province’s first mechanized tea harvesting base spanning 1,000 mu. Currently, the village’s tea-growing area has exceeded 3,000 mu, including 1,000 mu of modern tea plantations.

　　　　In recent years, leveraging the ten-thousand-mu tea corridor along the Shen-Yi Highway in the Wuduhe section, Qingjiangping Village has integrated cutting-edge global tea cultivation technologies. Upholding seven high-standard principles — scientific site selection, premium variety selection, automated irrigation, mechanized operations, integrated pest management, formula-based fertilization, and branded products — the village has developed a model tea garden integrating three major functions: a modern industrial park, a sightseeing park, and a demonstration park.

　　　　Qingjiangping Village has now evolved into a model new socialist countryside demonstration site with well-established infrastructure, comprehensive functions, a prominent pillar industry, and a pleasant environment. It has been recognized as one of Hubei Province’s Hundred Towns and Thousand Villages Rural Renovation Demonstration Villages, as well as a New Countryside Construction Demonstration Village in Yiling District. Qingjiangping Village was also among Hubei Province’s first batch of “Livable Villages” in 2013.