Sanjiang Tea

Sanjiang Tea

Sanjiang tea is a protected geographical indication product.

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　　Guangxi’s Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County is located at the junction of Hunan, Guizhou, and Guangxi (provinces/regions), in the mountainous region of northern Guangxi, on the edge of the mid- and low-mountain and hilly areas of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. It has a subtropical Lingnan humid climate, featuring concurrent heat and rainfall, distinct seasons, abundant precipitation, and ample sunshine. The annual average temperature is 18.3 degrees, the annual average rainfall is 1,730.2 mm, the annual average sunshine is 1,151.9 hours, the frost-free period is 320 days, and the elevation generally ranges between 600 and 900 meters, offering an ideal natural ecological environment where “high mountains produce good tea.”

　　Sanjiang began introducing green tea in 1989, and officially listed tea as one of the “Four Ones” projects for increasing farmers’ income in 2002. Meanwhile, the Sanjiang County Party Committee and County Government have successively introduced a series of preferential policies to reward and encourage farmers to grow tea. From 2001 to the end of 2006, more than 70 million yuan was invested in the development of tea production. Through policy guidance and incentive support, tea production in Sanjiang has developed rapidly, with four major tea-producing towns—Bajiang, Tongle, Dudong, and Liangkou—each having over 10,000 mu of tea plantations, and 23 eco-tea villages including Buyang, Baxie, Qituan, Si’ou, and Gaolu, each with over 1,000 mu. Tea has become a pillar industry for increasing farmers’ income in Sanjiang County. Currently, the county’s total tea plantation area has expanded to 102,000 mu, only 3,000 mu less than that of Lingyun County, the largest tea-producing county in Guangxi.

　　To compete on quality, while expanding tea planting areas, Sanjiang has promoted standardized production and actively introduced modern tea processing enterprises to ensure the tea is “green” and of high quality. At present, there are over 220 tea processing factories in the county, including more than 10 large-scale enterprises. The county has promoted pollution-free tea cultivation on 75,450 mu, organic tea technology on 2,100 mu, and ecological tea technology on 10,000 mu; it has also introduced 20,000 mu of premium new tea varieties such as Wuniuzao, Fuding Daha, and Longjing series.

　　After years of development, a number of independently developed Sanjiang tea brands, represented by “Buyang Immortal Mountain Tea,” have expanded beyond Guangxi to the national market. In 2004, at the 4th Guangxi “Gui Tea Cup” Famous and High-Quality Tea Competition, “Sanjiang Tianchi Green Sword” and “Sanjiang Bifang Green Tea” won the Special Prize; in the 6th “China Tea Cup” National Famous and High-Quality Tea Competition in 2005, three products—“Sanjiang Bifang Green Tea,” “Sanjiang Tianchi Green Sword,” and “Jianlan”—also won the Special Prize; in April 2007, at the 3rd Famous and High-Quality Tea Competition hosted by the Guangxi Tea Association, Sanjiang’s...

　　“Jiafu Lanxin” stood out and won the title of “Champion.”

　　In 2006, Sanjiang produced 2,560 tons of dried tea, with a total output value of 122.88 million yuan. Of the per capita net income of 2,109 yuan for farmers, tea contributed over 300 yuan. In the first half of 2007, the county added 13,000 mu of tea plantations, produced 1,200 tons of dried tea, and achieved an output value of over 60 million yuan. Since 2002, over 70,000 people in the county have lifted themselves out of poverty and achieved prosperity through tea cultivation. Tea has become a new highlight for increasing income and prosperity among the Dong people.

　　The production area of Sanjiang tea covers the entire administrative region of Sanjiang County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.