Dingcheng Tea Oil

Dingcheng Tea Oil

Dingcheng Tea Oil is a protected geographical indication product.

Dingcheng Tea Oil is a certified geographical indication trademark.

　　Dingcheng District has a long history of cultivating oil tea, with a planting area of 452,100 mu, accounting for 12.8% of the district’s total land area and 42.25% of its total forestry area. The genetic resources of Dingcheng Tea Oil are extremely rich. Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, through decades of artificial introduction, cultivation, and independent selection, several high-quality local clonal oil tea varieties have been developed that are well-suited to the region, with both yield and quality surpassing other oil tea varieties. These include Tiecheng No.1, Changlin No.3, Changlin No.36, Changlin No.39, Changlin No.58, and Changlin No.62.

　　    In 2011, in order to assist with the application for “Dingcheng Tea Oil” to be recognized as a “National Geographical Indication Certified Trademark,” the Changde City Administration for Industry and Commerce and the Dingcheng District Administration for Industry and Commerce made persistent efforts at both levels. In 2011, the district bureau included “Dingcheng Tea Oil” as a key supported project for developing a geographical indication certified trademark, continuously strengthening publicity, guidance, and services for the trademark branding initiative. In May 2011 and April 2012, Xu Xiaobin, head of the district bureau, along with Dong Lan, the district mayor, and Tang Shaohua, the deputy district mayor, among other district government leaders, went to Beijing to report comprehensively to the Trademark Evaluation Committee of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce regarding the effort to establish “Dingcheng Tea Oil” as a geographical indication certified trademark. Their efforts received attention and recognition from the leadership of the central administration. Meanwhile, this work also gained strong support from leaders of provincial, municipal, and district-level departments. Superior leaders visited the Dingcheng Oil Tea Association multiple times for on-site research and provided targeted guidance for the creation of the geographical certification trademark, greatly advancing the in-depth development of the “Dingcheng Tea Oil” brand-building initiative.