Qinglong Green Tea

Qinglong Green Tea

Qinglong Green Tea is a protected geographical indication product.

Qinglong Green Tea is a certified geographical indication trademark.

　　The Qinglong County government is committed to optimizing, strengthening, and expanding the "Qinglong Green Tea" industry. It is vigorously developing high-end premium teas, improving the standardization and mechanization of tea processing, and providing strong support for high-tech specialty tea products. By implementing a premium brand strategy, the county aims to comprehensively enhance the overall benefits of the tea industry.

　　Starting from early March, spring tea in Qinglong has been harvested successively. Xiao Li, a major tea grower, explained that this year the average price for small-leaf tea fresh leaves is around 60 yuan per jin, while large-leaf tea fresh leaves range between 20 and 30 yuan per jin—double the price compared to last year. Tea merchants from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Shanghai have gathered at Qinglong’s tea production bases to purchase fresh tea leaves.

　　By the end of 2011, Qinglong County had newly established 16,000 mu of tea plantations, renovated 10,000 mu of old tea gardens, and carried over 4,000 mu for implementation across years. Additionally, 100 mu of clonal tea tree seedling nurseries were newly built. The total tea plantation area in the county reached over 84,000 mu, an increase of 22% year-on-year. The annual tea output reached 1,803.6 tons, with a total output value of 65.262 million yuan. Farmer income from tea reached 60.373 million yuan, and the total tea-related economic output amounted to 90 million yuan. The added value of tea enterprises grew by 28%, and profits increased by 21%. Tea cultivation income accounted for 20% of the county's per capita net income among farmers. Currently, there are 12 tea professional cooperatives and over 60 various tea processing enterprises, which have helped lift 36,000 households and more than 100,000 people out of poverty and towards prosperity.