Tea has been described as “green gold” bringing prosperous life to the H’Mong ethnic minority group on the harsh stone plateau of Tua Chua district, the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien.
Known as Shan Tuyet tea, it is a precious grade of tea which is grown naturally with no use of chemicals. Therefore, it is famous for its health inducing qualities.
In winter, on the high mountains, when frost covers the trees, it does not seem as though the tea can survive. However, when spring comes, the trees sprout again.
One characteristic that makes the tea unique is that, when growing on mountains at a height of thousands of metres, after being processed, a layer of pollen which looks like snow is left behind.
A forest of Shan Tuyet tea in Sin Chai commune which contains the largest number of ancient tea trees in Tua Chua district
The H'Mong ethnic minority group often harvests tea from March to October annually.
H'Mong ethnic minority women stand tens of metres above ground to harvest tea.
Tea is brought home for processing.
Flowers parasitize on the ancient tea tree body.
Sin Chai commune is over 1,400 metres above sea level with changeable daily weather, which is suitable for the development of the tea.
Tea is processed in a family home in Sin Chai commune.
Hang A Chu, a H'Mong ethnic minority person in Hau Chua village, leads a typical family of H'Mong people in boosting domestic economic development from tea.
Cadres from tea processing companies buy tea from the local people.
Caring for and breeding tea trees serves the regional planning project for tea development in 4 northern communes of Tua Chua district.
Đăng ký: VietNam News
