With and tea fragrance filling the air among boundless green mountains, tea produced in Guangdong, such as Yingde Black Tea, Xiao Qing Gan and Ya Shi Xiang (Duck Shit Aroma) Oolong, boast a unique charm and gained popularity domestically and internationally. 

In fact, Guangdong is the main tea-producing area in China, with the highest tea consumption and circulation volume in the country. It is also an important province for tea exports. In 2022, tea production in Guangdong reached 160,800 tons, and the annual consumption of tea (including circulation) was about 250,000 tons. Among them, the export volume of Guangdong tea reached 4,000 tons, with an export value of 470 million yuan, mainly sold to countries and regions such as Japan, Malaysia, the United States, Germany, Canada, Chinese Macao and Chinese Hong Kong.

In October, the ginkgo trees in Yingde turned golden in the wind, while the autumn tea waiting to be picked is still lush green. In the tea garden of Yingde Yingzhou Black Tea Ye Co., Ltd. in Yingde City, the air is fresh and wet, and tea farmers wearing straw hats and mosquito hats are picking tea leaves non-stop beside the waist-high tea trees under the intertwined green mountains. They quickly pick two tender yellow tea buds and put them into the bamboo basket behind them. After going through various processes, the aroma of tea will be presented to be tasted.

Yingde is located in the southern part of the mountainous area of northern Guangdong. Warm and rainy, it belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate, and the land is fertile with rich organic matter, which contributes to Yingde Black Tea's unique flavor. In the 1950s, Yingde took the lead in introducing Yunda tea seeds for trial planting. After the first batch of Yingde Black Tea came out with a strong flower fragrance, it was well received by foreign customers and was exported to more than 70 countries and regions around the world, becoming an important product for export.

It is reported that Yingde Black Tea is harvested three times a year with characteristics in each season: spring tea features fresh and mellow, summer tea features rich and flavorful, and autumn tea features a unique fragrance. In winter, the tea trees generally rest for the first harvest of spring tea in the following year. From the spring to the winter, this tea garden of over 1,000 mu has become a gold mine for the local people.

According to industry statistics, the total planting area of Yingde Black Tea is currently 177,000 mu with an output of 5,598 tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.48%. The revenue reached 2.699 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 25.54%. It is estimated that the comprehensive output value will reach 7.5 billion yuan by the end of 2023.

In the Black Tea Fun Garden in Yingzhou Black Tea Ye, villager Zhong Guidi has set up her own stall. She recommends her homegrown redskin peanuts to everyone she meets, invites them to try a cup of liver-cleaning and eye-brightening fire-lowering tea, and enthusiastically introduces local bamboo shoots, dried tofu skin, and other specialties to tourists.

"The stall is free for loan. We only need to pay sanitation fees. When we are unoccupied or during the tourist season, we will stay at the stall." Zhong Guidi deplored the dual benefits of tea cultivation, which not only ensures income but also provides more opportunities to them through the stalls at tourist attractions.

The mountains are no longer desolate, the roads have become wider, and the income has increased... The continuously developing Yingde Black Tea is telling stories of individuals getting rich and industries thriving because of it. With the continuous expansion of the black tea industry and people's increasingly happy and prosperous lives, the undulating tea gardens will become the most beautiful scenery in the countryside.

Source:Yangcheng Evening News

广东英德红茶如何飘香世界？

一碧万顷，茶香四溢，独具“山韵”。英德红茶、小青柑、单丛鸭屎香......广东茶实现了在国内迅速“出圈”的同时，更是香飘海外。

事实上，广东是中国茶叶主产区、全国茶叶消费量和流通量第一大省，也是重要的茶叶出口省份。2022年，广东茶叶产量达16.08万吨，茶叶年消费量（含流转量）约25万吨。其中，广东茶叶出口量达4000吨，出口额4.7亿元，主要销往日本、马来西亚、美国、德国、加拿大、中国澳门、中国香港等国家及地区。

十月的英德，银杏金黄，迎风飞舞，待采摘的秋茶却是一片翠绿。在英德市英州红茶业有限公司（以下简称“英州红”）的茶园基地上，青山相依、空气清新湿润，三三两两的茶农们正戴着斗笠和防蚊帽，在半人高的茶树旁一刻不停地采摘。他们飞快地摘下两把嫩黄茶尖，投入背后竹篓，未来在经过一道道工序后，一抹茶香将被呈现到世人面前。

英德市位于粤北山区南部，属亚热带湿润性季风气候，境内温暖多雨，土地肥沃，有机质丰富，孕育出风味独特的英德红茶。上个世纪50年代，英德率先引入云大种茶籽试种，第一批“英德红茶”问世后，浓香鲜爽带有浓郁花香的英德红茶深受外国客户的好评，出口全世界70多个国家和地区，并成为出口创汇的重要产品。

据介绍，英德红茶一年采摘三季，春茶鲜爽醇滑，夏茶滋味浓郁，秋茶香气独特，各有特色。冬季一般让茶树休养生息，蓄势来年春茶头采。从春天头采，到冬日休养，这1000多亩的茶园，已经成为当地群众勤劳致富的一座金山银山。

据行业统计，英德红茶目前总种植面积达17.7万亩；产量5598吨，同比增长4.48%；产值26.99亿元，同比增长25.54%，预计2023年年底综合产值达到75亿元。　　　

在英州红的茶趣园大茶壶乡村旅游景区里，勤丰村村民钟贵娣在这里有了自己的小摊位。逢人就推荐自家产的红皮花生，邀请大家尝一杯可以清肝明目的“降火茶”，还热情地把当地的竹笋干、豆腐皮等介绍给游客。

“摊位是免费的，我们只交卫生费，农闲时或者旅游旺季，我们就守着摊位。”钟贵娣感慨道，现在不仅种植茶叶有收益保障，还能通过他们的旅游景区提供的摊位为家里实现多个渠道收入。

山不荒了、路变宽了、荷包鼓了……不断发展的英德红茶，正在讲述着一个个因茶致富、因茶兴业的故事。随着红茶产业规模的不断扩大和人们的生活日益幸福美满，起伏绵延的茶园将成为乡村最美丽的风景。

文｜程行欢、戴曼曼、黄婷
图｜严锦程 李程
翻译｜白心怡
责编 | 王瑜瑛
校对 | 刘博宇