The opening ceremony of the 2023 Qimen Black Tea Picking Festival was held in Likou town, which is administered by Qimen county in Huangshan city, Anhui province, on April 2, marking the start of the town's tea picking season this year.
While talking with a reporter, the 14-year-old Zhu Jiacheng, skillfully brewed tea, added syrup and ice cubes and whisked the mixture. In about a minute, a cup of White Tea Mojito was complete and the reporter said it tasted quite refreshing and had a strong fragrance of mint and white tea.
Tea company Chakoule Biotechnology (Huangshan) Co Ltd has completed a total output value of 90 million yuan ($13.09 million) in just four months in Huangshan. So, how did this startup achieve such quickfire success?
As a key tea-production area in China, Huangshan city in Anhui province saw its tea industry make some remarkable achievements last year, with yields expected to keep growing in 2023.
As the center for growing Huangshan Maofeng – one of the most pricey and sought-after green teas in China – Fuxi town in the Huizhou district of Huangshan city, in Anhui province, welcomed in its tea picking season on March 25.
An global tea industry event called the 2023 Keemun Dialogue – focusing on the world's top three high-fragrance black teas – was held in Qimen county, administered by Huangshan city in Anhui province on Jan 9.
The art of making the celebrated Huangshan Maofeng, Taiping Houkui and Qimen Black Tea – which are among China's top 10 teas and produced in Huangshan city, Anhui province – have received international recognition at the highest level.
